Wall Street's main indexes advanced on Thursday, lifted by hopes that technology giants might dodge President Donald Trump's newest tariffs on chip imports. Apple's (AAPL.O), opens new tab shares climbed 2.4%, having risen 5.1% and led gains on Wall Street in the prior session, after Trump said the iPhone maker will invest an additional $100 billion in the U.S., bringing its total commitment to $600 billion over the next four years. Trump also announced a tariff of about 100% on imports of semiconductors but said it would not apply to companies that are manufacturing in the U.S. or have...
The US dollar (USD) traded with positive sentiment for the second consecutive day on Friday (July 25th), driven by upbeat US economic data and renewed optimism about trade. On Thursday, better-than-expected weekly Initial Jobless Claims and a stable Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) figure helped ease recession fears, supporting the view that the US economy remains resilient. At the same time, recent progress on bilateral tariff agreements between the United States (US) and Japan, Indonesia, and the Philippines has improved risk sentiment, limiting pressure on the US dollar. The US Dollar...
Oil was steady on optimism over US trade talks ahead of a key deadline next week, and as tightness in diesel markets boosts sentiment. Brent crude was above $69 a barrel after adding 1% on Thursday, while West Texas Intermediate traded near $66. Indian Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said he was confident that his country could reach an agreement with the US before the Aug. 1 target date, while Brazil and Mexico looked to broaden trade ties. Oil Rises With US Trade Talks in Focus Optimism over prospect of successful trade agreements supports prices Meanwhile,...
Oil prices were stable on Friday, as trade talk optimism supported the outlook for both the global economy and oil demand, balancing news of the potential for more oil supply from Venezuela. Brent crude futures were up 38 cents, or 0.55%, at $69.56 a barrel at 0755 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures were up 34 cents, or 0.51%, to $66.37. Brent was heading for a 0.4% weekly gain at that level, while WTI was down around 1.44% from where it closed last week. Brent prices have been largely range-bound between $67 and $70 a barrel for the last month, since the sharp drop in prices...
The EUR/USD pair remains practically flat on Friday, relatively close to three-week highs hit on the previous day. The US Dollar is a tad firmer, supported by positive US macroeconomic data which provide further reasons for the Federal Reserve (Fed) to keep rates ar high levels for a longer time after next week's meeting, while a poort Business Climate survey from Germany has added weight on the Euro. The Euro (EUR) is trading around the 1.1750 level at the early European trading session on Friday after pulling back from 1.1790 highs on Thursday, following the ECB's monetary policy...
Gold price (XAU/USD) extends its steady intraday descent through the first half of the European session and drops to a fresh daily low, back closer to the $3,350 level in the last hour. Thursday's US macro data reaffirmed bets that the Federal Reserve (Fed) will keep rates steady next week. This, in turn, assists the US Dollar (USD) in attracting some follow-through buyers for the second straight day and driving flows away from the non-yielding yellow metal. Apart from this, the trade optimism turns out to be another factor undermining the Gold price. However, a slight deterioration in the...