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European stocks opened lower, as turmoil continued, fueled by technology stocks from the previous session, while banking stocks were supported by merger talks between two major banks in Spain. The pan-European STOXX 600 index fell 0.9% in early trade after having seen its worst session in more than a month …

Gold prices rose, as US Treasury bond yields and global stocks declined, which boosted demand for the precious metal, which is considered a safe haven ahead of job data in the non-agricultural sectors in the United States, but the strong dollar puts gold on a weekly decline path. In spot …

The Nikkei benchmark fell in early trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Friday, September 4th. Nikkei fell 1.43% to 23130.32 points, while the broader TOPIX index fell 1.22% to 1611.33 points.

Wall Street’s main indexes closed sharply lower Thursday, September 3, marking the worst daily drop since June, as investors sold technology stocks that were making big gains, while economic data highlighted concerns about the length and difficulty of the recovery. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 807.77 points, or 2.78%, …

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The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) closed lower on Thursday, with technology stocks leading the decline. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped by 807.77 points, or 2.8%, to finish at 28,292.73. The S&P 500 index also plunged by 3.5% and closed at 3,455.06. Bearing the highest losses, the Nasdaq Composite …

Oil prices declined on Thursday, due to negative outlook for demand recovery from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Brent futures for November delivery closed lower by 36 cents, or 0.8%, at $44.07 per barrel. This is the lowest closing level for the global benchmark crude oil futures since July …

Gold prices closed lower on Thursday, falling to their lowest level in about a week. The yellow metal futures for December delivery settled lower by $6.90, or 0.4%, at $1,937.80 per ounce. This is the lowest closing level for gold futures since Thursday August 27. Meanwhile, silver futures for December …

The President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Charles Evans, has supported maintaining the current policy until inflation reaches 2.5%. “I’d be comfortable with inflation going up to 2.5% as long as we were trying to average off very low inflation rates.”“I think the way that we did it …

The President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Charles Evans, has called upon Congress to agree on another stimulus package to support the US economy amid the COVID-19 crisis. “Given my outlook, I expect this means highly accommodative monetary policy will be appropriate for some time to come.”“It is …