Next week, Wall Street will see several key economic data such as the Federal Reserve minutes, employment numbers, S&P final US manufacturing PMI, and trade deficit data. Job openings data for May and nonfarm payrolls report for June are likely to be the major focus of the stock market participants. Last Friday, a report showed … Read more
On Wall Street in the week ahead, the stock markets would be guided by key economic data such as US retail sales and factory output among others. The holiday-shortened week will also see few big earnings such as IT and consulting services firm Accenture and supermarket chain Kroger. Economic events On June 17 (Monday), data … 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
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
In the fourth week of May, investors will keenly eye the ongoing the January-March quarter results for fiscal 2023-24 (Q4FY24), voter turnout, domestic and global macroeconomic data, foreign fund outflows, crude oil prices, and global cues. Domestic equity benchmarks traded firmly, drawing strength from lower levels as investors aligned with the broader bullish market outlook. … 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
Investors will also closely watch Fed Chairman Jerome Powell’s press conference for insights on the US central bank’s future monetary policy path. The Fed is widely expected to hold interest rates steady. The week will also see other economic data such as auto sales and ISM manufacturing, and earnings reports from a wide range of … Read more
On Wall Street in the week ahead, the focus of stock market investors will be on the first quarter (Q1) US GDP data, the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge – the PCE (personal consumption expenditures) index, and quarterly financial results from Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta Platforms and Tesla. Market participants will also keep an eye on … Read more
Wall Street: US stock indices surged on Wednesday bolstered by megacap stocks and positive corporate earnings. At 9:41 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 146.74 points, or 0.39 per cent, at 37,945.71, the S&P 500 was up 20.02 points, or 0.40 per cent, at 5,071.43, and the Nasdaq Composite was up 71.46 … Read more
Gold prices were steady on Wednesday led by safe-haven demand amid the Middle East conflict partially offseting pressure from higher US Treasury yields. Spot gold price was at $2,383.29 per ounce, while US gold futures fell 0.3% to $2,399.60 per ounce. Spot silver rose 0.3% to $28.17 per ounce. MCX gold rate ended marginally lower … Read more