S&P 500 close to erasing two weeks of losses just this week

[ad_1] As 10-year Treasury yields basically undoes whatever happened in October, equities are finding much comfort especially in the last two days. Tech stocks have been surging but general sentiment in itself is extremely buoyed as major indices look to wrap up the week with another round of gains. That would make it five for

Plenty of big events still to come on the week

[ad_1] Even today, while most market players might be focused on the FOMC meeting, I would say that the main event on the day is the Treasury refunding announcement. I detailed more on that yesterday here. As for the rest of the week, there is still the BOE monetary policy decision tomorrow and then the

Brent Crude Oil Starts the Week on the Back Foot as ‘War Premium’ Subsides

[ad_1] Oil (Brent Crude) News and Analysis The weekend premium was deflated on Monday as markets look to the Fed Oil heads lower after respecting resistance at $89 a barrel EU data underscores growth slowdown in major economies The analysis in this article makes use of chart patterns and key support and resistance levels. For

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

[ad_1] © 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

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

[ad_1] 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

PLTR loses 6.5% for the week

[ad_1] 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