US stocks were mixed on Monday after a report showed manufacturing weakened last month. The S&P 500 was steady in midday trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.1 per cent and the Nasdaq composite was 0.3 per cent higher. This week the investors’ main focus is on jobs data […]
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Next week, Wall Street will see several key economic data such as the Federal Reserve minutes, employment numbers, S&P final US manufacturing PMI, and trade deficit data. Job openings data for May and nonfarm payrolls report for June are likely to be the major focus of the stock market participants. […]
Equities in Asia followed gains in US stocks and Treasuries ahead of the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge due Friday. Shares in Japan’s benchmark Topix index were set for a 34-year high. South Korean stocks climbed, while futures for Hong Kong were slightly lower. The moves follow a downbeat day […]
Emerging-market stocks rose for the first time in three days as optimism grew over the corporate-earnings outlook and as the US dollar halted a rally. The MSCI gauge for developing-world stocks traded 0.2% higher as of 9:40 a.m. London time, with semiconductor companies contributing most to the gains. The average […]
Nvidia Corp stock rebounded on Tuesday, lifting other AI-linked shares and tech-heavy Nasdaq higher. At 11:16am EDT, Nvidia Corp stock was at $124.03, up $5.92or5.01per cent. It is on track to break a three-day losing streak. US-listed Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing , Broadcom and Qualcomm gained between 0.5 per cent and […]
Nvidia Corp. stock continued its decline for the third straight session on Monday dragging on the Nasdaq. At 11:02 am EDT, the Nvidia stock was at $120.08, down $6.49 or 5.13 per cent. On Friday, the stock had ended at $126.57. The chip maker’s stock is falling mainly on profit […]
World’s biggest cryptocurrency Bitcoin witnessed a downturn of over 3 per cent on Monday, falling to $61,000 level. Losses are mounting in the crypto market following its second-worst weekly decline of 2024, driven by waning demand for Bitcoin exchange-traded funds and uncertainty surrounding monetary policy. As of 11:44 a.m. on […]
Wall Street investors in the week ahead will be eyeing the US Federal Reserve preferred inflation gauge – PCE, and the personal income and spending data. Among the other crucial data, the second revised estimate of first quarter GDP (gross domestic product) growth and May home sales numbers are due […]
Gold prices were set for their second consecutive weekly gain on Friday as demand increased due to expectations surrounding U.S. Federal Reserve interest rates. Meanwhile, palladium, used in auto-catalysts, surged over 8%. Spot gold was down 0.2% at $2,354.86 per ounce as of 09:31 a.m. ET (1331 GMT). Despite this […]
On Wall Street in the week ahead, the stock markets would be guided by key economic data such as US retail sales and factory output among others. The holiday-shortened week will also see few big earnings such as IT and consulting services firm Accenture and supermarket chain Kroger. Economic events […]