Fed Chair Powell Silent As Bond Markets See Recession, Rate Cuts
Often, it’s what isn’t said that deserves the most attention. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s decision to sidestep the issue of inflation and rate hikes during a central banking conference in Stockholm this week, as markets bet against his previous hawkish signals, may prove as pivotal as his late August speech in Jackson Hole when he […]
ForexLive European FX news wrap: Dollar steady, markets mixed
Headlines: Markets: USD leads, NZD lags on the day European equities higher; S&P 500 futures up 0.2% US 10-year yields down 4.7 bps to 3.576% Gold flat at $1,877.15 WTI crude up 0.4% to $75.43 Bitcoin down 0.3% to $17,421 It was a quiet session as European trading was bereft of any major economic releases, […]
Gold trades near 8-month high and analysts expect its rise to continue
Gold bars are displayed at a bullion merchant’s, Baird & Co., in London, U.K., on Friday, March 14, 2008.Graham Barclay | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesLONDON — Gold traded near an 8-month high Tuesday as the precious metal’s strong start to 2023 continued, buoyed by lower yields and a weaker dollar.Spot gold hit $1,881.5 per troy […]
Bed Bath & Beyond, Coinbase, Virgin Orbit and more
Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne rocket on display in Times Square, New York.CNBC | Michael SheetzCheck out the companies making the biggest moves midday:Virgin Orbit — The satellite launch service company fell 12% a day after it confirmed its first launch out of the United Kingdom Monday failed to reach orbit. The mission was Virgin Orbit’s sixth […]
Powell says Fed might make unpopular decisions to stabilize prices
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Tuesday emphasized the need for the central bank to be free of political influence while it tackles persistently high inflation.In a speech delivered to Sweden’s Riksbank, Powell noted that stabilizing prices requires making tough decisions that can be unpopular politically.”Price stability is the bedrock of a healthy economy and […]
Powell’s in Sweden. Rates Will Likely Go Higher Still Despite Companies’ Pain.
Investors looking at Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s speech at a conference at Sweden’s Riksbank Tuesday will be tempted to carefully parse his words for any hint as to when the interest-rate increases will stop. There will probably be less nuance to his remarks than first appears. Powell will certainly utter a few on-the-one-hand, and […]
Oak Street Health, Frontline, Boeing and more
A Boeing 737 MAX 8 sits outside the hangar during a media tour of the Boeing 737 MAX at the Boeing plant in Renton, Washington.Matt Mcknight | ReutersCheck out the companies making headlines in premarket trading.Oak Street Health – Shares of Oak Street Health surged 36% after a Bloomberg report that CVS is exploring options […]
Dollar has peaked but set for last hurrah as markets underpricing Fed tightening By Investing.com
© Reuters By Yasin Ebrahim Investing.com — The dollar has peaked, but could be set for a last hurrah in the coming months before resuming a steeper downtrend as the Federal Reserve’s higher for longer rate regime isn’t yet priced in, according to Goldman Sachs. The , which measures the greenback against a trade-weighted basket […]
Tesla, Nvidia, Lululemon and more
Hong Kong, China, 13 Sept 2022, A red Tesla car passes in front of a Tesla dealership in Wanchai. (Photo by Marc Fernandes/NurPhoto via Getty Images)Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesCheck out the companies making headlines in midday trading.Tesla – Shares of Tesla rose 8% Monday after CEO Elon Musk’s attorneys on Saturday asked a […]
Lululemon, Duck Creek and more
A Lululemon store in New YorkScott Mlyn | CNBCCheck out the companies making the biggest moves premarket:Lululemon — Shares of the Canadian apparel company fell more than 10% after Lululemon lowered its gross margin guidance for the first quarter. The “athleisure” chain raised its net revenue guidance for the fourth quarter and now expects growth […]