Breaking News
Nov 5, 2022
  • Gold, silver and platinum jumped between 3% and 7% in Friday's trading. For the year so far, gold and platinum are down 7% and silver 14%.
    • Crude oil jumped 5% on the expectations that China may relax coronavirus restrictions in the weeks ahead.
      • The U.S. benchmark indexes trimmed weekly losses to between 2% and 6% but rate path and slowdown worries dominated market sentiment.
        • European markets extended weekly gains on the back of earnings optimism despite the deepening energy crisis and rising rates.
        • Nov 4, 2022
          • Non-farm payrolls increased 261,000 in October from the revised 315,000 in September, the Department of Labor reported.
          • Nov 3, 2022
            • The Bank of England lifted its key lending rate by 75 basis points to 3.0%, the largest rate increase in 33 years.
              • Norges Bank lifted its key rate by 25 basis points to 2.5% and said rates will keep rising citing inflation above its target range.
                • Starbucks said fiscal fourth quarter results were negatively impacted by travel restrictions in China but North America comparable sales jumped 11%.
                  • Coinbase swung to a quarterly loss of $545 million after revenue plunged more than 50% to $590 million as cryptocurrencies transactions fall.
                    • Twilio plunged 11% after third quarter revenue growth slowed to 33% and the company guided fourth quarter revenue growth between 18% and 19%.