Atlanta Federal Reserve President Raphael Bostic on Friday said he doesn’t envision interest rate cuts happening until well into 2024. Though he cited progress on inflation and a slowing economy, the central bank official told CNBC that there’s still a lot of work to be done before the Fed reaches its inflation goal of 2%
In this article 2330-TW Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A man walks past TSMC’s logo at the company’s headquarters in Hsinchu, Taiwan. Sam Yeh | AFP | Getty Images Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company reported a third-quarter profit of 211 billion New Taiwan dollars ($6.69 billion) on Thursday as weak demand for consumer electronics persists. While
Share: Pound Sterling dropped after data showed that UK Retail Sales declined by almost 1% in September. The decrease in Retail Sales suggests a weakening household’ spending, which is the main driver of the UK economy. The Bank of England is widely expected to leave interest rates unchanged. The Pound Sterling (GBP) retreated after the UK Office
The major US stock indices are trading to new session lows. The NASDAQ index is leading the way with a decline of -0.82%. The S&P is down -0.71% and the Dow Industrial Average is down -0.55%. The NASDAQ index tried to get back above its 100-hour moving average currently at 13389.92 in trading today, but
The U.S. Department of Energy is looking to purchase 6 million barrels of crude oil for delivery to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in December and January. Part of replenishment efforts. Looking to buy the oil at $79 a barrel or less Up from its earlier preferred range of around $70 a barrel Huh. Who wants
Crypto exchange Binance has announced it has onboarded new partners to handle euro deposits and withdrawals, months after losing its previous fiat partner PaySafe in September. In an Oct. 19 statement, Binance announced that it had signed agreements with new fiat partners for euro payments, deposits, and withdrawals. The move follows regulatory and debanking woes
Gold prices hit a three-month peak on Friday and were set for a second straight weekly gain, with demand bolstered by the Middle East conflict and expectations that the Federal Reserve may be done with rate hikes. FUNDAMENTALS * Spot gold was steady at $1,973.99 per ounce by 0132 GMT, after hitting its highest since
Financial markets are once again immersed in a phase of risk aversion, a sentiment spurred by the notable ascent of benchmark treasury yields. US 10-year yield is confidently moving closer to the 5% mark. Even Japan’s 10-year JGB yield is hitting another decade high. The prevalent mood has propelled safe-haven currencies like Swiss Franc, Yen,
Nokia new logo displayed on mobile, with Nokia logo on screen. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Nokia on Thursday said it would cut up to 14,000 jobs as part of a cost reduction plan following a plunge in third-quarter earnings. The Finnish telecommunications giant said that it will reduce its cost base and increase
Share: Australian Dollar continues to lose ground after the release of stronger US data. Australia’s Unemployment Rate outperformed expectations, standing at 3.6%. The PBoC left Loan Prime Rates (LPR) unchanged at 3.45% for the one-year and 4.20% for the five-year. US Jobless Claims declined to 198K the lowest level since January. Fed Chair Powell suggested that
The USD/CHF pair initially rose today, testing a critical zone between 0.8982 and the psychologically significant level of 0.9000. However, sellers stepped in at the upper boundary of this zone, driving the price lower. Notably on the downside, the pair has now breached the 38.2% retracement level from the July low at 0.89808, marking an
I don’t think politics matter to the market right now or at least they shouldn’t matter but earlier this week there was selling in equities after Jim Jordan lost his first vote for Speaker of the House. That campaign currently looks like it has only slim hopes and will certainly need more time and in
MCX December Gold futures are trading at 4 month high levels riding on fresh impetus from the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict. Experts see the haven demand for gold growing and tell ETMarkets why it is a buying opportunity for investors. MCX Gold futures have gained nearly Rs 3,000 or 5.21% in October largely aided by the
The global markets today are abuzz with the rapid rise of US benchmark treasury yields. Market pundits are keeping a keen eye on 10-year yield, which, given its present momentum, is poised to touch 5% level. All eyes will also be on how traders react at this critical psychological level. Simultaneously, anticipation is building around
In this article AAL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT American Airlines posted a third-quarter loss on Thursday and trimmed its profit forecast for the year, partly in response to higher fuel prices. The carrier said Thursday it expects to earn between $2.25 and $2.50 a share, on an adjusted basis, for the year, down
Share: Economists at CIBC Capital Markets still see additional scope for investors to add to US Dollar longs into the end of this year. Higher for longer means the US Dollar gets stronger The US economy is less vulnerable to ‘higher for longer’ rates. We expect investors to add to USD longs as the Fed
Sui’s native SUI token has struggled to regain ground after plunging more than 9% amid allegations from South Korean regulators, which have accused the Sui Foundation of manipulating the supply of the token for its own gain. SUI token gained a little under 1% in the last 24 hours after falling from $0.41 on Oct.
As anxiety in the markets rise going into the last few hours of trading, what has the move higher US yields, the decline in stocks, the rise in oil, and the concerns about Israel, leadership in Washington, and the Fed Chair Powell speech tomorrow done to the price action in the 3 major currency pairs?