Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Bed Bath & Beyond, Kohl’s, CarMax and more
A shopper walks past a Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. store Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Bed Bath & Beyond – Shares of the big-box retailer plunged 22% after the company...
Yellen lends support for effort to remove the debt ceiling altogether
Janet Yellen, U.S. Treasury secretary, speaks during a House Financial Services Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021. Sarah Silbiger | Bloomberg | Getty Images With a potential default looming for the U.S. in October, Treasury...
RBNZ Preview – Rate Hike Cycle Begins
The RBNZ is almost certain to raise the OCR by +25 bps to 0.5% next week. The Funding-For-Lending program (FLP) will stay unchanged at NZ$28B. This should not be affected by the slowdown in economic activities in the third quarter....
Stocks Edge Lower as Quarter Draws to a Close
Stock markets are a little lower on Thursday, bringing an end to a disappointing quarter and going into a new one fraught with risk. There’s an enormous amount of uncertainty in the markets at the moment and that’s clearly taken...
Selling Focus Turns to Euro as Dollar Digests Gains
As Dollar is digesting this week’s yield supported rally today, selling focus is turning to Euro, in particular in crosses. Meanwhile, firmer overall risk sentiment is supporting commodity currencies and Sterling, with Aussie being the stronger one. Yen and Swiss...
NZD/USD Nosedives Below 0.7000, Dollar Rallies
Key Highlights NZD/USD started a major decline below the 0.7000 support. It broke a declining channel with support near 0.6950 on the 4-hours chart. EUR/USD declined below 1.1650, and GBP/USD accelerated lower towards 1.3400. The US Gross Domestic Product could...
Gold Is Bearish But Watch For 1712-23 Zone
Gold is bearish below 1750. The price is below the important level 1750 but getting close to another support. The support 1712-1723 is critical. If the price breaks below 1712 we should see a retest of 1675. Bulls might try...
King Dollar Reclaims Throne, Stocks Stabilize
Dollar powers higher as traders play defense, sterling in pain Stocks stabilize amid some bargain hunting but remain fragile Gold trades heavy, government shutdown vote in Congress today Dollar takes no prisoners The US dollar sliced through several crucial resistance...
AUDUSD Bounces Off 1-Month Low Below 0.72
AUDUSD has been underperforming in the past two days, diving to a one-month low of 0.7172 and remaining below the Ichimoku cloud and the short-term simple moving averages (SMAs). However, today, the price is ticking up again with the RSI...
Dollar Breaking Key Resistance Levels as Yields Hold Firm
Dollar retreats mildly in Asian session but remains the strongest one over the week. The rally in treasury yields appear to be taking a breather. But 10-year yield is holding firm above 1.54 handle, while 30-year yield is also above...