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2024-07-20 04:20:41 ET Summary Americans fear their country is spiraling out of control following an assassination attempt on Donald Trump, with worries growing that the Nov. 5 election could spark more political violence, a Reuters poll found. Markets are said to hate uncertainty...

2024-07-18 02:10:06 ET Data showed that Australia added more jobs than expected in June amid high vacancies and strong participation rate, although the unemployment rate edged up to 4.1%, up from May's figure which was also market forecasts of 4.0%. The number of unemployed individual...

2024-07-08 19:10:00 ET Stock Traders Daily has produced this trading report using a proprietary method.  This methodology seeks to optimize the entry and exit levels to maximize results and limit risk, and it is also applied to Index options, ETFs, and futures for our subscribers. This...

2024-07-06 05:10:48 ET Summary Two-year Treasury yields dropped 14 bps this week, to the low (4.60%) since March 27th. Bonds have turned notably receptive to indications of economic softening. With the Fed signaling the importance of labor market performance, markets this week...

2024-07-04 01:41:54 ET Australia's trade surplus on goods narrowed to AUD 5.77 billion in May 2024 from a downwardly revised AUD 6.03 billion in the previous month, below market expectations of AUD 6.68 billion, as exports grew less than imports. Exports of goods from Australia ...

2024-07-02 01:52:40 ET Minutes of the Reserve Bank of Australia’s June policy meeting minutes revealed that policymakers stressed the need to remain vigilant about upside risks to inflation, adding that a material rise in prices could require significantly higher rates. The boar...

2024-07-01 03:22:20 ET The Judo Bank Australia Manufacturing PMI dropped to 47.2 in June 2024 from 49.7 in May, marking the fifth consecutive monthly deterioration in manufacturing sector conditions and at the fastest pace since May 2020, final data showed. Manufacturing production co...

2024-06-26 05:20:00 ET Summary Everything now hangs on the June inflation print, just days before the Reserve Bank of Australia’s 6 August rate meeting. We need to see inflation dropping then, or we may be facing another rate hike. Short-term interest rate markets are a...

2024-06-26 03:14:50 ET Australia’s Monthly CPI Indicator increased by 4% in May, accelerating from 3.6% in April and exceeding market expectations of 3.8%. The latest figure was also the highest since November last year. The inflation remained outside the RBA's target range of ...

2024-06-21 04:44:10 ET Summary The S&P 500 index is currently overvalued, with its P/E and CAPE ratios significantly above historical averages, suggesting limited future returns and heightened risk. There are increasing signs of economic weakness, including rising unemployment...