Japanese share prices edged up on Wednesday after a news report that U.S. trade negotiators will meet Chinese counterparts in Shanghai next week prompted investors to buy back cyclical shares such... » read more
Gold steadied investors as weighed the prospect of a restart in U.S.-China trade talks against next week’s Federal Reserve policy meeting, at which borrowing costs may be reduced for the... » read more
Hong Kong stocks started Wednesday on the front foot, extending the previous day's gains on optimism over China-US trade talks following reports of a top-level meeting planned for next week. The... » read more
Oil prices rose on Wednesday, extending gains after an industry group reported a much bigger than expected drop in U.S. inventories, while the U.S. Navy said it may have downed a second Iranian... » read more
Britain's Conservative Party announced Tuesday that Boris Johnson has won the election to be its new leader and become the country's next prime minister. Johnson defeated British Foreign Secretary... » read more
USD/JPY is virtually flat in the Tokyo opening hour following a positive session overnight, extending a series of bullish daily candlesticks on the charts. USD/JPY is currently trading at 108.23,... » read more
Asian shares nudged higher on Wednesday amid hints of progress in the Sino-U.S. trade saga, while the dollar hit two-month highs on the euro as investors wagered on a dovish outcome from the... » read more
Tokyo stocks opened higher on Wednesday as reports that face-to-face US-China talks will be held next week lifted hopes of a trade agreement. The Nikkei 225 index was up 0.43 percent or 93.18... » read more
Hong Kong shares ended on a positive note Tuesday following the previous day's steep losses, with investors buoyed by hopes for progress in China-US trade talks. The Hang Seng Index gained 0.34... » read more
U.S. stocks closed solidly higher Tuesday, and the Dow narrowly missed a closing record, as investors appeared to react positively to reports that the U.S. and China would hold face-to-face talks... » read more
U.S. oil futures gave up earlier losses Tuesday to finish with a gain, ahead of government data that are expected to reveal a fall in domestic crude supplies for a sixth week in a row. Analysts... » read more
Gold ended lower on Tuesday, overshadowed by a stronger U.S. dollar, while silver gained to tally another finish at its highest in more than a year. Gold for August delivery on Comex declined... » read more
South Korean air force jets fired 360 rounds of warning shots Tuesday after a Russian military plane twice violated South Korea's airspace off the country's east coast, Seoul officials said in an... » read more
Stocks rose on Tuesday as investors cheered strong quarterly numbers from companies like Coca-Cola and United Technologies. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 84 points, or 0.3%. The S&P... » read more
European stocks closed higher Tuesday as investors digested a strong set of corporate results and looked ahead to this week’s European Central Bank policy meeting. The pan-European Stoxx 600... » read more
U.S. stocks opened higher on Tuesday, lifted by upbeat earnings from blue-chip companies including Coca-Cola and United Technologies, that soothed concerns over the pace of economic growth. The Dow... » read more
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Japanese share prices edged up on Wednesday after a news report that U.S. trade negotiators will meet Chinese counterparts in Shanghai next week prompted investors to buy back cyclical shares such as carmakers, shippers and machinery makers. The Nikkei share average rose 0.5% to 21,728.87 while...
U.K. retail sales unexpectedly rose last month, ending a downbeat second quarter on a more positive note. The volume of goods sold in stores and online climbed 1% in June after dropping for the previous two months, the Office for National Statistics said Thursday. Economists surveyed by...
Gold steadied investors as weighed the prospect of a restart in U.S.-China trade talks against next week™s Federal Reserve policy meeting, at which borrowing costs may be reduced for the first time in more than a decade. Silver advanced for the eighth time in the nine sessions. Spot...
| Time | Country | Im | Figures | Previous | Forecast | Actual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06.00 | AUD | L | Flash Manufacturing PMI | 52.0 | 51.4 | |
| 07.30 | JPN | L | Flash Manufacturing PMI (JPN) | 49.3 | 49.7 | 49.6 |
| 14.15 | EUR | H | French Flash Services PMI | 52.9 | 52.7 | |
| 14.15 | EUR | M | French Flash Manufacturing PMI | 51.9 | 51.6 | |
| 14.30 | EUR | H | German Flash Manufacturing PMI | 45.0 | 45.1 | |
| 14.30 | EUR | H | German Flash Services PMI | 55.8 | 55.3 | |
| 15.00 | EUR | M | Flash Manufacturing PMI | 47.6 | 47.6 | |
| 15.00 | EUR | M | Flash Services PMI | 53.6 | 53.3 |
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Tuesday that the central bank now estimates that a key measure of core inflation increased in June to its highest level in four months but added that, despite the acceleration, inflation pressures œremain muted. In a speech to the Bank of France in Paris, Powell said the Fed currently estimates the change in the so-called core personal consumption expenditure (PCE) price index was 1.7% over the 12-months ended June. That is up from 1.6% in May and 1.5% as recently as March. The PCE price index is the Fed™s favorite measure of price...
Britain's Conservative Party announced Tuesday that Boris Johnson has won the election to be its new leader and become the country's next prime minister. Johnson defeated British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt in the voting that ended Monday night by a margin of 66% to 34%. "We are going to unite...
Wall Street and Main Street look for gold to keep building on its recent gains, according to the weekly Kitco News gold survey. The metal hit a fresh six-year high in screen trading after renewed dovishness from Federal Reserve officials last Thursday. œGold has not only continued its upward...