Is the Stock Market Closed for Memorial Day? Upcoming Nvidia Earnings Report.
Is the stock market closed on Memorial Day? Nvidia earnings up next In This Story With the bond-market selloff spooking investors across the board, stocks finished last week in the red. The Dow, Nasdaq, and S&P 500 all fell. How Trump’s tariffs could make your iPhone cost $3,500 Disappointing retail data kept piling up, too, […]
Weekly Market Preview: RBNZ Decision, Japan CPI, Fed Minutes, and US Core PCE
RBNZ Decision, Japan CPI, Fed Minutes, and US Core PCE – Markets Weekly Preview Week in Review: Bitcoin all-time highs, Weaker Dollar in another volatile week The US Dollar was once again on the main stage this week as we have observed initial market reactions after last Friday’s US Credit Rating Downgrade by Moody’s Agency. […]
Nvidia Earnings Under Scrutiny Amid Climbing US Yields and Market Turmoil
Nvidia earnings in focus as rising US yields, debt rattle markets By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) -An earnings report from semiconductor giant and artificial intelligence bellwether Nvidia takes center stage for Wall Street in the coming week, as stocks hit a speed bump of worries over federal deficits driving up Treasury yields. U.S. equities […]
Leaders and Laggers: North America Session Wrap-Up – May 21
Leaders and Laggers – May 21 N.A. Session Close Log in to today’s North American session recap – May 21, 2025 Today’s session was characterized by sharp volatility across markets, driven by broad USD weakness and the U.S. 30-year yield reaching the 5% mark. The Dollar Index fell 0.4%, after dipping as much as 0.72%, […]
Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq Futures Dip as S&P 500 Ends Six-Day Winning Streak
Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures slide after S&P 500 breaks a six-day win streak US stock futures pulled back on Wednesday as investors weighed a flare-up in US-China tensions over chips and braced for a batch of retail earnings for insight into the economic impact of President Trump’s tariffs. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures (YM=F) […]
Markets Focus on Trade Agreements as DAX Surpasses 24,000
Markets Eye Trade Deals, DAX Breaches 24000 Zain Vawda Market Analyst Zain is an experienced financial markets analyst and educator with a rich tapestry of experience in the world of retail forex, economics, and market analysis. Initially starting out in a sales and business development role, his passion for economics and technical analysis propelled him […]
Moody’s Lowers U.S. Credit Rating
Moody’s downgrades U.S. credit rating U.S. Treasury yields spiked on Monday after Moody’s downgraded the U.S.’ credit rating, citing fiscal concerns. At 4:46 a.m. ET, the 30-year Treasury yield was up over 10 basis points to 5.021%. The 10-year yield also rose 10 basis points to reach 4.542%. Meanwhile, the 2-year Treasury yield was up over 2 basis points, […]
USD Gains While Gold Declines in a Steady Mid-Session Update for North America
USD Leads, Gold down in a Calm Session – North-American Mid-Session Update The Greenback is the best performer in majors after the morning session, as U. of Mich. Consumer Sentiment missed, which did not move markets. Gold is down about 1.5% as last month flows keep on reverting. USD leads a calm trading session The […]
Tax Bill: Increased Market Turmoil Ahead if Bond Vigilantes Raise Yields
Tax Bill: More Market Chaos in Store If Bond Vigilantes Send Yields Higher Tariff chaos may have subsided, but markets could be in for another bout of policy-fueled volatility in the coming months if bond investors throw a tantrum over the tax bill. President Donald Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill”—the 389-page tax bill that aims to […]
New Zealand Dollar Soars as Inflation Expectations Reach One-Year High
New Zealand dollar jumps as inflation expectations hits 1-year high The New Zealand dollar is in positive territory on Friday. In the European session, NZD/USD is trading at 0.5906, up 0.54% on the day. New Zealand inflation expectations rise New Zealand’s two-year inflation expectations climbed to 2.29% in the second quarter, up from 2.06% in […]