Tag: markets

December 17, 2018

U.S. stocks traded lower Monday, after the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell into correction territory last week, and the three main benchmarks marked their worst start to December trading since 1980, amid fears of global growth and an aggressive Federal […]

December 7, 2018

U.S. stocks traded modestly higher Friday morning, after a report from the Labor Department showed the U.S. economy adding a less-than-expected 155,000 jobs in November—data investors are parsing ahead of the Federal Reserve’s last rate-setting gathering of 2018. How are […]

December 6, 2018

Gold futures slipped Thursday as a leading dollar index twisted in mixed trading, with the metal so far failing to find the haven bid that might be expected alongside a sharp tumble in early stock trading. Gold prices have largely […]

November 30, 2018

U.S. stocks on Friday looked set to slump for the day of the week and month, as investors prepare for a highly anticipated meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the G-20 summit […]

November 26, 2018

Treasury yields edged higher on Monday trading, ahead of a key debt auction that could indicate investors’ appetite for short-dated U.S. government paper. The 10-year Treasury note yield TMUBMUSD10Y, +1.05% is up a single basis point to 3.064%. The 2-year […]

November 21, 2018

Cash is king. That is according to Goldman Sachs strategists who predict that 2019 will deliver lackluster, single-digit stock-market returns, making greenbacks the best game in town. “We forecast S&P 500 will generate a modest single-digit absolute return in 2019. […]

November 13, 2018

For investors, it may be a case of nowhere to run, nowhere to hide. So says CNBC’s “Mad Money” host Jim Cramer, who warned Monday of a very “serious correction” in a day that saw the Dow skid 600 points […]

November 12, 2018

What the heck happened to oil prices? But more significantly, what does it mean for the broader stock market and the global economy? That is what has some Wall Street investors scratching their noggins, as crude futures and U.S. stocks […]

November 9, 2018

Treasury yields pulled back in early Friday trading, as stocks across the world slipped on concerns over China’s economic slowdown. The 10-year Treasury note yield TMUBMUSD10Y, -0.57% was down 2.2 basis points to 3.210%, while the 2-year note yield TMUBMUSD02Y, […]

November 7, 2018

Bitcoin prices moved higher Wednesday, trading above $6,500 for the first time since mid-October. A single bitcoin BTCUSD, +1.13% was last changing hands at $6,523.57, up 1.3% since Tuesday at 5 p.m. Eastern Time on the Kraken exchange. The move […]

November 1, 2018

European stocks saw mixed trading action Thursday to kick off November, with the pan-European index rising, while London’s equity market retreated amid a surge in the pound following reports that an accord on Brexit may be at hand. How did […]

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 […]

October 26, 2018

Major digital coins traded largely unchanged Friday, continuing a run of subdued volatility that some traders undoubtedly find eerie. In Friday trading a single bitcoin BTCUSD, +0.04% was trading at $6,452.68, up 0.3% since Thursday at 5 p.m. Eastern Time […]

October 25, 2018

For the 10th consecutive session bitcoin prices are trading largely unchanged as volatility in the world’s largest digital currency continues to fall. In Thursday trading a single bitcoin BTCUSD, -0.35% was going for $6,429.78, down 0.5% since Wednesday at 5 […]

October 24, 2018

Deutsche Bank AG shares were hovering near an all-time low on Wednesday, as the German financial giant got hit hard by earnings news, action which bucked overall upbeat markets elsewhere, as Europe stocks shot higher. How did markets perform? The […]

October 23, 2018

Bitcoin traded lower Tuesday on light volumes as market watchers kept their eyes on a global stock market selloff. In early Tuesday trading, a single bitcoin BTCUSD, -0.42% on the Kraken crypto exchange was changing hands at $6,415.43, down 0.6% […]

September 26, 2018

U.S. stocks rose modestly in early trading on Wednesday, putting equity benchmarks back near all-time highs, though trading could be muted as investors focus on a Federal Reserve decision that’s fully expected to deliver a rate increase in the afternoon. […]

September 20, 2018

Treasury yields pulled back slightly early Thursday trading ahead of data that will give the latest read on the labor and housing market’s health. The 10-year Treasury note yield TMUBMUSD10Y, +0.58% was down 0.9 basis point to 3.074%, but still […]

September 19, 2018

U.S. stocks rose in early trading on Wednesday, in the latest example of investors ignoring escalating tensions between the U.S. and China on trade policy to focus instead on improving economic fundamentals. The day’s gains were widespread, with nine of […]

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 […]