Soft US CPI could boost stocks & gold!

US stocks failed to keep up with the European optimism on the back of rising bets that the Federal Reserve (Fed) could hike the interest rates to 6%. In fact, option traders are piling into bets that the US rates could peak at 6%. Plus, the surprise 50bp hike from Mexico’s Banxic ...  عرض المزيد

US equities fell yesterday on the back of two important factors: hawkish comments from the Federal Reserve (Fed) members, and the unexpected surge in the American used car prices. The S&P500 fell more than 1%, while Nasdaq slid around 1.80%. Inside Nasdaq, Google had a particular ...  عرض المزيد

Equity bulls around the globe celebrated in style the softer-than-expected US CPI data last week. The global equity rally was further juiced by the expectation that a softer inflation in the US would not only allow the Federal Reserve (Fed) to start cutting the rates this year, b ...  عرض المزيد

Meta fell 15% in the afterhours trading despite earnings beat as investors didn’t like the weaker-than-expected revenue forecast for the current quarter and even less the news that the company will be spending more money to improve its AI capabilities. Tesla jumped 12% regardless ...  عرض المزيد

APAC stocks were choppy after a similarly subdued handover from Wall St.European equity futures indicate a contained open with the Euro Stoxx 50 future flat after the cash market closed up 0.3% on Monday.FX markets are steady, DXY holds above 104, PBoC delivered another firmer-th ...  عرض المزيد

After US labour market data drove up stock prices on Friday, today it is China and its government's measures intended to prop up its ailing economy that are driving market sentiment. In commodities, oil prices are trading at levels last seen in November on fears over supply cu ...