Inflation increased slightly in September and moved closer to the Federal Reserve’s target, according to a Commerce Department report Thursday. The personal consumption expenditures price index showed a seasonally adjusted 0.2% increase for the month, with the 12-month inflation rate at 2.1%, both in line with Dow Jones estimates. The Fed uses the PCE reading
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In this article MSFT Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at a company event on artificial intelligence technologies in Jakarta, Indonesia, on April 30, 2024. Dimas Ardian | Bloomberg | Getty Images Microsoft‘s better-than-expected earnings report wasn’t enough to prevent the stock’s steepest selloff in two years, as investors instead
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The Mexican economy grew surprisingly strongly in the third quarter, according to the first estimate. Instead of 0.6%, according to the Bloomberg median, it grew by almost 1% quarter-on-quarter, the highest rate in a year, Commerzbank’s FX analyst Michael Pfister note. Risk of Trump becoming president weighs on peso “This was probably mainly due to
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The losses so far today are largely led by tech, with Nasdaq futures down 0.7% currently. It comes despite Meta and Microsoft reporting earnings beat after the close, with Greg providing a comprehensive rundown of it all here. Is it a case of month-end timing? Or perhaps investors weren’t all too happy with the surging
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Passers-by walk in the pedestrian zone of the Bavarian capital. Peter Kneffel | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Germany’s inflation surged to 2.4% in October, back above the European Central Bank’s 2% target, even as the country narrowly avoided a technical recession in the third quarter. The preliminary print, announced by German statistics office Destatis,
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Customers shop at a Samsung mobile store inside a shopping mall in New Delhi. Reuters | Anindito Mukherjee Samsung Electronics on Thursday reported third-quarter sales and operating profit slightly above its own expectations, but its chip business posted a sharply lower profit from the previous quarter. The semiconductor unit reported third-quarter operating profit of 3.86
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Dollar strengthened in the early session, buoyed by surprisingly strong ADP private sector job data that far outpaced expectations. This robust employment figure has bolstered optimism for Friday’s upcoming non-farm payrolls report, which many anticipate will confirm sustained strength in the US labor market. With job growth remaining solid, Fed may feel less pressure to
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USDCAD Technical Analysis The USDCAD has experienced a volatile month, with one day remaining. Key milestones include: Monthly low: 1.3472 (October 2) Monthly high: 1.3938 (today) Trading range: 466 pips, second-largest since December 2022 Uptrend dominant throughout the month Technically: Price rarely dipped below 100-hour moving average Last breach: Thursday last week, with support at
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Bank of America forecasts a 100k increase in October nonfarm payrolls, affected by Hurricane Milton and the Boeing strike, with average hourly earnings growth rising to 0.5% m/m. Despite potential data distortions, BofA expects the Fed to proceed with a 25bps cut at next week’s FOMC meeting. Key Points: Nonfarm payrolls projected to increase by
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Ray Dalio speaking with CNBC at the Future Investment Initiative in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Oct. 30, 2024. CNBC A postelection America worries U.S. billionaire Ray Dalio, who called for reforms numerous times amid a political landscape strife with what he views as irreconcilable differences between both Democratic and Republican parties. Speaking at the Future Investment
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GE Healthcare reported a mixed quarter before Wednesday’s opening bell. While revenue slightly missed, an earnings beat along with a number of other positives pushed the stock higher. Revenue rose just under 1% year over year to $4.86 billion in the third quarter, just short the $4.87 billion expected, according to analyst estimates compiled by
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