That’s it, the start of the third quarter earnings season is in the United States . Financial stocks will be in the spotlight, as BlackRock , Citigroup and JPMorgan will reveal their earnings . In total, analysts expect a drop of 20.9% in earnings per share over the period, a decline halfway between that of the second quarter (-31.7%) and that expected for the last quarter of […]
The stock market stalls ahead of US banks and Apple, Airbus falls
The Paris Stock Exchange takes a breath, the announcement by Johnson & Johnson of a “pause” in its clinical trials on its candidate vaccine against Covid-10 after a patient contracted an unexpected disease putting a brake on the recent bullish streak. This setback is not the first of its kind (see AstraZeneca, which has its trials quickly) and should not […]
U.S. Supreme Court personnel hearing begins, democracy criticizes Obamacare as a threat
Amy Barrett, who was nominated by US President Donald Trump as a judge of the Federal Supreme Court, began hearings at the Senate Judiciary Committee on the 12th. Barrett’s nomination poses a threat to the Medical Insurance System Reform Act (Obamacare) in the new Corona Virus, and blamed the Republican Party for approval just before […]
The stock market focused on US banks and Apple, J&J suspends clinical trials on its vaccine
After seven sessions of increase in eight days, the Paris Bourse is moving towards a hesitant opening a few hours before the start of the quarterly results season in the United States . The announcement of a “pause” in clinical trials of Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine candidate against Covid-19 also puts the strong progression on Wall Street yesterday into […]
iPhone 5G, HomePod Mini, AirPods Studio: what we expect from Apple’s keynote
It has been many years since a new iPhone aroused such expectations in the financial markets. Tuesday evening, Apple must present all the latest versions of its flagship smartphone: the iPhone 12 mini, the iPhone 12, the iPhone 12 Pro and the iPhone 12 Pro Max. With the health crisis and the delay in mass production that resulted […]
US presidential election: more than 10 million voters have already voted
Three weeks before the poll, many have already expressed their choice. According to a count released Monday, more than 10 million Americans voted in advance for the Nov. 3 presidential election , by mail or by early vote. “Voters have cast a total of 10,296,180 ballots in the states concerned,” said the US Elections Project at the University […]
China: surprise acceleration of imports from China
While in many countries, including France, the rebound in activity seems to be showing signs of slowing down or at least stabilizing, in China foreign trade is doing quite well. And in September both imports and exports posted strong increases. According to data released Tuesday morning by Chinese customs, exports rose 9.9% last month while imports posted a surprise increase […]
US presidential election: how Donald Trump militarized the border with Mexico
This Thursday morning, the “wall” is wide open. On the other side, Mexico and Casa de Adobe, a tiny museum that celebrates this mud house’s role in the Mexican Revolution. On the American side, the border patrol agent is having fun. “I don’t even have the key. I have to wait until someone gives it to me to close. “ This […]
Bank of Japan prepares for additional easing, but still means to respond to corona: Governor Kuroda
The Bank of Japan’s governor, Haruhiko Kuroda, said on the 12th that the measures to mitigate the economic damage caused by the pandemic of the new corona virus have not been exhausted, and that additional monetary easing measures will be taken. He emphasized that he was ready to take it. An online seminar hosted by […]
NY market: Dollar flats at lows for the first time in 3 weeks Yen falls
In the late New York foreign exchange market, the dollar index was almost unchanged at the lowest price in three months. Optimistic views on additional economic measures for the new coronavirus have spread. On the 11th, the Trump administration has asked Congress to pass a small-scale corona economic measure that utilizes the remaining funds of the […]