Stock Market Conditions, Oil, Gold, and Foreign Currency Markets Update – September 19, 2023

Index and stock market conditions, oil, gold, and foreign currency markets as of 19 Sep. 2023 — The Dow Jones New York Stock Exchange Index closed negative on Tuesday (Sept. 19) as investors sold stocks to reduce risk. Before knowing the results of the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) monetary policy meeting on Wednesday (September 20) US … Read more

Jerome Powell speech at Economic Policy Symposium: Clues on Interest Rates and Economic Outlook

Jerome Powell speech at Economic Policy Symposium: Clues on Interest Rates and Economic Outlook

Jerome Powell talk On Friday, Powell is scheduled to speak at the Economic Policy Symposium at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. Investors will be looking to the highly anticipated speech for clues about the outlook for interest rates, which the Fed raised last month to a range of 5.25% to 5.5%, the highest … Read more

Jackson Hole Conference: Impact on Equities and Outlook for US Stocks

Jackson Hole Conference: Impact on Equities and Outlook for US Stocks

Jackson Hole style Speeches by Fed chiefs at the Jackson Hole conference have usually boosted equities since the turn of the millennium, with the S&P 500 rising an average of 0.4% in the following week, according to data compiled by Bloomberg Intelligence. However, the scene of last year is still fresh in the minds of … Read more

Saudi Public Investment Fund’s US Stock Market Portfolio Value Increases by 9.6% in Q2

Saudi Public Investment Fund’s US Stock Market Portfolio Value Increases by 9.6% in Q2

The value of the Saudi Public Investment Fund’s investment portfolio in the US stock market increased by 9.6% by the end of the second quarter of this year, to reach $38.9 billion. According to the data of “13F” (13F), the Saudi sovereign fund exited from “Babylon Holdings” company, while its stake in the “Lucid” company … Read more

Wall Street Optimism as Major Companies Tesla and Netflix Release Quarterly Figures

Wall Street Optimism as Major Companies Tesla and Netflix Release Quarterly Figures

Wednesday was mainly characterized by optimism on Wall Street in anticipation of quarterly figures from major companies such as Tesla and Netflix. The figures were presented after the stock exchange’s closing time. During yesterday, the Dow Jones rose 0.3 percent, the S&P 500 gained 0.2 percent, while the Nasdaq ended unchanged. “The results season has … Read more

Stock Buying Surges Despite Economic Worries, Powered by AI and Netflix Boost

Stock Buying Surges Despite Economic Worries, Powered by AI and Netflix Boost

Huge power Investment funds bought stocks last month for the first time since February, fear of missing out on the opportunity outweighing the impact of economic worries, according to Barclays strategists. These strategists, led by Emmanuel Coe, wrote: “Fear of missing out saw frustrated pessimists turn to cautious optimism. It is notable that stock buying … Read more

Stock Market Update: Nasdaq up 0.5%, Dow Jones up 0.2%, Oracle Quarterly Figures, Macro News

Stock Market Update: Nasdaq up 0.5%, Dow Jones up 0.2%, Oracle Quarterly Figures, Macro News

A minute after trading took off on the New York stock exchange, the Nasdaq index has risen 0.5 percent and stands at 13,322.87 points, while the Dow Jones rises 0.2 percent to 33,958.56 points. The S&P 500 rose 0.3 percent to 4,310.10 points. The ten-year US government bond yield is at 3.73 per cent, while … Read more

US Stocks Rise on the Back of Artificial Intelligence Craze

US Stocks Rise on the Back of Artificial Intelligence Craze

US stocks rose on Thursday after the rise in shares of companies linked to the artificial intelligence craze outweighed the impact of other market concerns, including the possibility of the country defaulting on its debt. The “Standard & Poor’s 500” index advanced by 0.9%, while the “Nasdaq 100” index, which gives a higher relative weight … Read more

“US Debt Ceiling Crisis: Wall Street Strategists Warn of Potential Volatility in Equity Markets”

“US Debt Ceiling Crisis: Wall Street Strategists Warn of Potential Volatility in Equity Markets”

The debt ceiling is another hurdle “There is little conviction on either side as the market continues to digest earnings reports, a slew of economic data, and finger pointing in Washington regarding debt ceiling discussions. For Chris Larkin of Morgan Stanley’s E*Trade, it’s fair to ask whether the drop in stock volatility indicates the market … Read more