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Economic Updates
Preview: Non-Farm Payroll announcement
By Klavs Valters @klavsvalters It’s the beginning of a new month which means that the Non-Farm Payroll figures will be released this week by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. The latest US jobs data will be released at 1:30 PM London time on Friday. Why is the announcement important? Non-Farm Payroll is one of the most closely watche...
Read MoreNIO August delivery numbers are in
By Klavs Valters @klavsvalters NIO reported its latest delivery numbers for last month before the opening bell on Wednesday. The ''Chinese Tesla'' delivered a total of 5,880 vehicles in August – a 48.3% year-on-year increase. About NIO NIO is a Chinese car manufacturer founded in 2014 by William Li, a Chinese business executive, and e...
Read MoreZoom beats Q2 expectations
By Klavs Valters @klavsvalters Zoom reported its second quarter financial numbers after the market close on Monday. The video-calling software company reported total revenue of $1.02 billion in Q2 (up by 54% year-over-year) vs $991 million expected. It was the first time the total revenue exceeded $1 billion in a single quarter. Earning...
Read MoreXPeng tops earnings expectations for Q2
By Klavs Valters @klavsvalters XPeng reported its Q2 financial results before the opening bell on Thursday, beating analyst expectations. Let’s take a closer look at the numbers. The company reported total revenue of $582.50 million in the second quarter, above analyst forecasts of $515.55 million. The total revenue was up by 536.7% from...
Read MoreSalesforce Q2 numbers are in
By Klavs Valters @klavsvalters Salesforce released its latest earnings numbers for Q2 after the closing bell on Wednesday. The cloud-based software company reported total revenue of $6.34 billion in the second quarter of the year, beating analyst forecast of $6.24 billion. The total revenue grew by 23% year-over-year. Earnings per share we...
Read MorePreview: Non-Farm Payroll announcement
By Klavs Valters @klavsvalters The Non-Farm Payroll figures will be released this week by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. The latest US jobs data will be released at 1:30 PM London time on Friday. It will be the first jobs report since Joe Biden was inaugurated as the 46th President of the United States last month. Why is the announcement im...
Read MoreThe kiwi shooting star
By Luis Sebastian The Kiwi unemployment rate dropped to 4.9% from 5.3% in the quarter ending December 2020, Statistics New Zealand announced yesterday; it is worth noting some Economists had projected a rise to 5.6%. The Kiwi dollar (NZD) soared after the rate fell unexpectedly in the fourth quarter as the country boomed after a lengthy recession....
Read MoreSee-sawing equity markets, US Dollar strength and stimulus hopes
By Lachlan Meakin Equity markets Global markets see-sawed from record highs to steep declines in an eventful month that saw a new US administration sworn in, promises of record US stimulus and the FOMC spoiling the party somewhat. Global equities Major Indices in the US and Europe saw record highs this month on hopes of fresh stimulus from the US a...
Read MorePreview: Non-Farm Payroll Announcement
By Klavs Valters @klavsvalters It’s a new month and a new year – which means the latest Non-Farm Payroll figures will be released this week by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. The latest US jobs data will be released at 1:30 PM London time on Friday. It has been a turbulent week in the United States with a riot causing havoc in Washington ...
Read MoreThe pandemic year: investors navigating the new normal
By Deepta Bolaky @DeeptaGOMarkets 2020 has brought a rapid and unpredicted change. The new decade started with talks about climate change, the shifting trading landscape and trade frictions, Brexit, and the rise of political populism but the dynamics quickly changed to an unparalleled and unprecedented health crisis that rattled the markets thro...
Read MoreCSL stops phase 2/3 COVID-19 vaccine trials: Australian Govt cancels order
By Deepta Bolaky @DeeptaGOMarkets CSL, a leading global biotech company headquartered in Melbourne announced its update on its COVID-19 vaccine developed in collaboration with the University of Queensland. The Company revealed while the Phase 1 trial “elicits a robust response” towards the virus and “has a strong safety profile”, the mol...
Read MoreConsumer confidence at 10-year high
By Deepta Bolaky @DeeptaGOMarkets The Westpac-Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment is lifted by 4.1% to 112 in December, reaching the highest level since 2010. The consumer confidence index hits a 10-year high indicating that sentiment has fully improved from the COVID recession. The highlights of the index are mainly centralized ar...
Read MorePreview: Non-Farm Payroll Announcement
By Klavs Valters @klavsvalters It’s a new month - which means the latest Non-Farm Payroll figures will be released this week by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. The latest US jobs data will be released at 1:30 PM London time on Friday. Why is the announcement important? Non-Farm Payroll is one of the most closely watched indicators. It is ...
Read MoreStock in News – Tesla and Amazon
By Deepta Bolaky @DeeptaGOMarkets Tesla Inc Tesla Inc, the electric car maker is set to join the S&P500 on December 21. The Company’s share price rallied following the announcement, highlighting the dominance of mega-cap growth stocks on the S&P500 benchmark. The Company also received a trading upgrade to a buy-equivalent citing “the ...
Read MoreVaccine News Boosts Pharmaceuticals
By Klavs Valters @klavsvalters 2020 will go down in history as the year of the pandemic. With the ''second wave'' of COVID-19 sweeping the planet and more national lockdowns announced around the globe, there is not much to look forward to now. However, there is a glimpse of hope that we may be able to return to some normality soon. That hope? A ...
Read More15 Asia-Pacific Countries Sign World’s Largest Free Trade Agreement at a Crucial Time
By Deepta Bolaky @DeeptaGOMarkets Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (“RCEP”) The RCEP agreement is a modern and comprehensive regional free trade agreement covering trade in goods, trade in services, investment, economic and technical cooperation, and new rules for electronic commerce, intellectual property, government procurement, ...
Read MoreNIO Making Waves
By Klavs Valters @klavsvalters The sales of electric cars exceeded the two million mark for the first time in 2019. By far the biggest electric automaker by market cap is Elon Musk's Tesla. Its current market cap stands at $394.26 billion at the time of writing this, putting the electric automaker at the top of all automakers in the world. Howev...
Read MoreOctober: US Stimulus Noises and National Lockdowns
By Deepta Bolaky @DeeptaGOMarkets Another Volatile Month for Markets The financial markets were rattled by another wild month driven by geopolitics and COVID-19 updates. As the month comes to an end, the rapid resurgence of the coronavirus cases across the US, European countries, India and Russia have forced some leaders to reimpose national lock...
Read MoreUS Election 2020: Eyes on the US Senate
By Deepta Bolaky @DeeptaGOMarkets The Political Event of the Year 2020 The most-awaited political event of the year 2020 is just around the corner: the US Presidential elections will take place next Tuesday on the 3rd of November. The US politics have the potential to affect the global economy, alliances and trade agreements which makes it a Glob...
Read MoreEarnings to Watch This Week: Amazon, Microsoft, Apple, Facebook and Alphabet
By Deepta Bolaky @DeeptaGOMarkets Investors are gearing up for one of the busiest weeks of the third-quarter earnings season. The immediate focus will be on the tech leaders: Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Alphabet as those companies were among the main drivers of the rebound in the US stock market after March lows. The world has gone remote- peop...
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