After opening the day lower, the benchmark indices continued their downward momentum and ended the session in the red.

X Financial has paid variable semi-annual dividends since September 2023. The current forward-looking annual dividend of $0.56 yields 4.52% as of Wednesday’s share price.

Gold managed to advance above 3990, which may be the first sign of further advance coming.

ADP reports a modest 42,000 jobs added. The BLS report will be delayed or cancelled.

The Senior Loan Officer Survey is a long leading indicator, telling us about credit conditions that typically turn worse a year or more before the economy turns down, and improve just at the economy is ready to turn up.

Shopify Inc. reported stronger-than-expected Q3 revenue and accelerating merchant growth, but fell short on operating income, creating mixed signals for investors regarding profitability and future prospects.

Snap stock surged 18% on news of a $400 million AI partnership with Perplexity, set to bring conversational search to Snapchat in 2026.

Following the recent weakness, we saw a good recovery yesterday in risk assets, leaving the major indices with bullish-looking price candles.

Gold bounced from $3,920 and is consolidating below $4,000, suggesting short-term stability as markets digest recent volatility and await direction.

BoE keeps interest rate steady at 4% in a narrow 5-4 split, marking the first pause in rate cuts since August 2024.

The U.S. Dollar Index slipped back below the 100 mark overnight.