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US Employment data indicate that employment rose in December
U.S. equities scored their best trading day of the year throughout last Friday’s trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 2.13% to close at 33630.61. The S&P 500 gained 2.28% to close at 3895.08. The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite jumped 2.56% to close at 10569.29. U.S. equities rose after the U.S. nonfarm payrolls and unemployment changeContinue Reading
ADP result surprised the market, all eyes switched to NFP
U.S. equities continued to fall throughout Thursday’s trading. Equities retreated due to the upside surprise from the ADP nonfarm employment change, which showed that employers added 235,000 jobs in December, and initial jobless claims, indicating 204,000 claims in December. The two red-hot job reports affirmed the Fed’s reservations on the contractual effectiveness of its interestContinue Reading
Changes in trading hours for upcoming holidays – January 06, 2023
Dear Client, Please note that the following instruments’ trading hours will be affected by the upcoming holidays. Note: The dash sign (-) indicates normal trading hours. The above data is for reference only, please refer to the MT4/MT5 software for specific data. If you’d like more information, please don’t hesitate to contact [email protected].
Weekly Dividend Adjustment Notice – January 05, 2023
Dear Client, Please note that when constituent stocks of a market index generate dividends, VT Markets will make dividends and deductions for clients who hold the products after the close of the day before the ex-dividend date. The dividends will not be paid/charged as an inclusion along with Swap. It will be executed separately inContinue Reading
FOMC minutes showed Fed would keep raising rates
The FOMC minutes reaffirmed multiple things that Chairman Jerome Powell attempted to communicate to market participants during his previous speech in December of 2022. The minutes reiterated the central bank’s determination to bring the inflation level down to the targeted 2%; furthermore, citing previous experiences with pre-mature rate cuts, the minutes dismissed any notions ofContinue Reading
