Gold prices fell on Friday, on track for a third consecutive week of declines, as investors worried about the possibility of the Federal Reserve raising interest rates after a series of strong economic data. Spot gold fell 0.6 percent at $1,827.09 an ounce, after earlier falling to its lowest since …

Goldman Sachs said it now expects the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates 3 times this year, by a quarter of a percentage point each time, after data this week indicated rising inflation and a strong labor market. A report on Thursday showed that producer prices in January accelerated by …

China’s Lenovo Group reported a 24 percent decline in revenue in the third quarter, the largest in 14 years, as global demand for electronics shrank and the company said it would cut spending and reshuffle the workforce. The company, the world’s largest maker of personal computers, reported on Friday that …

Ukraine’s Deputy Infrastructure Minister Yury Vaskov said on Friday that negotiations to extend the grain export corridor agreement across the Black Sea will start within a week. The Black Sea Grain Initiative, brokered in July by the United Nations and Turkey, allowed grain to be exported from three Ukrainian ports …

European stocks opened nearly 1 percent lower on Friday, with interest rate-sensitive technology stocks negatively affected by expectations the Federal Reserve will continue tightening monetary policy, while Mercedes-Benz and Sica rose thanks to a strong earnings announcement. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index was down 0.9% by 0813 GMT, with technology …

The dollar rose as US Treasury yields rose on Friday, heading for a third week of gains, as a wave of strong economic data in the United States increased market expectations that a new interest rate hike is on the horizon. Thursday’s data showed an unexpected drop in the number …

Oil prices fell on Friday, heading for weekly losses, as strong US economic data raised concerns about the Federal Reserve continuing its monetary tightening policy to curb inflation, which could affect fuel demand even as crude inventories grow. By 0105 GMT, Brent crude futures fell 49 cents, or 0.6 percent, …

The actual figure for US retail expenditure in January much above even the most optimistic projection, contrary to what economists had anticipated. Yet, for the time being, the Federal Reserve’s vigorous campaign to manage inflation by lowering economic activity is failing.  Retail sales spiked 3.0% last month after reports that …

There were 194,000 initial jobless claims in the week ending February 11, the weekly data published by the US Department of Labor (DOL) showed on Thursday. This print followed the previous week’s print of 195,000 and came in slightly better than the market expectation of 200,000. Further details of the …

Standard Chartered raised its performance targets, unveiled a $1 billion share buyback program and posted a 28 percent increase in annual profit after higher global interest rates boosted its lending revenue. The bank said about 10 percent of its overall profit growth came from interest rates as central banks raised …