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Ukraine’s Zelenskiy meets commanders as street protests mount

KYIV, July 20 (Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy met some of Ukraine’s top military commanders on Monday to try to ease growing discontent with the defence leadership that has triggered the largest street protest…

Gold edges lower as Middle East conflict boosts the US Dollar

Gold price edges down some 0.19% on Monday as hostilities between the US and Iran extended, following a short-lived truce that began after both countries agreed to a ceasefire, which was broken nine days ago. At the tim…

VIDEO: ETF of the Week: QQQM

On this episode of the “ETF of the Week” podcast, VettaFi’s Head of Research, Todd Rosenbluth, discussed the Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF (QQQM) with Chuck Jaffe of Money Life. The pair discussed several topics related to the…

Australian Dollar holds as PBOC stands firm

AUD/USD trades around the 0.7000 area on Monday, holding near recent highs after recovering from last week’s decline. The Australian Dollar (AUD) remains supported by limited US Dollar (USD) demand, although rising geop…

Canadian Dollar: Inflation cools as BoC stays patient – RBC

Royal Bank of Canada’s (RBC) Abbey Xu notes that Canadian inflation eased in June, with Consumer Price Index (CPI) slowing to 2.8% year-over-year and energy prices reversing part of their earlier surge. Underlying measu…

Investigate Intel Earnings With This Exciting ETF

The week of July 20 brings an avalanche of marquee earnings reports and with the artificial intelligence (AI) trade experiencing significant retrenchment, semiconductor stocks are under duress. That could put added focu…

Fed: On-hold stance with upside hike risk – TD Securities

TD Securities expects the Federal Reserve to keep the Fed funds rate unchanged through 2026, as inflation stays above target and the labor market stabilizes. The bank notes a mixed Fedspeak backdrop, a blurrier reaction…

Advanced Reactor Milestones Bolster NUKZ

The global push for reliable baseload power is driving rapid development in the advanced reactor market and shining a bright light on nuclear energy supply chains, with key companies hitting major operational and critic…