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America’s Roundup: Dollar rises after consumer sentiment data, Wall Street closes up, Gold advances, Oil falls on prospect of higher-for-longer US rates

May 11, 2024 02:23 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup Feds Logan says policy may not be tight enough Canada Apr Participation Rate 65.4% ,65.3% previous Canada Apr Unemployment Rate 6.1%,6.2% forecast,6.1% previous Canada Apr Part Time Employment...

Europe Roundup: Sterling rises after UK economy beats expectations and exits recession, European shares rise, Gold gains, Oil benchmark Brent above $84 on perky demand signals, MidEast conflict-May 10th,2024

May 10, 2024 12:41 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup UK GDP (QoQ) (Q1) 0.6%, 0.4% forecast, -0.3% previous UK Industrial Production (MoM) 0.2%, -0.5% forecast, 1.1% previous UK GDP (YoY) (Q1) 0.2%, 0.0% forecast,-0.2% previous UK Mar Manufacturing...

America’s Roundup: Dollar weakens after claims data ,Wall Street ends higher, Gold rises, Oil edges up on rising demand expectations following data from China and the United States

May 09, 2024 23:31 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup US Initial Jobless Claims 231K ,212K forecast, 208K previous US Continuing Jobless Claims 1,785K .1,790K forecast, 1,774K previous\ US Jobless Claims 4-Week Avg. 215.00K ,210.00K previous US...

Europe Roundup :Sterling slips as BoE holds rates, European shares gain, Oil recovers on US crude storage draw, rise in China imports-May 9th,2024

May 09, 2024 12:34 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup Germany May Thomson Reuters IPSOS PCSI 48.51, 47.38 previous EU May Thomson Reuters IPSOS PCSI (MoM) 46.60, 46.61 previous UK BoE Apr MPC vote unchanged 7,9 forecast,8 previous UK BoE Apr BoE MPC...

America’s Roundup: Dollar gains on rate outlook, Wall Street mixed, Gold steadies, Oil prices rise after US crude stocks fall more than expected

May 08, 2024 18:58 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup US Mar Wholesale Trade Sales (MoM) -1.3% ,2.3% previous US Mar Wholesale Inventories (MoM) -0.4% , -0.4% forecast,0.5% previous US Crude Oil Inventories -1.362M, -1.430M forecast,7.265M...

Europe Roundup: Sterling eases ahead of Bank of England decision, European stocks rise, Oil slides on rising US stockpiles

May 08, 2024 12:33 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup Finnish Mar Industry Output (YoY) -7.7%,1.3% previous German Mar Industrial Production (YoY) -3.35%,-4.76% previous Finnish Mar Finnish Trade Balance -0.81B,-0.66B previous German Mar German...

America’s Roundup: Dollar gains as investors ponder rate cut timing, Wall Street mixed, Gold slips, Oil settles lower on signs of easing supply tightness

May 07, 2024 20:51 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup US Redbook (YoY) 6.0%,5.5% previous Canada Apr Ivey PMI 63.0, 58.1 forecast,57.5 previous Canada Apr Ivey PMI n.s.a 65.7, 63.0 previous US May IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism 41.8, 44.1 forecast,43.2...

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Economy

What should you do if you can’t pay your rent or mortgage?

The cost of living crisis is making it difficult for many people to pay their bills, including housing costs. Private sector rents have increased by an average 9% over the year to February 2024, and rising interest rates...

Some experts say the US economy is on the up, but here’s why voters don’t think so

Many Americans are gloomy about the economy, despite some data saying it is improving. The Economist even took this discussion to TikTok. When its US editor John Prideaux examined inflation, wage and employment numbers,...

Electric air taxis are on the way – quiet eVTOLs may be flying passengers as early as 2025

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Electricity from farm waste: how biogas could help Malawians with no power

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High interest rates aren’t going away anytime soon – a business economist explains why

The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady at its May 1, 2024, policy meeting, dashing the hopes of potential homebuyers and others who were hoping for a cut. Not only will rates remain at their current level a...

Politics

Taiwan is experiencing millions of cyberattacks every day

Taiwan stands out as a beacon of democracy, innovation and resilience in an increasingly autocratic region. But this is under growing threat. In recent years, China has used a variety of grey zone tactics to pressure...

What the Supreme Court is doing right in considering Trump’s immunity case

Following the nearly three-hour oral argument about presidential immunity in the Supreme Court on April 25, 2024, many commentators were aghast. The general theme, among legal and political experts alike, was a...

US student Gaza protests: five things that have been missed

Coverage of the recent student encampments at more than 50 universities across the United States has focused on confrontations between opposing groups of protesters or between protesters and police. The spectacle of...

Will Solomon Islands’ new leader stay close to China?

Former foreign minister Jeremiah Manele has been elected the next prime minister of Solomon Islands, defeating the opposition leader, Matthew Wale, in a vote in parliament. The result is a mixed bag for former prime...

Science

IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects

About a trillion tiny particles called neutrinos pass through you every second. Created during the Big Bang, these relic neutrinos exist throughout the entire universe, but they cant harm you. In fact, only one of them is...

The Mars Sample Return mission has a shaky future, and NASA is calling on private companies for backup

A critical NASA mission in the search for life beyond Earth, Mars Sample Return, is in trouble. Its budget has ballooned from US$5 billion to over $11 billion, and the sample return date may slip from the end of this...

Dark matter: our new experiment aims to turn the ghostly substance into actual light

A ghost is haunting our universe. This has been known in astronomy and cosmology for decades. Observations suggest that about 85% of all the matter in the universe is mysterious and invisible. These two qualities are...

A Nasa rover has reached a promising place to search for fossilised life on Mars

While we go about our daily lives on Earth, a nuclear-powered robot the size of a small car is trundling around Mars looking for fossils. Unlike its predecessor Curiosity, Nasas Perseverance rover is explicitly intended to...

The rising flood of space junk is a risk to us on Earth – and governments are on the hook

A piece of space junk recently crashed through the roof and floor of a mans home in Florida. Nasa later confirmed that the object had come from unwanted hardware released from the international space station. The 700g,...

Technology

What Silicon Valley's Elite Say About the Future of Crypto

The high-tech industry continues to aggressively advance in the blockchain industry, proposing and developing new solutions that improve and make Web3s goods more usable by both general consumers and sophisticated industry...

Crypto Scam Uses Elon Musk Deepfake as 'Developer' to Lure Investors

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OpenAI To Announce ChatGPT 5 Potential Updates This Week Including Voice Features And Real-Time Interaction

The growing excitement among enthusiasts in the artificial intelligence (AI) area will climax as OpenAI releases its upcoming developments. Users have been speculating and making guesses, hoping to catch a glimpse and...

Tesla's New Battery Chief Aims for Cost Cuts in Cybertruck, Model Y

Tesla recently parted ways with officials from several areas, including public policy, powertrain, and 4680 battery facility production. Bonne Egglestons Strategy for Reducing Battery Costs Elon Musk may have thought...
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