Investors following market patterns are bullish. Investors with access to inflation and earnings data are bearish. Overall market sentiment is bearish on renewed recession worries. Investors following market patterns are becoming more optimistic about the U.S. stock market’s recovery, raising expectations for E-mini Nasdaq 100 (NQ) in the second half of 2022. Stronger-than-expected corporate earnings Read More…
Tech stocks drove the decline in the markets this past week. Hedge funds increase their S&P 500 short bets. Investors await the annual conference of central bankers in Jackson Hole. The E-mini S&P 500 (ES) futures closed the week ended August 19 down 1.2% for the week at 4,228.48, interrupting a four-week winning streak and Read More…
BoC might raise rates by 50bps in September. Canada’s inflation is showing signs of peaking. Falling commodity prices are hurting Canada’s economy. The Canadian dollar remains under pressure amid a stronger greenback. This year, the BoC has already increased rates four times. To combat four decades of excessive inflation, it most recently raised the benchmark Read More…
The US dollar is gaining ground on hawkish comments from Fed officials. US treasury yields are on the rise, making gold less attractive. Some policymakers are open to a 75bps rate hike from the Fed. Gold prices fell to a three-week low on Friday. The yellow metal is on track to experience its first negative Read More…
US crude stocks fell by 7.1 mln barrels in the past week. Russia to boost oil output in the wake of strong Asian demand. The market anticipates Iran’s response regarding its Nuclear proposal After reaching a six-month low, crude oil prices increased on Wednesday by approximately 1.5% as concerns over rising Russian output and exports Read More…
Corporate America reports better-than-expected earnings, boosting stock prices. Markets are pricing a lower Federal Reserve target rate. Investors are neutral, pending the FOMC meeting minutes. Tuesday saw a slight decline in US stocks due to slightly downbeat Walmart and Home Depot reports. Meanwhile, investors are cautious due to signals of a weakening global economy. The Read More…
Investors are optimistic that the Fed will achieve its inflation target without hurting the economy. Prices are climbing as investors await retail earnings from the US. Markets barely reacted to China’s poor economic data. The E-mini S&P 500 (ES) futures went up as mega-cap growth shares extended the market’s recent rally amid investor optimism that Read More…
The Bank of England (BoE) might push the UK economy into a depression with rising interest rates. According to a Reuters poll, the Bank of England will raise borrowing costs by a further 50 basis points (bps) starting next month before reducing the rate to a more typical 25 bps increase in November and then Read More…
Gold prices on the rise due to dollar weakness. The yellow metal might go higher still if the Federal Reserve becomes less hawkish. The Fed’s Daly is open to a more significant rate hike than the expected 50bps. Broader dollar weakness has left the bullion on course for its fourth consecutive weekly gain. US gold Read More…
Last week saw an uptick in US gasoline consumption. US oil refiners and pipeline operators forecast higher energy demand in the second half of 2022. Russia resumes oil supply to Europe via the Druzhba pipeline. Investors flocked to riskier assets in response to lower-than-expected US inflation statistics and promising news on US gasoline consumption. According Read More…
