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Eurozone Inflation Drop Is Encouraging, But Don’t Expect An April Rate Cut

Eurozone Inflation Drop Is Encouraging, But Don’t Expect An April Rate Cut

Image Source: Pexels  Inflation in the Eurozone came in lower than expected at 2.4% in March, down from 2.6% in February. Core inflation also fell from 3.1 to 2.9%. This better-than-expected reading boosts chances of ECB rate cuts, but don’t expect them to happen this monthAn early Easter usually means a bump in inflation due to […]
Silver Commentary – Wednesday, April 3

Silver Commentary – Wednesday, April 3

Image Source: Pixabay  Silver Breaking OutSilver prices are surging higher today with the futures market breaking out to its highest level since March 2022. Dovish comments from Fed’s Mester yesterday helped fuel a more than 6% rally. A rate cut in June is looking increasingly likely and a shift higher in market pricing for that date […]
ADP Jobs Data, March Service PMs, Powell, And The Fed Heads

ADP Jobs Data, March Service PMs, Powell, And The Fed Heads

Image source: Pixabay  Following a day off, the pace of March economic data picks back up today with ADP’s March Employment Change Report and back-to-back looks at the March Services PMIs. For ADP’s report out at 8:15 AM ET, the market expects that report to 148,000 jobs were added during the month, up from 140,000 in […]
What Happened To The Alibaba Stock Price?

What Happened To The Alibaba Stock Price?

Alibaba (BABA) stock price is not doing well in 2024 as the company faces a mountain of challenges in China and abroad. It has dropped by almost 6% this year, 26% in the past 12 months, and by 60% in the past 5 years. As a result, it has lagged behind all major indices like […]
The High-Yield Way To Play Spiking Oil Prices

The High-Yield Way To Play Spiking Oil Prices

Image Source: Unsplash  As tracked by the price of WTI, crude oil which serves as one of the main global oil benchmarks, crude oil has climbed from the recent $65 to less than $80 per barrel trading range. A few weeks ago, the WTI price rose above $80, and recent trading shows that level might become […]
Dividends By The Numbers In March 2021 And 2024-Q1

Dividends By The Numbers In March 2021 And 2024-Q1

The first quarter of 2024 continued following the template set during 2023 for dividend paying stocks in the U.S. stock market.That template has some defining characteristics, measured year-over-year: Fewer firms announced dividend cuts, a favorable change. Fewer firms announced dividend rises, an unfavorable change. Together, these two characterists set the stage for a mixed outcome for dividend […]
Gold Hits Record High; Silver Peaks On Fed Rate Cut Speculation

Gold Hits Record High; Silver Peaks On Fed Rate Cut Speculation

Image Source: Unsplash  Gold prices have soared to an all-time high of 2288.00 USD per troy ounce, while silver reached its highest in two years, driven by speculation surrounding the US Federal Reserve’s monetary policy. This surge followed comments from two Fed officials, Mary Daly of the FRB San Francisco and Loretta J. Mester of Cleveland. […]
ASX Stock Analysis & Elliott Wave Technical Forecast: Computershare Limited

ASX Stock Analysis & Elliott Wave Technical Forecast: Computershare Limited

Image Source: Unsplash  Unlocking ASX Trading Success: COMPUTERSHARE LIMITED. – CPU Stock Analysis & Elliott Wave Technical ForecastASX: COMPUTERSHARE LIMITED. – CPU Elliott Elliott Wave Technical Analysis TradingLounge (1D Chart)Greetings, Our Elliott Wave analysis today updates the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) with COMPUTERSHARE LIMITED. – CPU. We have identified that CPU will continue to push higher, as the […]
US Dollar Index Commentary – Wednesday, April 3

US Dollar Index Commentary – Wednesday, April 3

USD Rally PausesTraders are keenly awaiting a fresh slew of Fed commentary today, including Fed chairman Powell who is due to speak later. USD has started off the week on a strong footing following better-than-forecast ISM manufacturing data on Monday and JOLTS job openings data yesterday. However, the rally was dented by comments from Fed’s […]
Asian Stock: PTT Public Company Limited

Asian Stock: PTT Public Company Limited

TM Editors’ note: This article discusses a penny stock and/or microcap. Such stocks are easily manipulated; do your own careful due diligence.Company: PTT Public Company LimitedBloomberg ticker: PTT TBMarket cap: US$29,175mBackground: PTT Public Company Limited is the biggest Thailand state-owned oil and gas company by revenue and the biggest company in Thailand. The group’s businesses range from exploration to […]