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June 1, 2023

The New Zealand (NZ) dollar undoubtedly looks weak against its peers as the market digests the possibility of NZ rates peaking. However, the currency is running into some pretty tough support against some of its peers that warrants caution in […]

May 31, 2023

Gold rose on Tuesday, tracking the decline in US Treasury yields after a deal in Washington to raise the government’s debt ceiling, potentially averting a catastrophic government default. But is the short-term downtrend in the yellow metal over? Yields on […]

May 31, 2023

The UK government has pledged to decarbonise the country’s electricity grid by 2035, a target it must hit in order to reach net zero by 2050. However, according to research by the House of Commons, the UK currently lags behind […]

May 30, 2023

Federal education funding and all nondefense spending would stay flat in fiscal 2024 and get a 1% increase in fiscal 2025, according to a negotiated budget deal made over the Memorial Day weekend in an effort to prevent the country […]

May 30, 2023

“Sell in May and go away” is a popular adage in the investment world. The logic behind it is that investors should sell their stocks in May and hold the cash until the investment season heats up again in October […]

May 25, 2023

Policymakers across the political spectrum have expressed a desire to rework the federal student loan program, whose portfolio has ballooned to more than $1.7 trillion as college costs soared. However, they deviate on party lines on the best way to […]

May 24, 2023

The Federal Reserve released the minutes of its May monetary policy meeting on Wednesday, indicating uncertainty about the outlook for interest rates. The minutes revealed participants generally agreed that in light of the lagged effects of cumulative tightening in monetary […]

May 23, 2023

Federal policymakers have negotiated for weeks over raising the debt ceiling, with Republicans insisting Democrats agree to spending cuts to secure their cooperation. However, given the likely catastrophic economic consequences of a government default, lawmakers on both sides of the […]

May 22, 2023

If the debt crisis roiling Washington were eventually to send the United States crashing into recession, America’s economy would hardly sink alone. The repercussions of a first-ever default on the federal debt would quickly reverberate around the world. Orders for […]

May 22, 2023

Oil prices rose in early Asian trade on Tuesday, extending gains into a third straight session as markets bet on an improvement in U.S. fuel demand ahead of the memorial day weekend, while a positive tone from lawmakers on raising […]

May 17, 2023

Gold prices have steadied following yesterday’s fall as key support level and 50-day MA come into play. The dollar index (DXY) has strengthened in the early part of the week as the continued deadlock over the US debt ceiling continues. […]

May 16, 2023

Americans picked up their spending modestly in April, spending money online and dining out, buoyed by a solid job market and a retreat in prices for some things. Car sales also rose despite prices that continue to soar, according to […]

May 16, 2023

Crude oil nudged slightly higher on Tuesday after notable gains in the North American session after it was announced 3 million barrels will be bought to replenish the depleted supplies at the Special Petroleum Reserve (SPR). The WTI futures contract […]

May 15, 2023

DeSantis, who is eyeing a 2024 presidential campaign and is widely considered to be a frontrunner if he declares, castigated university diversity programs as discriminatory in a Monday news conference at New College. “What this concept of DEI has been […]

May 15, 2023

The European Union’s antitrust watchdog approved Microsoft’s MSFT 0.16%increase; green up pointing triangle planned $75 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard ATVI 1.24%increase; green up pointing triangle, giving the two companies a win after the deal hit a regulatory roadblock in […]

May 10, 2023

Federal Reserve officials were already leaning toward taking a summer vacation from interest rate increases to see if they have done enough to slow the economy and inflation. Wednesday’s inflation report makes that easier because it showed price pressures aren’t […]

May 9, 2023

Oil giant Saudi Aramco reported a first-quarter profit on Tuesday of $31.88 billion, down nearly 20% from the same period last year as energy prices have sunk over global recession concerns. The firm known formally as the Saudi Arabian Oil […]

May 9, 2023

Stocks are slipping on Wall Street Tuesday following some mixed earnings reports. Several beaten-down banks are also dropping more after a brief respite from a brutal run. The S&P 500 was 0.3% lower in early trading. The Dow Jones Industrial […]

May 8, 2023

EURUSD ticked higher this morning following the European open having held above the psychological 1.1000 level last week. Euro bulls do appear slightly exhausted with the 1.1100 level proving a hurdle too far at present. Friday delivered further positives for […]

May 8, 2023

Wall Street is holding relatively steady Monday coming off its worst week in nearly two months, as stocks of several beaten-down banks rally. The S&P 500 was virtually unchanged in early trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was edging down […]