Global Stock Market

Japanese stock markets ended lower on Tuesday, as investor confidence was shaken after a survey of companies showed that the country’s manufacturing activity contracted at the fastest pace in 30 months in February. The Nikkei index fell 0.21 percent to close at 27,473.10 points, and consumer goods stocks led the …

US futures waver as investors consider latest signals on interest rates. Meanwhile, global markets were mixed Monday amid volatility, with US futures struggling for direction in holiday trading ahead of another busy week in terms of economic data.Futures tied to the S&P 500 edged down 0.1%, as did those tied …

Japanese stocks posted little gains at the close on Monday, as investors warned ahead of a week in which important US and global economic data and comments from the Bank of Japan’s new leadership team are expected. The Nikkei rose at the close, 0.07 percent, to record 27,531.94 points, and …

US stocks slipped on Friday as high inflation and a rebound in rates continue to weigh on investor sentiment. The S&P 500 shed 0.92%, and the Nasdaq Composite fell 1.30%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 104 points, or 0.34%, but off lows of the day. Yields on the …

Ben Harris, US Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, said Thursday, February 16, that Russia’s decision to reduce crude oil production by 500,000 barrels per day reflects its inability to sell all of its oil, as Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak announced last week that Moscow will voluntarily reduce production …

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 …

Wall Street fell on Thursday after unexpectedly strong inflation data and a drop in weekly jobless claims added to fears that the Federal Reserve will keep raising interest rates to tame high prices. Decline in jobless claims, showed the economy is holding up amid the Federal Reserve’s rate hikes. The …

Japan’s Topix index closed Thursday at a 2-1/2 month high as auto and tire makers rebounded after the yen fell, and Wall Street’s rally at the close last night lifted market sentiment. The broader Topix index rose 0.71 percent to close at 27,696.44 points. The yen hovered near a six-week …

Wall Street’s main stock indexes fell on Wednesday after stronger-than-expected retail sales data offered more evidence of resilience in the U.S. economy, fueling worries that the U.S. Federal Reserve could stick to its rate-hike campaign.Retail sales surged 3% in January, driven by purchases of motor vehicles and other goods. Economists …

Britain announced on Wednesday that it and other European countries will provide Ukraine with military equipment, including spare parts for tanks and ammunition for artillery. The British Ministry of Defense said Britain had agreed with the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland and Lithuania to send an initial support package to …