Industrial production prior month -0.5% revised to -0.3% Capacity utilization prior month 75.7 Manufacturing production last month -0.1% revised to +0.1% For April: Industrial production 0.7% versus 0.3% expected. Year on Year industrial production is up 1.4% Capacity utilization 76.1% versus 75.8% estimate. The index a year ago was at 76.1% as well. Manufacturing output 0.6% versus 0.2% estimate….
Australia CFTC AUD NC Net Positions rose from previous $78.7K to $85K
The major US stock indices are opening lower: Dow industrial average after closing above 50,000 for the first time since February 11th is back below the level at 49,650. The index is down -415 or -0.83%. S&P index is down 89 points or -1.20% at 7411. NASDAQ index is down -451 points or -1.69% at 26186. Russell 2000 is…
Eurozone CFTC EUR NC Net Positions climbed from previous €32.2K to €40.2K
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United Kingdom CFTC GBP NC Net Positions up to £-43.1K from previous £-63.9K
A look at the forces pressuring gold, from hotter inflation to higher yields, and the levels that could decide the next move.
Shares of Microsoft are trading up nearly $10 or 2.43% at $419.37, bucking the bias in the market which has a second exit down -1.26% in the S&P index down -0.8%. Although higher on the day, the price of Microsoft has been a big underperformer for the year. The stock is still down -13.21% after closing the year at…
United States CFTC Oil NC Net Positions fell from previous 178.8K to 169.9K
The hottest PPI since 2022, a Beijing summit, and WTI crossing $100 — all in one week. Here’s how the framework held up, asset by asset.
