Crude oil prices extended losses in the previous session, reporting a third straight weekly loss as investors weighed the reassurances by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies (OPEC+) against the latest US jobs data which lowered expectations that the US Federal Reserve will cut interest rates soon. Brent crude futures settled 25 … Read more
On Wall Street in the week ahead, spotlight will be on the jobs data for May, among other economic reports. The jobs data holds significance as it will be the last economic report before the Federal Reserve’s upcoming monetary policy meet on June 11-12. Investors are hoping for a interest rate cut in the next … Read more
Crude oil prices rose by more than $1 per barrel on Tuesday, May 28, on the expectations that the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies (OPEC+) will maintain the current crude supply curbs, while a weaker US dollar made the commodity more attractive to holders of other currencies. The July contract for global … Read more
Oil prices saw a slight increase in subdued trading due to public holidays in Britain and the United States. This followed a week marked by concerns over U.S. interest rates amidst persistent inflation. The Brent crude July contract rose by 76 cents to $82.88 per barrel by 1411 GMT, while the more active August contract … Read more
In the holiday-shortened week ahead on Wall Street, focus of investors will be on the US Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge – the core personal consumption expenditure (PCE) price index, and few major earnings that include Dell, Best Buy, and Costco. The core PCE data has the potential to influence the markets. The US stock … Read more
US stocks were muted on Wednesday ahead of chip giant Nvidia’s quarterly results and the US Federal Reserve’s policy meeting minutes. Nvidia, based in Santa Clara, California, will release its first quarter earnings after the market close on Wednesday. Nvidia’s stock is the third largest on Wall Street, following its more than 92% surge this … Read more
US stocks were mixed on Monday, as investors awaited quarterly results from Nvidia and the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting minutes due on Wednesday. At the opening bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 13.83 points, or 0.03%, to 39,989.76. The S&P 500 was higher by 2.08 points, or 0.04%, at 5,305.35, while the Nasdaq Composite … Read more
On Wall Street in the week ahead, the spotlight will be on the minutes of the Federal Reserve’s last monetary policy meeting and first quarter earnings from the chip giant Nvidia. Both the events are scheduled for Wednesday. In other economic developments, investors will closely watch for Fed chair Jerome Powell’s commencement remarks and home … Read more
Oil prices extended gains on Thursday, May 16, over a stabilizing US job market and slower-than-expected inflation data, which increased expectations that the US Federal Reserve would begin to cut interest rates this year. The US consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.3 per cent sequentially, according to data released by the Labor Department’s Bureau of … Read more
Investors on Wall Street in the week ahead will look for two major economic data – consumer price inflation and US retail sales – apart from other reports and corporate earnings. Both, inflation and retail sales data have the potential to influence the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy. In earnings, retail giant Walmart and Home Depot … Read more