Tag: markets

September 19, 2019

U.S. stock futures on Thursday were bouncing around as Wall Street digests the second successive rate cut of 2019 by the Federal Reserve that is intended to forestall sluggish global growth and harmful trade clashes. However, the central bank failed […]

August 26, 2019

The U.S. 10-year Treasury yield hit a multiyear low in overnight trading on Monday, but later returned to near break-even levels, after President Donald Trump’s shifting tone on the U.S.’s recent broadside of tariffs against China whipsawed equity and bond […]

July 31, 2019

U.S. stock index were poised to rise Wednesday, in the final trading day of the month, ahead of a crucial Federal Reserve policy decision that is widely expected to result in the first interest-rate cut in more than a decade. […]

June 18, 2019

The S&P 500 index stands less than 1% shy of a record but investors aren’t loving the climb, based on a recent fund manager survey from Bank of America Merrill Lynch. The survey of 179 global managers overseeing some half […]

June 13, 2019

CEOs became less optimistic about the U.S. economy as the Trump administration ratcheted up trade tensions with key partners, according to the latest Business Roundtable survey. The Business Roundtable’s CEO Economic Outlook Index fell by 5.7 points in the second […]

June 7, 2019

The pendulum has been swinging hard for equity investors lately. The S&P 500 SPX, +0.61% is poised for its best weekly performance of the year thus far (and since November), on the heels of the worst five-day return of 2019 […]

May 24, 2019

U.S. financial markets will be closed Monday in observance of Memorial Day to honor and remember the brave men and women who died serving their country. For some investors, it will be a much-needed reprieve, with stocks struggling to find […]

May 6, 2019

White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow, in a tweet that put an awkward exclamation point on Friday’s big stock-market rally, cheered “we’re killing it on the economy” and it’s “totally awesome.” Nice timing, Lar. In the first trading session since […]

April 10, 2019

U.S. stocks rose modestly at the start of trade Wednesday, as investors took in fresh developments, including an important reading of inflation, and updates from Europe’s central bank and minutes from the Fed. How are the benchmarks faring? The Dow […]

March 29, 2019

U.S. stock-index futures rose Friday morning, as optimism over progress on U.S.-China trade talks appeared to overshadow concerns about a slowing economic expansion that has framed trading during the week, month and quarter. Looking ahead, the much-anticipated market debut of […]

March 22, 2019

A pretty upbeat week for stocks could end on a sour note thanks to our pals in Europe. Just a day after a rally for Wall Street, Germany dimmed the lights on global growth with the worst manufacturing purchasing managers […]

March 18, 2019

Underneath the stock market’s epic rebound has been a “more favorable” trend that Credit Suisse says will drive the market higher. The bank dialed up its year-end forecast for the S&P 500 to $3,025 from $2,925 previously. The new forecast […]

March 13, 2019

U.S. stocks rose Wednesday morning, putting them on track for a third straight day of gains as investors weighed conflicting data on the U.S. economy with concerns tied to the U.K.’s exit from the European Union. Shares of Boeing were […]

February 27, 2019

U.S. stock benchmarks retreated modestly Wednesday as investors looked forward to testimony from U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer before Congress on the topic of U.S.-China trade negotiations. Also on traders radar will be the second-straight day of Congressional hearings featuring […]

February 11, 2019

Bitcoin prices were trading marginally lower on Monday but had barely moved off last week’s level, which took the best-known digital currency to its highest level in three weeks. In early trading, one bitcoin BTCUSD, +0.06% was fetching $3,629.70, down […]

February 5, 2019

Bitcoin prices were mostly unchanged on Tuesday, stuck in a tight range below $3,500. In early trading, a single bitcoin BTCUSD, +0.04% was fetching $3,449.31, up 0.1% since Monday’s level at 5 p.m. Eastern Time on the Kraken crypto exchange. […]

February 1, 2019

The U.S. economy created nearly double the expected number of jobs in January, extending a robust pace set last year after President Donald Trump’s $1.5 trillion of tax cuts stimulated growth. Nonfarm payrolls climbed by about 304,000 in January, the […]

January 30, 2019

U.S. stock futures indicated a firmer start for Wall Street Wednesday, with the Dow set to rise on strong Boeing earnings, and as technology shares get a boost from better-than-expected quarterly results from Apple and Advanced Micro Devices. Investors will […]

January 14, 2019

U.S. equities were looking at a potentially downbeat start to the week, as stock futures fell Monday on weaker-than-expected China trade data that has sparked fresh concerns over a global economic slowdown. How are major benchmarks faring? Dow Jones Industrial […]

December 28, 2018

German stocks were poised for their worst annual return in 10 years on the last trading day for that country Friday, while the rest of Europe logged firm gains. Wall Street trading remained volatile after a wild week of trading. […]