Japan’s Nikkei index recovered losses to end higher on Wednesday, after fears of an escalation in the Ukraine crisis faded after US President Joe Biden said an explosion in NATO member Poland may not have been caused by a missile fired from Russia. The Nikkei index increased by 0.14 percent, …
Read More »US Stocks Close Higher on PPI Data,
Wall Street closed higher on Tuesday as investors maintained positive sentiment about additional signals that US inflation is easing and amid good earnings reports, but retreated from the day’s high after reports of a missile strike in Poland.NATO and the Pentagon said they were looking into unconfirmed reports that two …
Read More »Poland’s strike reports put influence Wall Street, S&P 500 pops
A Polish reporter was quoted on the blasts tonight as saying, ”My sources in the services say that what hit Przewowo is most likely the remains of a Russian rocket shot down by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.”US stocks are rallying on the relief of the prospects that this is …
Read More »Japan shares close higher despite sudden economic downturn
Japanese stocks rose on Tuesday, with investors holding on to shares that fell sharply, even as data showed a surprising economic contraction. The Nikkei index rose 0.1 percent to close at 27,990.17 points, while the broader Topix index rose 0.37 percent to 1964.22. Japan’s economy unexpectedly contracted for the first …
Read More »US shares trim earlier declines after Brainard’s remarks
US stocks pared earlier declines after Fed Vice Chair Lael Brainard said that it would be appropriate “soon” for the central bank to slow its pace of interest-rate hikes.The S&P 500 fell 0.1% after struggling for direction earlier in the session. The tech-heavy Nasdaq 100, which is typically more sensitive …
Read More »OPEC cuts global demand growth forecast again as economic challenges escalate
On Monday, OPEC lowered its forecast for global oil prices in 2022, the price of oil in car prices. The Bureau of Petroleum Exporting Pictures (OPEC) said in a monthly report that oil demand in 2022 will rise by 2.55 million barrels per day, or 2.6 country houses. OPEC Oil …
Read More »Nikkei falls from two-month highs
Japan’s Nikkei closed lower on Monday after hitting a two-month high in the previous session, as investors booked profits and market heavyweight SoftBank Group fell after its investment arm Vision Fund reported another big quarterly loss. The Nikkei index closed down 1.06 percent to 27,963.47 points, while the broader Topix …
Read More »Wall Street benefits from softer US dollar
On Wall Street, US stocks surged, Friday, to add to the prior US session’s biggest daily percentage gains for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq in more than 2-1/2 years after year-over-year inflation in October fell below 8% for the first time in eight months.The S&P 500 closed out its best …
Read More »Japan’s Nikkei index hits two-month high
Japan’s Nikkei index ended Friday’s trading at a two-month high, boosted by a rally in Tokyo Electron and other growth-related shares, as markets tracked Wall Street after signs of lower inflation bolstered hopes the US central bank would slow the pace of interest rate hikes. The Nikkei jumped 2.98 percent …
Read More »US Stocks Close With Sheer Gains On Hopes For Lower Inflation
Wall Street stocks surged on Thursday and closed with sheer gains, including a nearly 1,200-point jump for the Dow, as investors seized on data showing US inflation slowing to spark a rally.The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 3.7 percent to finish at 33,715.37, while the broad-based S&P 500 jumped 5.5 …
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