Category: Slightly

  • Core CPI rises less than forecast as inflation pressures ease slightly in December

    new Data A report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Wednesday showed that the main measure of inflation fell for the first time since July. On a “core” basis, which excludes the more volatile costs of food and gas, the CPI for December rose 0.2% from the previous…

  • Ethereum’s Next Big Move Could Be Slightly Delayed, Market Expert Warns

    Discussions about The next big rise in Ethereum prices It has emerged noticeably within the cryptocurrency community following its recent bullish strength in the past few days. As the bullish momentum gains momentum, there is speculation that ETH could rise soon. However, the latest development suggests otherwise. Ethereum’s expected big…

  • Asia FX firms slightly, dollar steady as CPI data looms By Investing.com

    Investing.com — Most Asian currencies rose slightly on Thursday, recovering some of recent losses, while the dollar held near a seven-week high ahead of key consumer inflation data. Regional currencies suffered losses over the past week amid growing doubts about the pace of future interest rate cuts by the Federal…

  • 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…

  • US stock futures slightly higher, Tesla gets a sell rating

    Tesla stocks Tesla shares are expected to fall 2% at the open, while the rest of the market struggles with financial results (there’s a mix of results with Citi up 3% and JPMorgan down 1.2%). Spooz is up about 3 points. The drop in Tesla shares comes after an 8%…

  • Bitcoin set to rise slightly on a weekly basis as retail inflation eases

    CHENAPONG/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Bitcoin (BTC-USD) price is set to post a weekly decline. 2.7% increaseIn a week that saw retail inflation fall, while wholesale inflation came in higher than expected. The world’s oldest cryptocurrency has remained below the $60,000 level all week, but has been hovering around the…

  • Asian markets reverse gains, Nikkei slightly lower after touching record levels

    Paul Gould Japan (NKY:IND) -0.08% The Nikkei 225 hit a record high, surpassing the 41,000 mark for the first time, before losing momentum. Japan’s index of coincident economic indicators, which covers a range of data including factory output, employment and retail sales, rose to 116.5 in May. 2024. China (SHCOMP)…

  • Euro Area CPI Eased Slightly But Services Inflation Remained Sticky High In June

    Eurozone core inflation fell to 2.5% year-on-year in June from 2.6% year-on-year, data from Eurostat, the European Union’s statistics agency, showed. Core inflation, which excludes volatile items such as energy, food, alcohol and tobacco, held steady at 2.9% year-on-year, beating market estimates of a 2.8% decline. Link to Eurozone CPI…

  • US dollar slightly weaker on diminishing inflation By Reuters

    By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfus NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar fell on Friday after data showed inflation in the world’s largest economy eased last month, boosting expectations that the Federal Reserve will start cutting interest rates this year. The dollar initially fell against the yen, which is the currency pair…

  • Schwab Trading Activity Index rises slightly in May (NYSE:SCHW)

    The Schwab Trading Activity Index (STAX), a measure that analyzes individual investors’ stock positions and trading activity from the Charles Schwab Index (New York Stock Exchange:SW) Customer accounts rose slightly to 49.05 in May from 48.87 in April, leaving the metric in the “moderately low” range. Schwab (SCHW) clients were…

  • Dollar up slightly after consumer sentiment data, CPI eyed By Reuters

    Written by Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar rose on Friday after a reading on U.S. consumer sentiment as investors sorted through a batch of comments from Federal Reserve officials, with focus beginning to shift toward key inflation readings next week. The dollar pared its declines and turned…

  • Yen slightly higher after suspected intervention By Reuters

    Yen slightly higher after suspected intervention By Reuters

    Written by Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The yen rose slightly on Thursday after a surprise rise late Wednesday that analysts attributed to intervention by Japanese authorities, while the dollar also rose broadly. The yen’s sharp move on Wednesday came during a quiet period for markets after Wall Street…