Britain's Foreign Office says it is "extremely concerned" by reports that an employee at its Hong Kong consulate has been detained in mainland China. Hong Kong's local news website HK01 says... » read more
Stocks slipped on Tuesday as investors digested a sharp rebound from a strong sell-off last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded 63 points lower, or 0.2%. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq... » read more
European stocks closed lower on Tuesday as worries heightened over Italy's mounting political crisis. The pan-European Stoxx 600 closed down 0.68% to 371.30, with the majority of sectors and major... » read more
U.S. stock indexes on Tuesday opened lower as investors appeared to await guidance from the Federal Reserve on monetary policy--a key catalysts for a market that has been beset by worries about an... » read more
Gold futures edged slightly higher Tuesday, gaining some ground a day after a rally in stocks helped to prompt some selling in bullion. Gold for December delivery rose $1.80, or 0.1%, to $1,513.40... » read more
Oil futures retreated on Tuesday, with crude prices pausing after a sharp run-up in the previous session that had been partly fueled by reports that Yemen's Houthi rebels launched a drone attack... » read more
French President Emmanuel Macron and Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks in southern France where they made progress on boosting peace talks for Ukraine but disagreed on other issues,... » read more
Gold prices recovered to over $1,500 an ounce on Tuesday, following the previous session's steep fall, as focus turned to U.S. Federal Reserve policy statements and growth concerns. Spot gold was... » read more
U.S. stock index futures were slightly higher on Tuesday morning. At around 04:40 a.m. ET, Dow futures rose 36 points, indicating a positive open of more than 22 points. Futures on the S&P and... » read more
Hong Kong shares ended slightly lower on Tuesday after a four-day rally, with profit-taking offsetting fresh hopes for China-US trade talks. The Hang Seng Index slipped 0.23 per cent, or 60.30... » read more
The dollar was little changed in early trading in Europe Wednesday but starting to build momentum against the euro at the start of a day where politics is likely to dominate economics. The euro was... » read more
European stocks opened mixed on Tuesday as hopes for monetary policy stimulus temper investor anxiety over an impending recession. The pan-European Stoxx 600 edged just above the flatline after the... » read more
Oil extended gains as hints of trade detente between the U.S. and China and the prospect of monetary stimulus buoyed financial markets. Futures in New York rose 0.4% after closing up 2.4% on... » read more
Japanese stocks rose for a third day after the U.S. administration said it would delay restrictions on doing business with Huawei Technologies Co. Electronics makers were the biggest boost to the... » read more
The Pentagon says the U.S. military has tested a ground-based cruise missile with a range that would have been banned just three weeks ago. The missile, launched Sunday at San Nicolas Island,... » read more
Most Asian stocks posted modest gains Tuesday as investors digested signs of progress on trade negotiations and speculation of government stimulus to shore up economic growth. Treasuries... » read more
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Stocks slipped on Tuesday as investors digested a sharp rebound from a strong sell-off last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded 63 points lower, or 0.2%. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite pulled back 0.3% and 0.2%, respectively. The Dow was on pace to snap a three-session winning...
Two gauges of manufacturing sentiment held their own in August, according to data released Thursday. The Philadelphia Fed manufacturing index fell slightly to a reading of 16.8 in August from 21.8 in July. Economists had expected a much bigger drop to 11.1, according to Econoday. The Empire...
Gold futures edged slightly higher Tuesday, gaining some ground a day after a rally in stocks helped to prompt some selling in bullion. Gold for December delivery rose $1.80, or 0.1%, to $1,513.40 an ounce, after the commodity gave up 0.8%, while September silver picked up 4 cents, or 0.2%, to...
| Time | Country | Im | Figures | Previous | Forecast | Actual |
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| 15.30 | GBP | M | Public Sector Net Borrowing | 6.5B | -3.7B | |
| 21.00 | U.S | L | Existing Home Sales | 5.27M | 5.41M | |
| 21.30 | U.S | L | Crude Oil Inventories | 1.6M | ||
| Tentative | EUR | L | German 30-y Bond Auction |
Australia's central bank discussed unconventional monetary policies, including negative interest rates, at its August board meeting as it left the door ajar for further easing having already cut rates twice to 1%. Minutes of the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) Aug.6 meeting showed it would consider further cuts to interest rates if it was needed to support growth and achieve its 2% to 3% inflation target. The RBA left interest rates at all-time lows earlier this month after easing by a quarter point in both June and July. Financial markets are fully priced for another rate cut to 0.75%...
Britain's Foreign Office says it is "extremely concerned" by reports that an employee at its Hong Kong consulate has been detained in mainland China. Hong Kong's local news website HK01 says the employee, identified as Simon Cheng, failed to return to the former British colony from the...
After three-straight weeks of gains, cracks are starting to appear in gold's bullish veneer, particularly among Wall Street analysts, according to the latest results of the Kitco News Weekly Gold Survey. It has been a volatile week for the precious metal as unprecedented recession fears and new...