Category Archives: Weekly Outlook

The Week Ahead: Week of 5 June (GMT+3) Monday, 5 June, 11:30 – UK Composite PMI (May) Rating agency Moody has warned that the UK is set for a mild recession, given the high inflation and borrowing costs. Inflation in the country is the highest among F7 countries, with an increase of 8.7% in April.Continue Reading

Shares for NVDA surged after a better-than-expected earnings report forecast for 2024’s first quarter Nvidia reported better-than-expected earnings for its fiscal 2024 first quarter, which led to a 26% surge in shares during extended trading. The company’s adjusted EPS was $1.09, surpassing the estimated 92 cents, and revenue amounted to $7.19 billion, exceeding the expectedContinue Reading

The dollar has its highest since March as Fed meeting participants lean hawkish even as punters expect a hike pause in June.  Important this week: the Fed meeting minutes released on Wednesday and more updates on the U.S. debt ceiling talks.  The minutes for the Fed’s May 2-3 meeting was released yesterday, with divergent opinionsContinue Reading

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was optimistic that congressional negotiators could reach a deal to raise or suspend the debt ceiling in time. The focus on resolving the debt limit issue overshadowed macroeconomic data as the June 1 deadline approached. McCarthy’s positive outlook came after a meeting at the White House and the involvement of trustedContinue Reading

The dollar has hit a 7-week high after significant progress on the debt ceiling bill has been reached. Macroeconomic data has taken a backseat as the U.S. nears its 1 June debt ceiling deadline as outlined by Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. Unlike the hard data of economic releases, this is a political issue, and allContinue Reading

Elon Musk announced on Thursday that he was stepping down as CEO of Twitter and moving to a product and technical role. Shares of Walt Disney Co fell over 8% after it reported a surprising drop in streaming subscribers, resulting in worries that the company may have sacrificed growth to stem losses. The decline erasedContinue Reading

Markets have posted a slight rally after inflation came in lower than analyst expectations even as a debt crisis looms. On Wednesday, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released the year-on-year CPI readings for April, where a rise of 4.9% came in marginally lower than economists’ expectations of 5.0%. Meanwhile, month-on-month core CPI came inContinue Reading

Geoffrey Hinton, who is famously known as “The Godfather of AI,” resigned from his part-time role at Google and cautioned the world about the potential danger of AI. Geoffrey Hinton, also known as “The Godfather of AI,” resigned from his part-time position at Google and warned the world about the potential threat of AI, whichContinue Reading

Traders are strongly advised to look out for Friday’s Nonfarm Payrolls data, meanwhile, is estimated to be at 180K, lower than the previous month’s 236K In line with market expectations, the U.S. Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 0.25%, or 25 basis points, bringing the so-called Fed fund rate up to between 5% to 5.25%,Continue Reading

To improve its financial condition, the bank’s management considered selling assets worth between $50 billion to $100 billion In Q1 2023, First Republic Bank experienced a significant decrease in its revenues, net profit, and deposits. Customers withdrew over $100 billion in deposits, causing a 50% drop in FRC shares in just one day. To improveContinue Reading