US Dollar recovers after soft jobless claims

US Dollar recovers after soft jobless claims

EURUSD slumped below 1.0900 in Thursday’s American trading. The major currency pair weakened as the Dollar recovers strongly on soft US Initial Jobless Claims data for the week ending August 2. Individuals claiming jobless benefits for the first time came in lower at 233,000 than estimates of 240,000, and the prior release of 249K. The DXY Dollar Index, which tracks the greenback’s value … Read more

Silver under pressure on fears of global slowdown

Silver under pressure on fears of global slowdown

Silver is down by more than 5%, skidding below $28.00 in Monday trading. XAGUSD took a nosedive to an almost three-month low as fears of a global economic slowdown has intensified following a string of US economic data that indicated the nation is moving towards a recession. Recent US data showed signs of slower labour … Read more

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

Sluggish Eurozone PMI weighs on Euro

Sluggish Eurozone PMI weighs on Euro

The EURUSD currency pair weakened to near 1.0830 Wednesday, as the preliminary Eurozone Hamburg Commercial Bank (HCOB) Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) report for July showed that composite numbers unexpectedly eased due to a slowdown in activities in the manufacturing and services sectors. The HCOB Composite PMI decreased to 50.1, just above the 50 threshold that separates … Read more

Budget 2024: Modi 3.0’s first Budget slashes corporate tax rates for foreign firms to deal another blow to China

Budget 2024: Modi 3.0's first Budget slashes corporate tax rates for foreign firms to deal another blow to China

Modi 3.0’s first Budget proposed to slash tax rates for foreign companies investing in India, a move seen as providing more fillip to inviting more overseas players as the Narendra Modi government seeks to grab the supply chain shift from China.The Budget was expected to be a transformative step towards achieving the government’s goal of … Read more

Sectors to gain as Trump victory odds rise

Sectors to gain as Trump victory odds rise

With market analysts increasingly pricing in the likelihood of a Donald Trump victory in the US presidential election in November, investors are eyeing three specific sectors expected to benefit from his administration’s policies. “A potential return to the White House brings with it expectations of a hawkish trade policy, less regulation, looser climate change regulations, … Read more

Tax Policy Questions 2024 Presidential Candidates Should Address

Tax Policy Questions 2024 Presidential Candidates Should Address

2024 Presidential Debate Tax Policy Issues | Tax Foundation Skip to content Home • Blog • Tax Policy Questions 2024 Presidential Candidates Should Address election. The future of the US tax code is one topic that should take center stage, as the next occupant of the White House will have to address the expiring individual … Read more

Five Things to Know about Trump’s Tariff and Income Tax Proposals

Five Things to Know about Trump’s Tariff and Income Tax Proposals

Trump Income Tax and Tariff Proposals: Details & Analysis Skip to content Home • Blog • Five Things to Know about Trump’s Tariff and Income Tax Proposals Trump took his affinity for tariffs much further, floating the possibility of entirely replacing the federal income tax with new tariffs. He also raised other ideas like eliminating … Read more

MADSEN: Cut corporate income taxes massively to increase growth, prosperity

MADSEN: Cut corporate income taxes massively to increase growth, prosperity

Breadcrumb Trail Links Opinion Columnists Published Jun 07, 2024  •  Last updated 8 hours ago  •  2 minute read Photo by file /Getty Images Article content The federal Liberal government’s current budget proposal budget proposal to increase the inclusion rate for capital gains tax was met with justifiable criticism and opposition — primarily from business groups. … Read more

Eurozone manufacturing sees potential signs of recovery in May

Eurozone manufacturing sees potential signs of recovery in May

The eurozone manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose to 47.3 in May from April’s 45.7, showing new orders declined at their slowest pace in two years.