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Another odd day of trading: the S&P 500 index was up by 36 bps, while the RSP equal-weight index was down by 3 bps. Unsurprisingly, there were around 200 more stocks down on the day than up on the NYSE.
EUR/USD retreats during the North American session sponsored by political turmoil in France and US Dollar strength, amid the sixth day of government shutdown in the US. The pair trades at 1.1714, down 0.24%.
Markets ended the week on a broadly positive note. Despite geopolitical worries and impending shutdown, markets remained resilient ahead of the start of Q3 earnings season results.
Cisco is emerging as a compelling bullish trade in the AI space as Wall Street sharpens its focus on the compute infrastructure powering artificial intelligence.
Canada has embarked on a major undertaking to develop new energy pipelines as part of an overall strategy to diversify away the over dependence on the U.S. market.
Lockheed’s defense backlog, Pfizer’s biotech expansion, and Schlumberger’s energy contracts make for safe and potentially lucrative dividend plays heading into year-end.
The S&P/ASX 200 High Dividend Index measures a selection of high-dividend-yielding stocks, while the S&P/ASX 200 GARP Index measures the performance of the top growth stocks.
Since January 2025, CPI-adjusted pay is down 1.7 percent for men and is unchanged for women. Since January 2025, PCE-adjusted pay is down 1.9 percent for men and is down 1.1 percent for women.
The U.S. Dollar Index (DXY) regained upside impulse, rising to fresh multi-day peaks near 98.50 accompanied by rising U.S. yields and an absence of news around the shutdown.
Wednesday’s National Bank of Poland rate decision will be a close-run thing. We suspect the NBP will remain cautious and wait for new forecasts next month before making any cuts, so it has a clearer picture of the macro outlook
Stocks hit a new all-time high last week. The big picture hasn't changed. Bulls are still running the tape. The question remains whether enough new all-time highs have accumulated to finally convince the skeptics.
The Euro (EUR) recovers modestly against the US Dollar (USD) on Monday, paring earlier losses after briefly hitting its lowest level in nearly two weeks.
The Pound Sterling remains flat during the North American session as the government shutdown in the US reached its sixth day, which has kept financial markets trading blind without economic data.
The US government shut down last week, and markets barely noticed. If the closing of federal agencies, which is delaying key economic reports, is a risk factor, it’s not obvious on Wall Street.
The new announcement expands the executed renewable energy purchase deals between the companies to 100 MW across four solar projects, following an initial 25 MW agreement in 2023 for a project in Inuyama City, Microsoft’s first PPA in Japan.
Despite inflation nearing double digits and real rates staying negative, the NBR is expected to maintain its cautious stance at its 8 October meeting, prioritising stability amid weakening consumption and uncertain growth prospects.
Many market participants have built long positions on euro-denominated assets, expecting a positive outcome from the German stimulus plan and Rearm Europe projects.
Global has paid quarterly dividends since August 24, 2015. The current forward looking annual $2.10 dividend yields 6.88% per Friday’s $30.53 share price.
Solana traded to highs of $236 on Monday as the crypto market rally continued amid a significant $705 million in inflows into SOL digital asset investment products.
Shopify Inc. has demonstrated strong technical momentum and positive analyst sentiment, despite a mixed fundamental outlook and the need for caution regarding upcoming earnings.
At one minute past midnight on 1 October 2025, much of the U.S. government shut down because of a political impasse and it stayed shut down through the rest of the trading week.
Bitcoin surged to nearly $126,000, setting a new all-time high, as global economic uncertainty and the ongoing US government shutdown spurred demand for leading digital assets as safe-haven assets.
The recent bankruptcies have garnered close attention from the marketplace because they represent the very real possibility that serious cracks have already weakened credit markets.
