US Commerce Sec. Lutnick: EU really wants to make a deal

EU really wants to make a deal South Koreans very much want to make a deal. EU attacks our great American tech companies every day America must take control of tick-tock algorithm to address national concerns TikTOk as to come out of Chinese control This article was written by Greg Michalowski at investinglive.com. fbs.mobi

US initial jobless claims 217K vs 226K estimate

Prior week 221K Initial jobs claims 217K versus 226K estimate 4-week moving average of initial claims 224.5K versus 229.50k Continuing claims 1.955m versus 1.960m estimate. Prior week 1.951m revised from 1.956m previously reported This article was written by Greg Michalowski at investinglive.com. fbs.mobi

EU says continues to engage intensively with US on tariffs

Our focus is on finding a negotiated outcome with the US We believe such an outcome is within reach No intention to bring additional countermeasures between now and 1 August But we remain prepared for all scenarios All this talk is keeping markets optimistic but if it does persist for too long, it might start … Read more

Major currencies little changed for the most part today

The dollar is trading more mixed as it holds marginal gains against some major currencies but keeping lower against the antipodes in trading today. EUR/USD is down just 0.1% to 1.1753 while GBP/USD is down 0.3% to 1.3540 currently. The latter owes to some softness after a weaker UK PMI data earlier here. However, the … Read more

Eurostoxx futures +1.3% in early European trading

German DAX futures +1.2% UK FTSE futures +0.5% European stocks look set for a strong open as optimism for a US-EU trade deal is helping to underpin sentiment. Trump tried to play up some hopes on that overnight and that’s permeating across markets right now. As for broader risk sentiment, tech shares are looking buoyed … Read more

US futures keep the calm after Tesla, Alphabet earnings

Tesla’s pension for underdelivering and underperforming continues as the company reported its biggest quarterly revenue decline in more than a decade. The fallout from Elon Musk’s strife with US president Trump continues to bite at the company and not even its newly released Model Y SUV was enough to help revive demand conditions. This marks … Read more