Category: Data
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Wall St closes higher on strong US economic data By Reuters
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Written by Echo Wang (Reuters) – Wall Street’s major indexes closed higher on Thursday, hitting a record high, as a rise in Micron Technology (NASDAQ:) shares and a strong U.S. jobless claims report eased concerns about the labor market. Shares of Micron Technology rose after the memory chip maker forecast…
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Dollar down in choppy trading after data; Swiss franc gains following rate cut By Reuters
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By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar fell in volatile trading on Thursday after a slew of U.S. data pointed to a relatively strong economy, while the Swiss franc rose after the country’s central bank cut interest rates by 25 basis points. The US dollar began to pare…
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Wall Street mixed as investors await Fed rate clues, data By Reuters
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By Johann M. Cherian and Purvi Agrawal (Reuters) – Wall Street’s main indexes were mixed on Wednesday, with the index nearing a record high, as investors awaited more clues on the state of the economy and the next interest rate cut. The three main U.S. economic indicators rose to post…
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Salesforce buys Israeli data management co Zoomin
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US cloud software giant Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Israeli data management company Unstructured Data Zoom inNo financial details were disclosed, but estimates put the value of the acquisition at between $400 million and $500 million. The acquisition comes less than three…
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China’s youth unemployment rate hit a fresh high in the latest data
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Dollar bounces off lows; euro hit by weak PMI data By Investing.com
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The U.S. dollar rose on Monday, pulling away from a one-year low hit last week, while disappointing economic activity data weighed on the euro. At 04:15 ET (08:15 GMT), the dollar index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of six other currencies, was up 0.5% at 100.925, just above…
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The rise of AI-fuelled data centres set to transform UK regions
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It’s a warm, sunny day on the Slough Trading Estate, where massive grey warehouses dominate the skyline. But inside one of these unassuming buildings, the future is unfolding. At Equinix’s LD6 data center, Mike Oxborough, senior sales engineer, explains the high security measures required to enter, including biometric scans. Once…
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Australia’s August Labor Market Data Shows Strength Despite High Interest Rates
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Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics reflects the resilience of the Australian labour market in a high interest rate environment. The economy added a net 47.5K jobs in August, above the expected gain of 28.0K and slightly below the downwardly revised gain of 48.9K in July. The gains came…
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Japan August data shows a big miss for both exports and imports – recap
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New Zealand data – Q3 consumer confidence 90.8 (prior 82.2)
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European Stocks Rise With Data in Focus Before Fed: Markets Wrap
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(Bloomberg) — European stocks rose as traders awaited a final batch of U.S. economic data that could determine the size of the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate cut on Wednesday. Most Read from Bloomberg Retail and bank stocks led gains on the pan-European STOXX 600, while moves in other markets were muted…
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Asian Stocks Swing as China Data Offset Fed Bets: Markets Wrap
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Breadcrumbs Path Links PMN Business Asian stocks moved between losses and gains on Monday, as expectations of a rate cut by the US Federal Reserve receded due to signs of continued stagnation in the Chinese economy. Article author: Bloomberg News Catherine Bosley Published on September 15, 2024 • Last updated…
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Week Ahead in FX (September 16 – 20): FOMC, BOE, And BOJ Decisions Plus Top-tier Consumer Data On Tap
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After months of speculation, the Federal Reserve may finally cut interest rates for the first time in years this week. But that’s not the only thing shaking the markets! Traders are also set for two more big central bank decisions and other top-tier data releases that could send major currencies…
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UBS on the data ahead of the FOMC meeting – what could trigger a 50bp interest rate cut
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The main US data this week is on Tuesday, with the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) announcement the following day. UBS is watching retail sales and industrial production data, saying weakness in these could impact the European Central Bank’s decision to cut the federal funds rate by 50 basis points…
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Nuvalent Highlights Presentation of Clinical Data at ESMO 2024 for Parallel Lead Programs for ROS1 and ALK-positive NSCLC and Accelerated Development Timelines
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Updated Phase 1 dose-escalation data from ARROS-1 and ALKOVE-1 clinical trials continue to support potential best-in-class profiles for zidesamtinib and NVL-655 Rapid enrollment in Phase 2 portions of the ARROS-1 and ALKOVE-1 clinical trials; Pivotal data from both ROS1 and ALK programs now anticipated in 2025 Initiation of ALKAZAR Phase…
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Wall Street indexes close up; data keeps smaller Fed rate cut in view By Reuters
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By Sinead Carew and Shashwat Chauhan (Reuters) – Wall Street’s main indexes closed higher on Thursday after the latest inflation data boosted expectations for a 25 basis point interest rate cut by the U.S. Federal Reserve, while accident (NASDAQ:) Weak revenue expectations made it the biggest percentage loser. The producer…
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USDJPY moves lower after PPI data. Sellers in control.
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US producer price index data came in largely in line with expectations, and did not change expectations for the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy decision next week, which is focused on cutting interest rates by 25 basis points. However, the USD/JPY pair has returned to the downside. This bias is contributed…
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ForexLive European FX news wrap: Light movements ahead of ECB decision, more US data
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Headlines: Markets: Australian Dollar Advances, Swiss Franc Lags During the Day European stocks rise; S&P 500 futures up 0.1% US 10-year Treasury yields rise 1.7 basis points to 3.670% Gold rises 0.2% to $2,516.57 West Texas Intermediate crude rose 1.7% to $68.45. Bitcoin price rises 1.0% to $58,057 The session…