Forex News
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Arcade giant Dave & Buster’s is taking its games to a new level by offering social wagering on its app. Customers can soon make a friendly $5 wager on a Hot Shots basketball game, a bet on a Skee-Ball competition or on another arcade game. The betting function, expected to launch in the next few months, will work through the company’s app. Dave & Buster’s, ...
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Tesla (TSLA) shares soared 15% Monday following reports that CEO Elon Musk's weekend trip to China brought a number of wins for the electric vehicle maker. Tesla reportedly cleared key data privacy hurdles and won tentative approval to deploy Tesla's Full Self-Driving (FSD) system in China, Tesla's second-largest market behind the U.S. 1 The software is a ...
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The past century has been a wild ride for investors. This article explores ten of the most dramatic plunges the stock market has witnessed, from the tech-fueled Dot-com bubble burst to the global economic shock of the COVID-19 pandemic. Each crash offers a unique story, exposing vulnerabilities in the system and highlighting the interconnectedness of ...
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Compensation costs for civilian workers increased 1.2 percent, seasonally adjusted, for the 3-month period ending in March 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Wages and salaries increased 1.1 percent and benefit costs increased 1.1 percent from December 2023. (See tables A, 1, 2, and 3.) Compensation costs for civilian workers ...
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The latest Chicago Purchasing Manager's Index (Chicago Business Barometer) fell to 37.9 in April from 41.4 in March. This is the fifth straight monthly decline and the lowest level for the index since November 2022. The latest reading is worse than the 44.9 forecast and keeps the index in contraction territory for a fifth consecutive month. Background on ...
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The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index® deteriorated for the third consecutive month in April, retreating to 97.0 (1985=100) from a downwardly revised 103.1 in March. Despite these three months of weakness, the gauge continues to move sideways within a relatively narrow range that's largely held steady for more than two years. The Present Situation ...
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Stronger than expected eurozone GDP strengthened the sense that a nascent recovery may be taking hold and has given the euro a bid in the European morning. The dollar, though, is ...
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Faced with stubborn inflation that has raised concerns about where policy is headed, the Federal Reserve has been ensnared in a holding pattern that likely will be reflected when ...
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We have seen a big jump in the US 1Q employment cost index of 1.2% quarter-on-quarter versus 0.9% in 4Q23, well above the 1% expected and above every single individual forecast in ...
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The latest Chicago Purchasing Manager's Index (Chicago Business Barometer) fell to 37.9 in April from 41.4 in March. This is the fifth straight monthly decline and the lowest ...
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Compensation costs for civilian workers increased 1.2 percent, seasonally adjusted, for the 3-month period ending in March 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported ...
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Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased 0.2% in February, following a 0.5% gain in January. Services-producing industries (+0.2%) led the growth for a second month in a row, ...
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The two-day FOMC monetary policy meeting concludes on Wednesday, May 1 at 2:00 ET. FOMC Chairman Powell’s press conference starts at 2:30 ET. FOMC Meeting Expectations Economists overwhelmingly expect the Federal Reserve to leave interest rates unchanged in the 5.25-5.50% range, with every single one of the 100 economists surveyed by Reuters expecting the ...
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GBP/JPY is grinding its way back up the charts on Tuesday, testing chart territory north of 197.00 after the pair got knocked down from 34-year highs at 200.60 earlier this week. The pair settled near 193.75 and now bidders are returning to the fold, propping up the Guppy despite ongoing rumors that the Bank of Japan (BoJ) directly intervened in FX markets ...
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Offshore CFDs broker Markets4you has announced that it is partnering with South African cricket icon AB de Villiers as its new Brand Ambassador. The parties said that this partnership unites two champions in their respective fields, showcasing a mutual commitment to excellence, passion, and dedication. Markets4you, which recently rebranded from Forex4you, ...