Category: Markets

  • REIT performance is picking up but Wells Fargo says remain cautious on Real Estate By Investing.com

    Recent months have seen a strong rally in real estate investment trusts (REITs). From July 1 to August 16, 2024, the S&P 500 Real Estate Index rose 9.9%, outpacing the 1.4% gain in the Standard & Poor’s. Market expectations of a change in the Federal Reserve’s interest rate policy were…

  • Dallas Fed trimmed mean PCE price index for July 1.7% versus 1.8% in June

    Average 12-month reduction was 2.7% versus 2.8% previously. Looking at the data, we see some notable changes: Eggs: a massive 90.9% increase (1-month annual change) Window coverings: significant decrease of -27.3% Used Cars: Huge drop of -25.2% Jewelry: Significant decrease of -20.4% Natural Gas: Down -7.7% Physician services: slight decrease…

  • Typhoon Shanshan drenches Japan, prompting landslide and flood alerts By Reuters

    By Tim Kelly and Irene Wang FUKUOKA/YUFU, Japan (Reuters) – Typhoon Shanshan drenched large swathes of Japan with torrential rain on Friday, prompting authorities to issue flood and landslide warnings hundreds of miles from the storm’s center, halt travel services and shut down production at major factories. At least four…

  • Typhoon Shanshan drenches Japan, prompting landslide and flood alerts By Reuters

    By Tim Kelly and Irene Wang FUKUOKA/YUFU, Japan (Reuters) – Typhoon Shanshan drenched large swathes of Japan with torrential rain on Friday, prompting authorities to issue flood and landslide warnings hundreds of miles from the storm’s center, halt travel services and shut down production at major factories. At least four…

  • David Rosenberg sees a sharp fall in USD/JPY ahead

    David Rosenberg, a semi-permanent expert on global equity markets, has issued a new commentary as he delves into the foreign exchange market with a strong case for selling the USD/JPY pair. “This may be the most obvious price anomaly on the planet,” he said, with the headline “Want to make…

  • Billionaire Buffett again sells BofA shares worth about $845 million By Reuters

    (Reuters) – Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc has further reduced its stake in Bank of America Corp by selling about $845 million in shares, a regulatory filing showed on Friday. The group run by one of the world’s most respected investors has sold more than $6 billion worth of shares…

  • US stock markets catch a sizzling late-day bid but Nasdaq ends three-week winning streak

    SPX Daily Chart The last day of stock trading in August was not without its share of action. The S&P 500 opened strongly and then pared its gains to trade in negative territory by midday. However, some steady bids emerged in the afternoon before a massive late-day buying spree. Much…

  • US stock markets catch a sizzling late-day bid but Nasdaq ends three-week winning streak

    SPX Daily Chart The last day of stock trading in August was not without its share of action. The S&P 500 opened strongly and then pared its gains to trade in negative territory by midday. However, some steady bids emerged in the afternoon before a massive late-day buying spree. Much…

  • Artisan urges Seven&i for takeover bid update by Sept 19 By Reuters

    Written by Rocky Swift and Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) – U.S. asset manager Artisan Partners has stepped up pressure on its holdings in Japanese companies Seven and Ai, asking its board to provide an update on a takeover bid by Canada’s Alimation Couture by Sept. 19. In a letter dated…

  • Artisan urges Seven&i for takeover bid update by Sept 19 By Reuters

    Written by Rocky Swift and Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) – U.S. asset manager Artisan Partners has stepped up pressure on its holdings in Japanese companies Seven and Ai, asking its board to provide an update on a takeover bid by Canada’s Alimation Couture by Sept. 19. In a letter dated…

  • Global Market Weekly Recap: August 26 – 30, 2024

    Major assets were all over the place this week as traders tried to balance a massive load of news and data, and based on the results, it appears they put a little more weight on individual asset catalysts over overall market sentiment drivers. Middle East tensions and Libyan supply concerns…

  • China August Manufacturing PMI 49.1 (expected 49.5), Services 50.3 (expected 50.0)

    Official China PMI for August 2024 from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) More to come — The Chinese economy has shown, and continues to show, an uneven and unbalanced recovery. Key areas of concern include: Uncertain outlook for debt-ridden real estate sector Consumer confidence and demand decline Excess manufacturing…

  • California issues draft regulations for operating autonomous trucks By Reuters

    (Reuters) – California’s Department of Motor Vehicles on Friday released draft rules for autonomous vehicles on highways, paving the way for self-driving trucks to begin long-haul deliveries. The government agency plans to establish a framework that initially requires safety drivers for both light and heavy operations. The DMV is accepting…

  • California issues draft regulations for operating autonomous trucks By Reuters

    (Reuters) – California’s Department of Motor Vehicles on Friday released draft rules for autonomous vehicles on highways, paving the way for self-driving trucks to begin long-haul deliveries. The government agency plans to establish a framework that initially requires safety drivers for both light and heavy operations. The DMV is accepting…

  • Dollar set for winning week ahead of key inflation release By Investing.com

    Investing.com – The U.S. dollar edged higher on Friday, on track to end a five-week losing streak ahead of key inflation data. At 04:00 ET (09:00 GMT), the dollar index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of six other currencies, was up 0.1% at 101.314, after rising to its…

  • Dollar set for winning week ahead of key inflation release By Investing.com

    Investing.com – The U.S. dollar edged higher on Friday, on track to end a five-week losing streak ahead of key inflation data. At 04:00 ET (09:00 GMT), the dollar index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of six other currencies, was up 0.1% at 101.314, after rising to its…

  • Forexlive Americas FX news wrap: US dollar strengthens despite slightly cooler PCE report

    Markets: Gold falls $19 to $2,501 West Texas Intermediate crude oil fell $2.47 to $73.44 a barrel. US 10-year Treasury yields rise 4.3 basis points to 3.81% S&P 500 rises 0.6% The US dollar advances, the yen lags. It was hard to relate fundamentals to market movements today, as is…

  • Forexlive Americas FX news wrap: US dollar strengthens despite slightly cooler PCE report

    Markets: Gold falls $19 to $2,501 West Texas Intermediate crude oil fell $2.47 to $73.44 a barrel. US 10-year Treasury yields rise 4.3 basis points to 3.81% S&P 500 rises 0.6% The US dollar advances, the yen lags. It was hard to relate fundamentals to market movements today, as is…

  • Goldman to lay off a few hundred employees in annual talent review, source says By Reuters

    Written by Manya Saini (Reuters) – Goldman Sachs plans to cut several hundred jobs as part of an annual review process targeting underperforming companies, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday. The investment bank has reintroduced performance-related job cuts in 2022 after a two-year pause due to…

  • Time has come to buy dollar, BCA says, ahead of Fed rate-cutting cycle By Investing.com

    Investing.com — The U.S. dollar broke a four-week losing streak on Friday, and some believe it’s time to buy the greenback as the fighting spirit is expected to continue. “We had been recommending a range trading for the dollar index between 101 and 108. The dollar index has recently entered…