Fresh ethics filings show the trading violations that pushed Adriana Kugler out of the Fed were far broader and closer to key policy dates than previously known. The Wall Street Journal (gated) with the very dirty story. In summary: Former Federal Reserve Governor Adriana Kugler is facing intensified scrutiny after newly released ethics filings revealed […]
Last week delivered what should have been a moment of relief for global markets: the US finally ended its historic government shutdown, clearing the way for normal economic data flow to resume. Yet instead of sparking a rally, the reopening brought little comfort. U.S. assets struggled across the board. Equities came under pressure as investors
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The EUR/USD ended Friday with losses of 0.10% but the week finished on a higher note up 0.51% as risk appetite deteriorated amid growing speculation the Federal Reserve would pause its easing cycle next month. Nevertheless, the pair closed above the 1.1600 figure, paving the way for further upside. Euro ends slightly lower Friday but
Log in to today’s North American session Market wrap for November 14 A bloody overnight and early morning session quickly got met with a V-shape reversal in US indices today. This sharp volatility saw Gold and other metals suffer large outflows, with gold declining sharply and experiencing significant selling pressure. Today’s and this week’s all-market
Markets: Gold down $91 to $4079 WTI crude oil up $1.23 to $59.97 US 10-year yields up 3.6 bps to 4.15% S&P 500 flat Bitcoin down $3896 to $94,906 NZD leads, CHF lags Implied odds of a Fed cut in December were at 66% early this week but fell yesterday and continued to slide today.
The upcoming week for APAC markets is dominated by high-impact inflation updates, now focusing mostly on Japan and New Zealand data. AUD traders will still have to log in. Monday starts with the release of the RBA Meeting Minutes, offering a detailed look at the Board’s recent interest rate discussions and after another week of
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) lagged behind its major index peers on Friday, backsliding nearly 600 points at its lowest before staging a half-hearted recovery, trimming the day’s losses to around 150 points. The AI-focused tech sector is recovering from mid-week losses that continue to plague the steeply overinvested market segment. However, a recent
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The last time I was writing about David Tepper was 14 months ago when he was on CNBC and talking about loading up on China stocks. That proved to be a very good trade with shares putting in huge gains in one of the best trades of the year. He was already a hedge fund
2025.11.14 2025.11.14 What Is a Dividend Rate and How to Calculate It Alan Tsagaraevhttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/alan-tsagaraev/ The dividend rate is a key financial indicator that shows how much you can earn on a company’s stocks. It is the specific amount a shareholder receives per share, regardless of the market price. This indicator is often tracked by conservative
Hong Kong’s economy expanded as initially estimated in the three months ending in September, driven by a continued surge in exports and sustained expansion in domestic demand, the final data from the Census and Statistics Department showed Friday. Gross domestic product advanced 3.8 percent year-over-year in the third quarter, following a 3.1 percent growth in the second
Vendor tools offering counterparty suggestions to foreign exchange traders should not replace a firm’s own execution assessments, warn market participants. The products, aimed at cash FX trades, can use firm-specific and communal execution data to help buy-side firms standardise and automate counterparty selection. Major transaction cost analysis (TCA) providers BestX and Tradefeedr each offer a
Gold (XAUUSD) comes under heavy selling pressure on Friday as bulls struggle to hold early gains amid mixed market sentiment. At the time of writing, XAU/USD is trading around $4,050, down over 2.5% on the day, erasing most of the gains recorded this week after easing from over three-week highs of $4,245 reached on Thursday.
Risk aversion intensified with markets once again gripped by tech-led weakness. Nvidia slumped in premarket trading, dragging the broader semiconductor and AI complex lower and reinforcing concerns that the sector’s valuation reset still has further to run. The risk-off tone spilled over into cryptocurrencies, where Bitcoin dropped more than 2% and looked increasingly vulnerable to
Since then, no follow through has been seen, though, with the Amazon share price range trading in the $250.00 region as investors digest the implications. AWS remains the company’s most critical engine of profitability and growth, and its renewed momentum helped to ease concerns about competitive positioning. Diversified growth across business segments Advertising, third-party seller
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