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U.S. stock-market futures were little changed Sunday, as investors await the next tariff developments and a big week of quarterly earnings.
The latest Live from the Vault episode delves into the tightening gold and silver markets, highlighting the growing physical shortages and structural imbalances driving price movements. See more episodes of Live from the Vault The gold market is under intense pressure, with soaring demand from the East and rapidly depleting Western reserves. Throughout 2024, significant amounts of gold have left Western vaults, triggering liquidity shortages and refinery delays of up to 12 weeks. Despite official reports, much of the gold held in London is already allocated, leaving the US scrambling to secure bullion for fractionally backed reserves. Physical supply tightness has…
QuantumScape (QS), the leading commercial developer of solid-state batteries, has now rallied for nine consecutive sessions. This has led the battery maker to a new three-year high with shares reaching $15.03 in Friday’s afternoon session.QuantumScape continues to benefit from news of its state-of-the-art Cobra separator process reaching production goals, which will allow the company to begin commercializing its battery technology over the next two years.The broader market has seen investors head for the exit after a positive week that saw many new index highs. The S&P 500 has gained above half a percentage point this week, while the NASDAQ Composite…
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Highlights include ECB, PBoC LPR, Global PMIs and the Japanese Upper House Election SUN: Japanese Upper House Election Newsquawk Week Ahead: Highlights 21-25th July 2025 MON: PBoC LPR; Canadian PPI (Jun), US Leading Index (Jun), New Zealand Trade (Jun), UK CBI (Jul) TUE: UK PSNB (Jun), US Richmond Fed (Jul) WED: EZ Consumer Confidence Flash (Jul) THU: ECB & CBRT Policy Announcements; EZ, UK & US Flash PMIs (Jul), US Weekly Claims, National Activity Index (Jun), Canadian Retail Sales (May) FRI: UK Retail Sales (Jun), GfK (Jul), Japanese CPI (Jul), EZ M3 (Jun), German Ifo (Jul), US Durable Goods (Jun)…
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Fed’s Waller supports July rate cut, pulling Treasury yields and Dollar lower.UoM survey shows improved sentiment and easing inflation expectations in the US.ECB decision, EU PMIs, and US macro data in focus for the week ahead.The EUYR/USD finished Friday’s session with gains of over 0.26% amid a weaker US Dollar, following dovish comments by Fed Governor Christopher Waller, which weighed on US Treasury yields. Still, an improvement in Consumer Sentiment capped the Euro’s gains, with the pair trading at 1.1626 at the time of writing.Wall Street ended the session on a higher note, as investors cheered comments by Waller, who…
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WTI price rises to $66.15 in Friday’s early Asian session. Simmering tensions in the Middle East and strong summer demand boost the WTI price. Tariff uncertainty might cap the WTI’s upside. West Texas Intermediate (WTI), the US crude oil benchmark, is trading around $66.15 during the early Asian trading hours on Friday. The WTI edges higher amid renewed geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, raising concerns about tighter global oil supplies. Reuters reported late Thursday that a drone attack on Kurdistan targeted a Norwegian-operated oil and gas firm in the Tawke, Zakho administration area of northern Iraq, leading to a suspension of production. At this time,…
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller on Thursday laid out the argument he is going to make in two weeks to his central bank colleagues — cut interest rates now because the labor market is weaker than you think, and inflation from higher tariffs isn’t a worry.