Hong Kong stocks closed Tuesday with fresh losses as traders grow increasingly wary about the lack of news on the China-US tariffs talks with a deadline for fresh measures against Beijing just days... » read more
Stocks close lower as tariffs remain on the table U.S. stocks closed slightly lower on Tuesday as investors digested mixed messages on progress toward a partial U.S.-China trade deal before a Dec.... » read more
Oil prices inched up on Tuesday as OPEC’s deal with associated producers last week to deepen output cuts in 2020 continued to provide a floor for prices, but U.S.-China trade tensions clouded the... » read more
Gold rose on Tuesday, with prices finding support after posting two consecutive sessions of losses. Traders eyed the potential for a U.S.-China trade deal and awaited the outcome of the Federal... » read more
European stocks ended the session lower on Tuesday after a report that the U.S. will delay implementing the additional tariffs on Chinese goods scheduled for December 15. The pan-European Stoxx 600... » read more
Hong Kong police say they defused two large homemade bombs packed with nails on a college campus. Police say bomb disposal officers rushed to Wah Yan College in Wanchai district Tuesday after... » read more
U.S. stocks bounced around Tuesday morning, but were attempting to hold on to gains, as Wall Street weighed U.S-China trade negotiations, following a report that the White House will delay the... » read more
U.S. stocks opened slightly lower on Tuesday even after news reports indicated both Washington and Beijing were preparing to delay tariffs due to kick in on Dec. 15. Stock-market futures were... » read more
Gold prices rose again on Tuesday as fears spread that the U.S. and China won’t sign an interim trade deal before the next round of U.S. import tariffs kicks in on Sunday. Commerce Secretary... » read more
Oil was steady near a 12-week high in New York, supported by signs of falling American crude inventories yet capped by continuing salvos in the U.S.-China trade dispute. West Texas Intermediate... » read more
News reports say House Democrats and the White House are close to agreeing on changes to a trade deal that the United States, Canada and Mexico signed last year but have not ratified. The United... » read more
U.S. stock index futures turned sharply lower Tuesday morning. Around 6:10 a.m. ET, Dow futures indicated a negative open of more than 110 points. Futures on the S&P and Nasdaq were both... » read more
Gold was trading in a tight range on Tuesday ahead of a two-day rate-setting meeting by the U.S. central bank, with investors awaiting clarity on whether a next round of U.S. tariffs on Chinese... » read more
The ZEW indicator of economic sentiment in Germany turned positive in December, rising to the highest level in 21 months. The ZEW registered a reading of 10.7 points, up from -2.1 in November.... » read more
The euro was little changed versus the dollar on Tuesday as investors were wary of a looming deadline for U.S. tariffs on China, the British election and upcoming Federal Reserve and European... » read more
U.K. GDP was flat in the three months ending October, the Office for National Statistics said Tuesday. There were increases across the services sector, offset by falls in manufacturing with... » read more
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Hong Kong stocks closed Tuesday with fresh losses as traders grow increasingly wary about the lack of news on the China-US tariffs talks with a deadline for fresh measures against Beijing just days away. The Hang Seng index fell 0.22 percent, or 58.11 points, to 26,436.62. But the benchmark...
The ZEW indicator of economic sentiment in Germany turned positive in December, rising to the highest level in 21 months. The ZEW registered a reading of 10.7 points, up from -2.1 in November. "This hope results from a higher than expected German foreign trade surplus in October, alongside...
Oil prices inched up on Tuesday as OPEC™s deal with associated producers last week to deepen output cuts in 2020 continued to provide a floor for prices, but U.S.-China trade tensions clouded the demand outlook. Brent crude was up 7 cents to $64.32 a barrel, and West Texas Intermediate oil...
| Time | Country | Im | Figures | Previous | Forecast | Actual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01.01 | U.S | M | 10-y Bond Auction | 1.81|2.5 | - | 1.84|2.4 |
| 06.30 | AUD | M | Westpac Consumer Sentiment | 4.5% | ||
| 06.50 | JPN | L | BSI Manufacturing Index | -0.2 | 0.2 | |
| 11th-15th | CHN | H | New Loans | 661B | 1200B | |
| 11th-15th | CHN | L | M2 Money Supply y/y | 8.4% | 8.4% | |
| 20.30 | U.S | H | CPI m/m | 0.4% | 0.2% | |
| 20.30 | U.S | H | Core CPI m/m | 0.2% | 0.2% | |
| 22.30 | U.S | M | Crude Oil Inventories |
Australia™s central bank kept interest rates unchanged as it waits for three cuts since June to flow through to areas of the economy beyond the property market. Reserve Bank Governor Philip Lowe and his board kept the cash rate at 0.75% Tuesday, in line with expectations of economists and money markets. He will want to hold onto his remaining conventional ammunition -- estimated at two more cuts -- and monitor the impact of earlier easing and recent government tax rebates. The RBA™s final meeting of the year sees policy makers no closer to reviving wages growth and...
Hong Kong police say they defused two large homemade bombs packed with nails on a college campus. Police say bomb disposal officers rushed to Wah Yan College in Wanchai district Tuesday after a janitor noticed the devices. Monday evening's discovery is the latest cache of weaponry found...
Confusion and uncertainty dominates the gold market as traders and investors continue to react to shifting trade sentiment between China and the U.S. The latest Kitco News Weekly Gold Survey shows Wall Street analysts nearly caught in a three-way tie, while only a slight majority of retail...