Hong Kong closed more than one percent higher Friday, boosted by renewed hopes that China and the United States will eventually reach a partial trade deal. The Hang Seng index added 1.07 percent,... » read more
U.S. stocks closed solidly higher Friday, helping to wipe out or chip away at weekly losses, after an key employment report for November ignited bullish buying on Wall Street, adding to some modest... » read more
Oil futures settled higher on Friday, with U.S. prices up more than 7% for the week to mark their highest weekly percentage climb since June. Prices got a lift after the Organization of the... » read more
Gold slid 1% on Friday as strong U.S. jobs data renewed bets the Federal Reserve would hold pat on interest rates and boosted demand for riskier assets, while supply-squeezed palladium soared to a... » read more
European stocks closed higher Friday as investors digested a better-than-expected nonfarm payrolls report from the U.S. The pan-European Stoxx 600 closed higher 1.16% to 407.35 with every sector in... » read more
U.S. stocks soared after a much better-than-expected employment report for November from the Labor Department which saw the economy create 266,000 new jobs, the most since January, and the... » read more
Stocks rose sharply at the open Friday after a stronger-than-expected report on employment conditions in November. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 200 points, 0.7%, to open near 27,878,... » read more
Gold futures plunged, erasing a weekly gain, as stronger-than-expected U.S. jobs data helped ease economic concerns that had fueled demand for the metal as a haven. Payrolls jumped 266,000,... » read more
U.S. job gains roared back in November as unemployment matched a fresh half-century low and wages topped estimates, giving the Federal Reserve more reason to hold interest rates steady after three... » read more
Oil prices fell on Friday, but were set for weekly gains ahead of the OPEC+ meeting which kicked off Friday in Vienna. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and allies... » read more
Minorities in Pakistan are anxiously awaiting the final court ruling against a hardline cleric who was indicted last month on charges of sedition and terrorism for inciting nationwide protests in... » read more
U.S. stock index futures were higher on Friday. At around 4:25 a.m. ET, Dow futures rose 66 points, indicating a positive open of more than 67 points. Futures on the S&P and Nasdaq were both... » read more
The euro was steady against the dollar on Friday, though the greenback was headed for its worst week since mid-October, dragged down by nervousness around U.S.-China trade relations and hints of... » read more
Gold headed for a second weekly advance as developments in the trade war took center stage and as traders waited for key monthly U.S. jobs data due later Friday. China said Friday it's in the... » read more
European shares inched higher on Friday as comments from U.S. President Donald Trump that trade talks with China were “moving right along†helped inject some calm into the markets after a rocky... » read more
Hong Kong closed more than one percent higher Friday, boosted by renewed hopes that China and the United States will eventually reach a partial trade deal. The Hang Seng index added 1.07 percent,... » read more
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Hong Kong closed more than one percent higher Friday, boosted by renewed hopes that China and the United States will eventually reach a partial trade deal. The Hang Seng index added 1.07 percent, or 281.33 points, to 26,498.37. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index added 0.43 percent, or 12.54...
U.S. job gains roared back in November as unemployment matched a fresh half-century low and wages topped estimates, giving the Federal Reserve more reason to hold interest rates steady after three straight cuts. Stock futures and the dollar jumped while Treasuries slid. Payrolls jumped...
Oil futures settled higher on Friday, with U.S. prices up more than 7% for the week to mark their highest weekly percentage climb since June. Prices got a lift after the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies announced an agreement to cut production by an additional...
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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...
Minorities in Pakistan are anxiously awaiting the final court ruling against a hardline cleric who was indicted last month on charges of sedition and terrorism for inciting nationwide protests in Pakistan. An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Pakistan's Punjab province formally charged Khadim Hussain...
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...