U.S. stock index futures were set to open sharply higher on Friday morning as investors continued to focus on movements in the bond market and U.S.-China trade talks. Around 5:30 a.m. ET, Dow futures indicated a positive open of about 250 points. Futures on the S&P and Nasdaq were also both solidly higher. Wall Street closed Thursday's session on a more positive note, erasing some of the steep losses suffered earlier in the week. Market sentiment remains volatile, however, as concerns...
Gold futures fell on Friday, but posted a gain for the week--their third in row. "Drivers for gold have included global growth in negative interest rate bonds, the decline in real interest rates in the U.S., [and] uncertainty regarding U.S./China trade policy and political unrest in Hong Kong," said Rob Haworth, senior investment strategist at U.S. Bank Wealth Management. December gold fell by $7.60, or 0.5%, to settle at $1,523.60 on Comex. For the week, most-active contract prices rose by...
North Korea has launched a fresh round of short-range weapons into the sea off its east coast, South Korea™s military reported - Pyongyang™s latest apparent outburst of anger at continued U.S.-South Korean military drills. The North fired two œunidentified projectiles Friday from Gangwon province in the northeast part of North Korea, according to a statement from Seoul™s Joint Chiefs of Staff. The weapons traveled about 230 kilometers, reaching a height of 30 kilometers, the...
Stocks opened higher Friday but Wall Street was still on track for weekly losses, as U.S. Treasury yields recovered from multiyear low and investors track U.S.-China trade negotiations. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 210 points, or 0.8%, at 25,789, and the S&P 500 index climbed 0.9% at 2,873, while the Nasdaq Composite Index advanced 0.8% to 7,845. Investing has been dominated by concerns about the health of the global economy, with an inversion of the yield curve, where...
President Donald Trump said on Thursday the United States and Britain were moving rapidly towards a deal on trade that would be "fantastic and big." "I think we'll make a fantastic and big trade deal with the UK," Trump told reporters before departing for a political rally in New Hampshire. "That's moving along rapidly." He said he had talked to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday and would be speaking with him again. "He and I are very much aligned," Trump said. The two...
Tokyo stocks closed lower on Wednesday, as fears about a US-China trade war and a higher yen against the dollar weighed on the market.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 index lost 1.46 percent, or 321.13 points, to 21,602.59, while the broader Topix index ended down 1.72 percent, or 27.51 points, at 1,572.33.
Source : AFP
U.S. stocks rebounded on Friday as an ebbing bond rally and news of potential German economic stimulus brought buyers back to the equities market, closing the book on a tumultuous week. While all thr...
U.S. stocks rose on Friday and were on track to end a bruising week on a positive note, bolstered by hopes of more stimulus from central banks to perk up slowing growth. The three main Wall Street in...
European markets closed sharply higher Friday, as investors tentatively returned to riskier assets after a turbulent week. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index closed was up almost 1.3% at 369.23, with a...
Stocks opened higher Friday but Wall Street was still on track for weekly losses, as U.S. Treasury yields recovered from multiyear low and investors track U.S.-China trade negotiations. The Dow Jones...
U.S. stock index futures were set to open sharply higher on Friday morning as investors continued to focus on movements in the bond market and U.S.-China trade talks. Around 5:30 a.m. ET, Dow futures...
U.S. stock index futures were set to open sharply higher on Friday morning as investors continued to focus on movements in the bond market and U.S.-China trade talks. Around 5:30 a.m. ET, Dow futures indicated a positive open of about 250 points. Futures on the S&P and Nasdaq were also both solidly higher. Wall Street closed Thursday's session on a more positive note, erasing some of the steep losses suffered earlier in the week. Market sentiment remains volatile, however, as concerns...
Gold futures fell on Friday, but posted a gain for the week--their third in row. "Drivers for gold have included global growth in negative interest rate bonds, the decline in real interest rates in the U.S., [and] uncertainty regarding U.S./China trade policy and political unrest in Hong Kong," said Rob Haworth, senior investment strategist at U.S. Bank Wealth Management. December gold fell by $7.60, or 0.5%, to settle at $1,523.60 on Comex. For the week, most-active contract prices rose by...
North Korea has launched a fresh round of short-range weapons into the sea off its east coast, South Korea™s military reported - Pyongyang™s latest apparent outburst of anger at continued U.S.-South Korean military drills. The North fired two œunidentified projectiles Friday from Gangwon province in the northeast part of North Korea, according to a statement from Seoul™s Joint Chiefs of Staff. The weapons traveled about 230 kilometers, reaching a height of 30 kilometers, the...
Stocks opened higher Friday but Wall Street was still on track for weekly losses, as U.S. Treasury yields recovered from multiyear low and investors track U.S.-China trade negotiations. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 210 points, or 0.8%, at 25,789, and the S&P 500 index climbed 0.9% at 2,873, while the Nasdaq Composite Index advanced 0.8% to 7,845. Investing has been dominated by concerns about the health of the global economy, with an inversion of the yield curve, where...
President Donald Trump said on Thursday the United States and Britain were moving rapidly towards a deal on trade that would be "fantastic and big." "I think we'll make a fantastic and big trade deal with the UK," Trump told reporters before departing for a political rally in New Hampshire. "That's moving along rapidly." He said he had talked to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday and would be speaking with him again. "He and I are very much aligned," Trump said. The two...