Tag: U.S. stock market

March 25, 2021

Powerful fiscal help from Congress combined with accelerated vaccine distribution has allowed the U.S. economy to recover faster than expected, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Thursday. At some point, that will allow the central bank to dial back the […]

June 4, 2020

Gold futures rose on Thursday, with prices getting a boost from some weakness in the U.S. stock market and the dollar, as investors digested policy actions by the European Central Bank. The ECB, as expected, boosted the size of its […]

October 29, 2018

Gold prices pulled back Monday as strength in the dollar and U.S. stock market dulled investment demand for the precious metal. Still, gold remained within striking distance of the multimonth highs grazed last week when equities were rocked lower and […]

September 17, 2018

Trading in the U.S. stock market has been quiet of late, but the calm may not last for long. Major U.S. companies are about to enter their “blackout” period, which will remove a steady—and perhaps underappreciated—factor that has been buttressing […]

August 20, 2018

Political issues have been among the biggest drivers of trading in the U.S. stock market in 2018, as investors grapple with the uncertainty of trade policy and the economic effect of the tax bill passed late last year. However, another […]

August 15, 2018

Recent events in Turkey have reminded investors of the contagion risk coming to the U.S. stock market from abroad. However, the biggest potential contagion is 14 times bigger than Turkey and deserves investors’ attention. Let us explore with the help […]

August 13, 2018

The U.S. stock market has been in a tight trading range for months, as investors await clarity on the uncertain state of the country’s relationship with its biggest trading partners. Trade is key issue investors are grappling with, and its […]

August 2, 2018

Escalating tensions between the U.S. and its major trading partners have been a major headwind to the U.S. stock market throughout 2018, but the issue could be far more significant than the number of tariffs that are instituted, or the […]

January 8, 2018

The U.S. stock market has been strong in the few trading sessions of 2018, with major indexes rising in each of the four days of the year thus far, and hitting multiple records along the day. The gains have been […]