SpaceX shares slide below IPO price for the first time as blistering rally unravels
Shares of Elon Musk's SpaceX are scraping by at record low levels this week, struggling to find any renewed enthusiasm from wary investors.
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Japanese Yen: Policy urgency and mixed data – BNY
BNY’s Geoff Yu highlights Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s warning that Japan must build a strong economy now, rejecting claims that an economic blueprint drove the JGB selloff. He notes machinery orders weaknes…
Fed Chair Warsh: Inflation will not be permanent
Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Kevin Warsh said on Wednesday that current inflation pressure will not be permanent, while acknowledging that the latest inflation measures remain unsatisfactory. Warsh made the remarks while…
China: Growth outlook steady with policy support – Standard Chartered
Standard Chartered economists Hunter Chan and Shuang Ding note that China’s Q2 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth slowed to 4.3% year-on-year, below the 4.5–5.0% target range, with domestic demand remaining soft. They …
Dow Jones Industrial Average toasts peak inflation, then drops the glass
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) spent most of Wednesday rewarding the disinflation trade and the final two hours dismantling it. A surprise negative June wholesale inflation print at 12:30 GMT set off a grind th…
Dell leads broader AI hardware selloff as shares tumble 14%
Dell dropped 14%, HPE fell 8%, and SMCI declined 5% on no confirmed catalyst, but Dell and HPE retain massive YTD gains of 219% and 92%, respectively.
Canadian Dollar shows little reaction to Bank of Canada interest rate decision
USD/CAD trades flat on Wednesday as traders show a limited reaction to the latest Bank of Canada (BoC) monetary policy announcement. At the time of writing, the pair trades around 1.4051, hovering near a one-month low.
Huang says Vera Rubin in production, dismisses delay reports
CEO Jensen Huangsaid the company’s prediction of a $200 billion central processing unit market includes China, showing that Nvidia still anticipates strong long-term demand in one of the world’s most important AI market…
British Pound rallies as soft US PPI hits US Dollar
The Pound Sterling rises by some 0.60% against the US Dollar after the latest Producer Price Index (PPI) in the US showed prices edging lower, driven by the dip in energy prices since late May. At the time of writing, t…
British Pound dips below 1.3400, turns negative on the day as US Dollar picks up
The British Pound (GBP) has retraced previous gains against the US Dollar (USD) on Wednesday, returning to the 1.3390 area from session highs of 1.3420 and turning negative on the daily chart. The safe-haven US Dollar h…
United States annual producer inflation drops to 5.5% in June vs. 6.2% expected
Producer inflation in the United States, as measured by the change in the Producer Price Index (PPI), declined to 5.5% on a yearly basis in June from 6% in May, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported on Wednes…
US Dollar: Fed expectations weigh on Dollar – Commerzbank
Commerzbank’s Volkmar Baur notes that softer US inflation has reduced expectations for Federal Reserve rate hikes and pressured the US Dollar. June headline and core inflation fell more than consensus, leading markets t…
Gold eases as soft US CPI fails to dent the Fed's hawkish outlook
Gold (XAU/USD) trades on the back foot on Wednesday as the US Dollar (USD) and US Treasury yields rebound after coming under pressure on Tuesday following softer-than-expected US Consumer Price Index (CPI) data.
Norwegian Krone: Softer inflation but Norges Bank still hawkish – BBH
Brown Brothers Harriman’s (BBH) Elias Haddad highlights broad Norwegian Krone (NOK) underperformance after Norway’s underlying inflation dropped to an 18‑month low, below Norges Bank and consensus projections. BBH doubt…
Why is Check Point Software stock sliding today?
Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) is down 4.7% today. Here is some analysis on what might have caused this price movement.
Canadian Dollar: Tentative flow reversal before BoC – BNY
BNY’s Geoff Yu highlights that selling of Canadian Dollar (CAD) accounts has eased ahead of the Bank of Canada (BoC) meeting, allowing light CAD purchases after prolonged pressure. He notes USD/CAD selling by CAD-based …
Euro gives away gains as Eurozone Industrial Production disappoints
The Euro (EUR) has given away previous gains against the US Dollar (USD) on Wednesday, with the EUR/USD pair retreating to levels just above 1.1420 from session highs near 1.1450. A negative surprise on the Eurozone's I…
Indian Rupee holds early support as traders trim hawkish Fed bets
The Indian Rupee (INR) gains ground against the US Dollar (USD) on Wednesday after rising significantly in the last three trading days. The USD/INR pair drops to near 96.11 as the US Dollar comes under selling pressure,…
BoC expected to keep interest rates unchanged as inflation pressures remain contained
The Bank of Canada (BoC) is widely expected to keep its policy rate unchanged at 2.25% on Wednesday. This would be the sixth consecutive event with the central bank keeping its hand steady.
United States: Cool CPI provides temporary relief for rates – DBS
DBS Group Research economist Samuel Tse and Senior Rates Strategist Eugene Leow analyse USD rates after softer June CPI data. They note the US Treasuries curve bull steepened as headline and core CPI surprised to the do…
CEE FX: US inflation relief supports koruna and forint – ING
Frantisek Taborsky at ING says lower US inflation and reduced Fed hike expectations bring relief to CEE FX, despite higher Oil and US–Iran tensions. He maintains a bullish view on the Czech koruna and Hungarian forint, …
Japanese Yen hesitates near 40-year lows as Iran war, Oil prices hold bulls
The Japanese Yen (JPY) struggles in the lower range of the 162.00s against the US Dollar (USD) on Wednesday, not far from the 40-year lows, at 162.85. Rising geopolitical tensions and higher Oil prices offset the positi…
Workspace plans asset sales amid activist investor pressure
Since July, the nine-person hedge fund they run from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, called HoldCo, has challenged lenders with more than $200 billion in combined assets, demanding that they take swift action or face public c…
Silver Price Forecasts: XAG/USD holds below $59.00 despite US Dollar’s weakness
Silver (XAG/USD) ticks lower on Wednesday, trading at $58.50 at the time of writing, after rejection at the $59.00 area on Tuesday. The sour market sentiment amid rising hostilities in Iran continues to weigh on the pre…