Dollar holds near 150 yen ahead of busy central bank, data-packed week By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Euro, Hong Kong dollar, U.S. dollar, Japanese yen, British pound and Chinese 100-yuan banknotes are seen in a picture illustration shot January 21, 2016. REUTERS/Jason Lee/Illustration/File Photo By Rae Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The dollar held steady in cautious trade on Monday and pinned the yen near 150 as traders looked

GBP/JPY sinks to a fresh weekly low near 181.00 to close out the week

Share: The GBP/JPY slipped back towards the 181.00 handle heading into the Friday close. The Yen is seeing recovery across the marketspace, sending the GBP down 1.3% from the week’s high. BoJ policy statement due next Tuesday, BoE rate call Thursday. The GBP/JPY twisted back into familiar low side territory for the week,

PLTR loses 6.5% for the week

Share: Palantir stock has turned negative on the technical chart. The 9-day SMA has crossed below its 21-day counterpart. Lower inflation seen in the Core PCE print for September makes another Fed rate hike less likely. An AI study called Palantir a top performer among vendors.   Palantir (PLTR) stock closed at $15.07 on

Key earnings releases scheduled for the week starting October 30

This week 4 of the “Magnificent 7” (Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet and Meta reported) reported their earnings and their results really didn’t matter. The markets were intent on moving to the downside spurred on by higher yields, concerns about global growth, concerns about the Fed, and concerns about Israeli/Hamas war. The wall of worry is high.

US stock indices close mixed, but down for the week

The major US stock indices are closing the day with mixed results, but all are down for the week. A snapshot of the closing level shows: Dow industrial average -366.71 points or -1.12% at 32417.60 S&P index -19.86 points or -0.48% at 4117.36 NASDAQ index rose 47.4 points or 0.38% at 12643.00 For the trading

Central Banks, NFP and Soft EU Data in Focus Next Week

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FTSE 100, DAX 40 and Russell 2000 Try to End Dismal Week on a Positive Note

Article by IG Senior Market Analyst Axel Rudolph FTSE 100, DAX 40, Russell 2000 Analysis and Charts ​​​FTSE 100 remains under pressure ​​The FTSE 100 tries to remain above this week’s low at 7,323 but continues to be under immediate pressure whilst trading below Wednesday’s 7,430 high. Failure at 7,323 would put the 7,228 to