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China Stocks Notch Best Day in Years on Beijing Action

February 6, 2024

Via: The Wall Street Journal

Chinese shares notched their best day in years after Beijing signaled its intent to prop up the battered equities market, including by directing a trillion-dollar sovereign-wealth fund to boost holdings. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index gained 3.2% Tuesday, snapping a […]


Finance Tech, Trading

Earnings call: Infineon revises revenue forecast amid market challenges

February 6, 2024

Via: Investing.com

Infineon (OTC:IFNNY) Technologies AG (IFX) has reported a decline in revenues and adjusted its forecast for the fiscal year 2024, citing a challenging market environment and inventory adjustments. During its recent earnings call, the semiconductor manufacturer detailed a quarter-over-quarter revenue […]


Finance Tech, Trading

European shares ease as dashed rate-cut hopes push yields higher

February 5, 2024

Via: Investing.com

European shares closed lower on Monday, as government bond yields across the continent jumped on lower expectations about imminent interest rate cuts by major central banks, eclipsing gains brought by some upbeat corporate reports. The pan-European STOXX 600 index ended […]


Finance Tech, Liquidity

US Dollar Forecast: USD/JPY Attacks Resistance as EUR/USD & GBP/USD Break Down

February 5, 2024

Via: DailyFX

The U.S. dollar, as measured by the DXY index, extended its gains and was sharply higher on Monday, bolstered by surging U.S. Treasury yields in the wake of strong economic numbers and hawkish Federal Reserve rhetoric in recent trading sessions. […]


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Asia stocks inch higher as China rebounds, dollar firm

February 5, 2024

Via: Investing.com

Asian shares edged up on Tuesday thanks to a bounce in battered Chinese markets, although investors were cautious after a slide on Wall Street amid diminishing expectations of a near-term Federal Reserve rate cut, which in turn underpinned the dollar. […]


Finance Tech, Liquidity

US Dollar Jumps After NFPs Smash Estimates, Gold Slumps

February 2, 2024

Via: DailyFX

The latest US NFP release showed the US jobs market in rude health with 353k new jobs created in January compared to forecasts of 180k. Last month’s headline figure was also revised higher to 333k from 216k. The closely watched […]


Finance Tech, Trading

ETH ETF Next? Seasoned VC Vance Spencer Shares His Views

February 2, 2024

Via: Investing.com

U.Today – As the new bull market is gaining traction, Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) alum and seasoned crypto VC Vance Spencer indicates a number of milestones the blockchain segment could reach in the coming two years. While his forecast sounds optimistic, he […]


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Mastercard preps for China business

February 1, 2024

Via: Payments Dive

Mastercard is preparing for a speedy rollout of services in the “massive economy” of China, Mastercard’s CEO said on a call with analysts Wednesday. Mastercard, the second-largest U.S. card network, is on track to launch services in China in the […]


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Gold Price Forecast: US Jobs Data to Shape Near-Term Trend, Setup on XAU/USD

February 1, 2024

Via: DailyFX

The Federal Reserve concluded earlier this week its first meeting of 2024, voting to maintain its policy settings unchanged. The FOMC also abandoned its tightening bias, but indicated it will not rush to cut borrowing costs. Chairman Powell went a […]


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U.S.-China fentanyl talks get off to a ‘productive’ start, security advisor says

January 31, 2024

Via: CNBC

The U.S. and China had a “productive” first day of talks in Beijing about the fentanyl crisis, Jennifer Daskal, a deputy homeland security advisor, told NBC News’ Janis Mackey Frayer in an exclusive interview Tuesday. “We’re looking for results and […]


Finance Tech, Trading

Meta Stock Price at Record High Ahead of Earnings

January 31, 2024

Via: DailyFX

​The tech giant saw a staggering 194% jump in its stock price in 2023, a testament to the company’s robust performance in key areas such as user growth, engagement, and monetization—all achieved with a leaner operation. ​The surge in Meta’s […]


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Oil Prices Pullback Sharply after Oil Tanker Strike, Caution Grows

January 30, 2024

Via: DailyFX

Brent crude oil was making a marvelous recovery since it consolidated in the early days of 2024 but such upward momentum has not only stalled, but cut back somewhat. After breaching the $83.50 mark, UK oil trade softened, closing around […]


Industries, Retail & Wholesale

Shop price rises slow to 18-month low

January 30, 2024

Via: MoneyWeek

Shop prices rose at their slowest rate in more than 18 months in January, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC). Discounts and lower prices for milk and tea saw shop price inflation fall to 2.9%, from 4.3% in December. […]


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Workers are sour on the job market — but it may not be warranted

January 29, 2024

Via: CNBC

Workers are sour on the job market — but that pessimism may be somewhat misplaced. The Glassdoor Employee Confidence Index in January fell to its lowest level since 2016, when the career site began tracking the metric, it said Monday. […]


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Deflation risks on the horizon: what it means for your savings and investments

January 29, 2024

Via: MoneyWeek

Households will be cheering that inflation has more than halved over the past year, and is set to fall further in 2024. But as the price of goods and services tumbles, analysts are now starting to worry about the risk […]


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US Breaking News: PCE Reveals Steady Progress Towards Fed’s 2% Target

January 26, 2024

Via: DailyFX

US core PCE showed good progress towards the Fed reaching its desired level of inflation after printing its lowest since figure since Q1 2021. The Fed’s 2% target however, is attached to the PCE Price Index which revealed the difficulty […]


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Use Horizon law to protect litigation funding, trade body urges

January 26, 2024

Via: Sky News

Sky News understands that the International Legal Finance Association (ILFA) wants ministers to use the Horizon Bill to reverse a Supreme Court ruling which has cast a pall across the litigation funding sector. Litigation funding sources argue that the ruling […]


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The U.S. economy grew at a 3.3% pace in the fourth quarter, much better than expected

January 25, 2024

Via: NBC News

The economy grew at a much more rapid pace than expected in the final three months of 2023, as the U.S. easily skirted a recession that many forecasters had thought was inevitable, the Commerce Department reported Thursday. Gross domestic product, […]


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‘Wake up’: Senate hearing considers threat of climate change on ‘blue economy’

January 24, 2024

Via: NBC News

Kyle Schaefer is worried that his days as a fishing guide are numbered. He was one of five witnesses who appeared before the Senate Banking Committee on Wednesday to detail how climate change threatens the “blue economy,” a term that […]


Finance Tech, Liquidity

Gold Wavers, GBP/USD Forges Symmetrical Triangle, Russell 2000 Eyes Breakout

January 23, 2024

Via: DailyFX

After falling to multi-week lows last Wednesday, gold has recovered some ground in recent days; however, the rebound appears to be losing momentum, with prices approaching trendline resistance at $2,040. To gauge the future direction, it’s vital to see how […]