US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Tuesday testified before the Senate Banking Committee. Powell in his prepared testimony told Senators that inflation had been improving in recent months but more good data would strengthen the case for interest rate cuts. “More good data would strengthen our confidence that inflation […]
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US stocks on Monday edged higher ahead of consumer inflation and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s testimony to the Congress this week. In the early trading, the S&P 500 was up 0.2%, the Nasdaq edged up 0.1%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.6%. Oil prices declined on […]
Wall Street in the week ahead will see some key economic reports that could influence the stock markets. Among the economic events, the major focus of investors will be on consumer inflation for June and Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell’s testimony to the US Congress. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) […]
US stocks were mixed on Friday following a report on the job market that showed a slowdown in hiring. At 9:50 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 33.29 points, or 0.08 per cent, at 39,274.71, the S&P 500 was up 0.80 points, or 0.01 per cent, at […]
Tesla Inc. stock rallied 10% on Tuesday after the EV maker reported a milder drop in sales for April through June. At 10:36 am EDT, Tesla stock was at $230.86, higher by $21.00 or 10.01%. The electric vehicle maker’s global sales dropped for the second straight quarter despite price cuts […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]