Market Overview

Inflationary pressures are easing in Japan. Natural gas producers want to stop prices from falling

2024.02.27
In extended trading, Zoom Video (ZM) shares jumped by 10% after beating revenue and earnings expectations, while Unity Software fell by 18% after reporting weak financial guidance.
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Israel and Hamas are close to negotiations. Bank of America believes that it is not yet time to sell the dollar

2024.02.26
On Friday, the US dollar index posted its first weekly decline in 2024 as investors took a break from buying the currency after a nearly two-month rally built on expectations that the Federal Reserve...
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Week's main events Week's main events (February 26 – March 01)

2024.02.26
The focus this week is on the RBNZ meeting, inflation data, and PMI statistics
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Rising stock indices overshadowed hawkish speeches by US Fed policymakers. Canada is seeing a drop in retail sales

2024.02.23
Hawkish comments from policymakers failed to stop the indices from rising yesterday.
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NVIDIA reported record earnings and issued an encouraging outlook. Traders are no longer reacting to the Fed's hawkish bias

2024.02.22
Minutes from the January 30-31 FOMC meeting proved hawkish, as it said most participants noted the risks of easing policy too quickly and stressed the importance of carefully evaluating incoming data...
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Canada is seeing a sharp decline in inflation. SNB continues to increase foreign exchange reserves

2024.02.21
Tesla (TSLA) shares fell more than 3% after Phillip Securities downgraded the stock to "neutral."
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European indices set new price highs. PBoC cut the rate on 5-year loans

2024.02.20
Silver (XAGUSD) prices are trading around $23 an ounce, moving away from the seven-week high of $23.4 an ounce reached on February 16, as traders continue adjusting their bets on a Fed rate cut.
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The Japanese Nikkei 225 Index continues to update multi-year records. Oil prices continue to rise due to the situation in the Middle East

2024.02.19
The Japanese Nikkei 225 Index continues to update multi-year records. Oil prices continue to rise due to the situation in the Middle East
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Week's main events Week's main events (February 19 – February 23)

2024.02.19
This week, investors' attention will be focused on the FOMC meeting minutes
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Natural gas hits a 4-year low. DE40 and JP225 indices break multi-year records

2024.02.16
On the bullish side, weekly initial jobless claims unexpectedly fell by 8,000 to 212,000, indicating a stronger labor market than expectations of a rise to 220,000.
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