Hong Kong stocks jumped more than two percent Friday after reports said China and the US had finally reached a partial trade agreement that will see Washington cancel tariffs due to be imposed at the weekend. The Hang Seng index soared 2.57 percent, or 693.62 points, to 27,687.76. The benchmark...
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite finished the week at records Friday but enthusiasm over an announced China-U.S. partial trade deal, which had sparked buying Thursday, faded as investors weighed aspects of the so-called phase-one pact. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up about...
Oil futures settled higher on Friday, with U.S. prices above $60 a barrel for the first time since mid-September. Traders digested news of a preliminary phase one U.S.-China trade deal that helped ease worries about the outlook for energy demand. The question of whether U.S. benchmark crude-oil...
Gold prices climbed Friday, buoyed by weakness in the dollar and a fall in bond yields, as traders struggled to sort out news that China has agreed to the text of a phase one trade deal with United...
Oil futures settled higher on Friday, with U.S. prices above $60 a barrel for the first time since mid-September. Traders digested news of a preliminary phase one U.S.-China trade deal that helped...
The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index drops a second week as riskier assets gain after U.S.-China agree on a phase-one trade deal and the U.K.™s Conservative Party wins a crushing majority in...
Oil futures settled higher on Friday, with U.S. prices above $60 a barrel for the first time since mid-September. Traders digested news of a preliminary phase one U.S.-China trade deal that helped ease worries about the outlook for energy demand. The question of whether U.S. benchmark crude-oil futures can "break above multi-month resistance in the low $60s will depend on U.S.-China trade relations; a favorable deal with material tariff reductions will be supportive of a move higher in oil, while continued confusion on the status of the deal will keep energy markets capped," said Tyler Richey, co-editor at Sevens Report Research. January West Texas Intermediate oil rose 89 cents, or...
Gold held a modest advance as traders awaited the Federal Reserve's final gathering of the year, while weighing the latest smoke signals on the trade front in the countdown to the next set of U.S. levies on Chinese goods. Palladium was near a record as platinum fell. Bullion kept to a narrow range of about $2, with Fed Chairman Jerome Powelland his colleagues expected to leave...
The British pound slipped early on Wednesday after a poll showed a narrowing lead for Prime Minister Boris Johnso's Conservative Party in an election later in the week, while U.S. dollar movement looked to the Federal Reserve's policy meeting. Investors were also focusing on what U.S. President Donald Trump will do with U.S. tariffs on nearly $160 billion worth of Chinese consumer goods, due to...
Oil retreated from its highest close in almost three months after an industry report showed American crude inventories expanded last week, adding to concerns over weakening demand. West Texas Intermediate for January delivery fell 32 cents, or 0.5%, to $58.92 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange as of 9:29 a.m. in Singapore. The contract settled 22 cents higher at $59.24 on...
Gold prices are flat in early Asian trade before the Fed's interest rate decision later in the day. Gold prices could rise to $1,550/oz next year mainly because the low or negative interest rates in the global economy are expected to stay thanks to the expansionary monetary policies pursued by major central banks, Commerzbank says. Gold prices could also get support from the unresolved...
Oil prices inched up on Tuesday as OPECs 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 settled up 22 cents at $59.24 a barrel. The benchmarks fell 0.2% and 0.3% respectively on Monday. Last...
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 Reserve's two-day policy meeting, which ends Wednesday. February gold lost $3.20, or 0.2%, to settle at $1,468.10 an ounce. Source: marketwatch
Gold prices rose again on Tuesday as fears spread that the U.S. and China wont sign an interim trade deal before the next round of U.S. import tariffs kicks in on Sunday. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, who already said last week that it would be better to postpone a trade deal with China until after next years election, told Fox Business News that it was more important to get a good deal...
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 futures were little changed, after briefly surging on signs of economic confidence in Germany. U.S. crude stockpiles fell by 2.5 million barrels last week, a Bloomberg survey showed before...
Hong Kong stocks jumped more than two percent Friday after reports said China and the US had finally reached a partial trade agreement that will see Washington cancel tariffs due to be imposed at the weekend. The Hang Seng index soared 2.57 percent, or 693.62 points, to 27,687.76. The benchmark...
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite finished the week at records Friday but enthusiasm over an announced China-U.S. partial trade deal, which had sparked buying Thursday, faded as investors weighed aspects of the so-called phase-one pact. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up about...
Oil futures settled higher on Friday, with U.S. prices above $60 a barrel for the first time since mid-September. Traders digested news of a preliminary phase one U.S.-China trade deal that helped ease worries about the outlook for energy demand. The question of whether U.S. benchmark crude-oil...
Gold prices climbed Friday, buoyed by weakness in the dollar and a fall in bond yields, as traders struggled to sort out news that China has agreed to the text of a phase one trade deal with United...
Oil futures settled higher on Friday, with U.S. prices above $60 a barrel for the first time since mid-September. Traders digested news of a preliminary phase one U.S.-China trade deal that helped...
The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index drops a second week as riskier assets gain after U.S.-China agree on a phase-one trade deal and the U.K.™s Conservative Party wins a crushing majority in...