Fall in number of homes approved for planning permission
The number of homes approved for planning permission fell by 2.5% in the first three months of this year compared to the same period in 2024, according to the Central…
The number of homes approved for planning permission fell by 2.5% in the first three months of this year compared to the same period in 2024, according to the Central…
New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that the annual rate of inflation slowed to 1.7% in May from a rate of 2.2% in April. The CSO said inflation…
Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Wells Fargo & Co (Symbol: WFC), where a total volume of 80,671…
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is down -0.17%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) is down -0.50%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is down -0.06%. June E-mini S&P futures…
The dollar index (DXY00) today is down by -0.79%. The dollar fell to a 3-1/4 year low today as comments from President Trump sparked trade uncertainty and weighed on the…
July arabica coffee (KCN25) today is down -3.90 (-1.11%), and July ICE robusta coffee (RMN25) is down -4 (-0.09%).Coffee prices today are moving lower, with arabica and robusta posting 1-week…
July ICE NY cocoa (CCN25) today is up +299 (+3.13%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN25) is up +67 (+1.03%).Cocoa prices are soaring today as today's -0.65% drop in…
July NY world sugar #11 (SBN25) today is down -0.08 (-0.49%), and August London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ25) is down -5.30 (-1.12%).Sugar prices are falling today, with NY sugar…
The First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Thursday, with over 909,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 226,000. Shares…
The wheat complex is trading with strength early on Thursday. Wheat posted modest movement on Wednesday, with contracts mixed across the three exchanges and spring wheat the strongest. Chicago SRW…
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) Wednesday closed down -0.27%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) closed unchanged, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed down -0.37%. June E-mini S&P futures (ESM25)…
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is up +0.28%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) is up +0.06%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is up +0.25%. June E-mini S&P futures…