Stock markets around the world suffer losses
Trump’s new tariffs on Chinese imports blamed
Possible US withdrawal from NATO also contributed
International stock markets suffered yesterday as the trade war between the United States and China became worse and reports surfaced that the US might withdraw from NATO.
On Tuesday,...
Currently trading at around $350
Tesla remains the most shorted stock in US
Some analysts believe it could reach $500
When Tesla stocks kicked off last week at well below $300, few traders or investors would have believed that it would now be approaching $350. Since then, the company...
3M Co ends lower for third day in a row
Trump involved in new spat with Iranian President
Tesla shares fall 3.3% after claims that it asked suppliers for refunds
On the stock market front, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped by 13.83 points yesterday to end at 25,044.29.
One...
USD weakens widely on Monday but strengthens against the JPY
BOE could increase interest rates this week
Fed not expected to announce rate increase
A brief look at the major currency pairs in the forex market shows that the best performer was the CHF, while the JPY ended at...
Turkey announces punitive tariffs against many American products
Lira recovers to 5.85 against USD
US alcohol, automobiles and tobacco hit particularly hard
Turkey’s heavily punished currency, the lira, strengthened sharply yesterday morning after the Turkish government announced that it would impose significant tariffs against American products in retaliation for...
Buckingham Research Group believes that there’s more room for growth
Currently trading at 57 times expected earnings for 2020
CFRA disagrees with buy rating
Square Inc’s stock price has increased by another 5.5% since it issued its earnings report for Q2 2018 last week. The year-to-date increase now stands...
USD/TRY reaches new highs
Best performer was CHF
USD also strengthens against EUR, NZD and AUD
The focus in forex markets on 14 August was mainly currency pairs such as USD/TRY, where the lira continued to be punished. In fact, the USD/TRY rate has broken above 7,000 for the...
US Fed announcement largely ignored
US drastically increases tariffs on Chinese imports
Asian markets subsequently report sharp losses
The decision by the US Federal Reserve to keep rates unchanged has been ignored by forex markets to a large extent so far.
What caused Asian markets to plunge sharply on Thursday...
Options traders betting on another 9% drop in share price
Total revenue could drop to $5.32bn
Technical indicators pointing to more bad times ahead
Since reaching a high in January, McDonald’s Corp.’s stock price has dropped by well over 10%. Options traders are putting their money on the share...
Investigation has been going on for five years
Maximum fine could be 10% of international turnover
Various other banks also being investigated on similar charges
The latest news from the Eurozone forex front is that European Union antitrust regulators have charged Credit Suisse with rigging foreign exchange rates, according...
