Economic Updates

Economic Updates

Earning season continues – US banking giants report Q3 results

The third quarter earnings season is heating up nicely over in the US, with some of the world’s largest banks reporting their latest financial results. Morgan Stanley, Bank of America Corp, Citigroup, and Wells Fargo & Co reported their numbers before the opening bell on Thursday. Morgan Stanley The company reported total revenue of $14...

October 15, 2021
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Q3 earning season is here – JPMorgan reports

JPMorgan reported their Q3 financial results before the opening bell on Wednesday. Let’s take a closer look at the numbers. The company reported total revenue of $30.44 billion in the third quarter of the year, beating analyst expectation of $29.80 billion. Earnings per share at $3.74 per share – also above analyst forecasts of $3 per share....

October 14, 2021
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Global equities and risk currencies slide in September

September saw a major shift to risk off, with global equity markets having their worst month of 2021. Risk sentiment linked currencies and cryptos also performed poorly as the traditional seasonal weakness of September, increasingly hawkish central banks and other macro issues weighed on investor sentiment. Global Equities September lived up to...

October 6, 2021
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NIO August delivery numbers are in

NIO reported its latest delivery numbers for last month before the opening bell on Wednesday. The ''Chinese Tesla'' delivered a total of 5,880 vehicles in August – a 48.3% year-on-year increase. About NIO NIO is a Chinese car manufacturer founded in 2014 by William Li, a Chinese business executive, and entrepreneur. Its headquarters are bas...

September 2, 2021
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Zoom beats Q2 expectations

Zoom reported its second quarter financial numbers after the market close on Monday. The video-calling software company reported total revenue of $1.02 billion in Q2 (up by 54% year-over-year) vs $991 million expected. It was the first time the total revenue exceeded $1 billion in a single quarter. Earnings per share also came in above estima...

August 31, 2021
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Equity and FX markets whipsaw between risk on and risk off

In August equities and risk currencies dipped as fears of slowing global growth, rising Delta strain cases and tapering of loose monetary policy from central banks saw the markets switch to risk off mode. With some milder inflation figures from the US and central banks seemingly backing off imminent taper talk for now, we did see risk on return in ...

August 30, 2021
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XPeng tops earnings expectations for Q2

XPeng reported its Q2 financial results before the opening bell on Thursday, beating analyst expectations. Let’s take a closer look at the numbers. The company reported total revenue of $582.50 million in the second quarter, above analyst forecasts of $515.55 million. The total revenue was up by 536.7% from the same period last year and 27.5% ...

August 27, 2021
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Salesforce Q2 numbers are in

Salesforce released its latest earnings numbers for Q2 after the closing bell on Wednesday. The cloud-based software company reported total revenue of $6.34 billion in the second quarter of the year, beating analyst forecast of $6.24 billion. The total revenue grew by 23% year-over-year. Earnings per share were reported at $1.48 per share, also ...

August 26, 2021
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General Motors Q2 results announced

General Motors Q2 results announced General Motors released their second quarter earnings report before Wednesday’s opening bell. The company reported total revenue of $34.17 billion in the second quarter vs. $30.9 billion expected. Earnings per share are reported at $1.97 per share, below analyst forecasts of $2.23. In a letter to share...

August 6, 2021
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NIO truly delivers in July

NIO reported its latest delivery numbers for last month on Monday. The ‘Chinese Tesla’ delivered a total of 7,931 vehicles last month – a 124.5% year-on-year increase. About NIO NIO is a Chinese electric car manufacturer founded in 2014 by William Li, a Chinese business executive and entrepreneur. Its headquarters are based in Shanghai,...

August 4, 2021
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US, AUS equities hit all-time highs as central banks remain dovish on back of Delta strain worries.

July was the month we saw the inflation narrative take a back seat to concerns global growth could take a hit from the resurgent COVID Delta strain. Last month’s fears of central banks tapering asset purchases have been put to one side, as investors see dovish signals and comments from central bank heads, driving equity prices up and bond yields ...

August 2, 2021
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Facebook Q2 numbers top expectations

The world's sixth-largest company, Facebook, reported its latest financial results for the second quarter after the closing bell on Wednesday – beating Wall Street expectations. The company reported total revenue of $29.08 billion (56% increase year-on-year) in the previous quarter, beating analyst forecasts of $27.89 billion. Earnings per sha...

July 29, 2021
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Tesla reports positively charged Q2 results

This week is set to be another busy one in the United States with some of the world’s largest companies including Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet and Facebook set to release Q2 financial results. First up, it’s Tesla: the world’s largest electric vehicle maker reported their Q2 numbers after Monday’s closing bell. Tesla posted solid numbers i...

July 27, 2021
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Coca-Cola, Johnson & Johnson and Verizon Q2 results are in

The earnings season in the US is heating up. On Wednesday – Coca-Cola, Johnson & Johnson and Verizon reported their Q2 earnings before the market open. Let’s take a closer look at the numbers. Coca-Cola The Coca-Cola company posted solid numbers in the second quarter of the year, beating analyst forecasts. The total revenue came in at...

July 22, 2021
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Netflix & earnings – Q2 numbers released

Netflix reported their Q2 earnings after the closing bell on Tuesday. The online streaming service reported total revenue of $7.34 billion in the previous quarter, narrowly beating analyst forecast of $7.32 billion. Earnings per share were reported below analyst forecast at $2.97 per share vs. $3.16 expected. Global paid net subscriber additi...

July 21, 2021
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