Currency futures edged higher on Friday as the dollar fell after the US monthly employment report. However, some outliers, like the Canadian dollar, plunged after poor Canadian employment figures. US job market (Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics) The greenback eased on Friday when the nonfarm payrolls report revealed fewer jobs added in June. Employment increased Read More…
The U.S. stock market continued to surge last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, and Nasdaq Composite all hit new highs again. On Thursday, the Dow increased by approximately 0.57%, while the S&P 500 rallied 1.8% and the Nasdaq saw gains of 3.57% (Nasdaq) (Investopedia). What is driving this rally besides free money? Read More…
Interest futures surged Wednesday as Treasury yields fell with the dollar after a series of poor US economic reports. Meanwhile, markets remained closed on Thursday as the US observed Independence Day. Data on Wednesday revealed that private employment dropped in June when economists had expected an increase. The ADP employment figures showed that 150,000 more Read More…
Oil prices rose nearly 1% on Wednesday after a bigger-than-expected decline in crude inventories, indicating robust demand. At the same time, weak data from the US raised the likelihood of a Fed cut in September, which would increase fuel consumption. Oil and crude inventories (Source: Nymex, EIA) The Energy and Information Administration reported that crude Read More…
Introduction Gold Futures (GC) are still performing well in 2024, up 14.2% YTD and 22% for the past 365 days. The main observations we can look at is the huge divergence between the 50 and 200 SMA. The 200 is steadily rising so long term investments and trades point bullish. At the moment, GC is Read More…
Introduction Crude Oil Futures (CL) for the most part are trading in a consolidation phase. YTD CL is up 15%. However, the performance has been mixed, influenced by a stronger dollar and global economic concerns, such as the rebound in Russian crude exports (Barchart.com) (Barchart.com). Weekly Chart Analysis The weekly chart shows CL recently had Read More…
