Silver tumbles to $28.70 as Dollar recovers

Silver tumbles to $28.70 as Dollar recovers

Silver (XAGUSD) fell sharply to near $28.70 in Thursday’s European trading after posting a fresh weekly high at $29.16. The white metal dropped as the US Dollar rebounds strongly, and the Caixin Manufacturing PMI surprisingly contracted in July. The DXY Dollar Index, which tracks the greenback’s value against six major currencies, jumped higher to near … Read more

Traders await Eurozone consumer confidence

Traders await Eurozone consumer confidence

The Euro-dollar EURUSD currency pair is retracing recent gains, trading around 1.0870 on Tuesday, with markets awaiting the release of the leading consumer confidence data by the European Commission later in the day. Traders expect the data to indicate an economic downturn with an expected reading of -13.2 for July, in comparison with the previous … Read more

Budget 2024-25: Income Tax Contributes More to Govt Revenue Than Corporations

Budget 2024-25: Income Tax Contributes More to Govt Revenue Than Corporations

New Delhi: The Budget at a glance establishes that the share of government revenue from income tax (tax on individuals) at 19% is more than what corporates have contributed (17%). Advertisement <!– This follows from taxes foregone five years ago, when corporates were given a tax break. <!– The corporate tax-rate cut was meant to be … Read more

Five Tax Takeaways from 2024 State Legislative Sessions 

Five Tax Takeaways from 2024 State Legislative Sessions 

July 18, 2024 July 18, 2024 State lawmakers across the country navigated budget challenges and slowing revenue growth in 2024. This challenge was made worse by the winding down of temporary federal pandemic aid, coinciding with deep, permanent tax cuts. The impact of those tax cuts becomes clearer as they weigh on the ability of … Read more

Euro stays strong as ECB leaves rates unchanged

Euro stays strong as ECB leaves rates unchanged

EURGBP extended gains for the second successive session, trading around 0.8420 on Thursday. The Euro remains strong as the European Central Bank decided at its July Monetary Policy Meeting to maintain its main refinancing rate at 4.25%, as expected. The ECB’s deposit facility rate also remains unchanged at 3.75%. Traders are now looking to further … Read more

Euro bulls gear up for ECB rate call

Euro bulls gear up for ECB rate call

EURUSD rallied into fresh 18-week highs on Wednesday as market sentiment tilts firmly into the risk-on side ahead of the European Central Bank’s latest rate call later on Thursday. Broad market risk appetite remains pinned into the ceiling as markets fully price in a rate cut from the Federal Reserve on September 18. ECB and … Read more

Markets today: U.S. curve steepens as traders bet on Trump return

Markets today: U.S. curve steepens as traders bet on Trump return

BNN Bloomberg’s Paul Bagnell looks at how North American markets are shaping up for the trading day. (Bloomberg) — U.S. stock futures rose and longer-maturity bonds retreated as investors ratcheted up wagers that Donald Trump would win the presidential election after an assassination attempt.The U.S. 30-year yield rose above the two-year for the first time … Read more

Income tax-biggest revenue category; corporate tax now behind even GST: Anand Rathi report

Income tax-biggest revenue category; corporate tax now behind even GST: Anand Rathi report

New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): Personal income tax has become the largest revenue category for the Indian government, surpassing both corporate tax and GST, according to the Anand Rathi report. While GST, corporate tax, and personal income tax each now account for nearly 30 per cent of gross tax collection, their trajectories have varied … Read more

Trump, ’s ear stirs more uncertainty

Trump, ’s ear stirs more uncertainty

There is a lot to digest from the shocking assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump over the weekend, with US politics, which was already very divided, now marred with violence, said Rabobank’s senior FX strategist Jane Foley. “Market pricing can only respond in a binary manner and, for the markets, the complexities of the … Read more

UK economy rebounds faster than expected

UK economy rebounds faster than expected

The EURGBP cross remains on the defensive around 0.8425 during the early European session on Thursday, trading with mild losses after the monthly UK Gross Domestic Product data. The UK economy grew more than expected in May after stagnating in April, with the GDP expanding at 0.4% MoM. This figure beat market expectations of 0.2% … Read more