ADVFN US – Market Content Editor
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March’s Top Crypto Market Events; Tesla’s Bitcoin Addresses Exposed, and Latest News
AI tokens gain prominence on Thursday ahead of Nvidia conference Artificial Intelligence tokens, such as Fetch.ai (COIN:FETUSD), SingularityNET (COIN:AGIXUSD), Render (COIN:RNDRUSD), recorded significant increases in the last 24 hours, driven by the proximity of Nvidia’s (NASDAQ:NVDA) AI conference on March 18. Despite Nvidia’s financial success, there are debates about the real connection of these tokens…
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Nasdaq, S&P 500 Hit New Record Highs Amid Extended Rebound
Extending the rebound seen during Wednesday’s session, stocks moved sharply higher during trading on Thursday. The major averages further offset the notable pullback seen to start the week, with the Nasdaq and the S&P 500 bouncing back to record intraday highs. The tech-heavy Nasdaq (NASDAQI:COMP) surged 241.83 points or 1.5 percent to 16,273.38, ending the…
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Powell: We are well aware of the risk of cutting rates too late
United States Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell emphasized on Thursday, during his speech before the House Financial Services Committee, that the central bank acknowledges the potential consequences of delaying interest rate cuts. “Reducing policy restraint too soon or too much could result in a reversal of progress we have seen in inflation and ultimately…
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Interest Rate Optimism May Lead To Extended Rebound On Wall Street
The major U.S. index futures are currently pointing to a higher open on Thursday, with stocks likely to extend the rebound seen in the previous session. Optimism about the outlook for interest rates may continue to inspire traders to get back into the markets following the notable pullback seen to start the week. Federal Reserve…
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Wall Street in Anticipation: Powell’s Testimony and Upcoming Jobs Data Take Center Stage
Wall Street traders are treading cautiously as they await Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s upcoming testimony and the critical jobs data due later this week. Amidst this anticipation, the euro experienced a dip following the European Central Bank’s (ECB) decision to maintain interest rates and lower its inflation outlook. This move has heightened expectations for…
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US trade deficit up 5.1% to $67.4B in January
The goods and services trade deficit in the United States reached $67.4 billion in January, rising 5.1% from December, according to the latest report by the Census Bureau on Thursday. Exports grew 0.1% on a monthly basis in January, standing at $257.2 billion. Meanwhile, imports were up 1.1% month-on-month, amounting to $324.6 billion. Compared to…
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European Central Bank holds interest rates steady
The European Central Bank (ECB) shared on Thursday that it will keep its interest rates unchanged for the fourth consecutive time in a row since last year. The interest rate on the main refinancing operations will remain at 4.50%, on the marginal lending facility and the rate on the deposit facility being kept at 4.75%…
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US initial jobless claims unchanged at 217,000
Initial jobless claims in the United States for the week ending March 2 came in at 217,000, unchanged from the previous week’s revised level, the Department of Labor said in its report published on Thursday. The 4-week moving average was 212,250, decreasing by 750 week-on-week. The insured unemployment rate came in at 1.3% for the…
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EU regulators seek details of escalating Apple, Epic Games spat
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has been asked to explain why it prevented Fortnite video-game maker Epic Games from launching its own online marketplace on iPhones and iPads in Europe and whether this breaches EU technology rules, EU antitrust regulators said on Thursday. “We have requested further explanations on this from Apple under the DMA (Digital Markets Act),”…
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U.S. Index Futures See Modest Gains, Oil Prices Slip
U.S. index futures rose modestly in pre-market trading on Thursday, with investors’ attention focused on Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s second day of testimony before the U.S. Congress. Meanwhile, the market is in anticipation of the important employment and payroll report, scheduled to be released on Friday, waiting for signs that could influence future monetary…