Japanese stocks fell on Wednesday as continued investor fears about an economic slowdown outweighed the strong performance of exporters’ shares, which rose on the yen’s fall. The Nikkei index fell 0.71 percent, tracking losses overnight on Wall Street, as the three major indexes fell after the US services sector report …
Read More »Wall Street Dives In The Red Territory
Wall Street’s main indexes closed lower on Tuesday, the first session after the US Labour Day holiday and summer vacations, as traders assessed fresh economic data in volatile trading. A lot of uncertainty and volatility is not coming from the US; it’s actually coming from overseas.The tech-heavy Nasdaq (.IXIC) suffered …
Read More »Dow Jones rises in volatile session as data digested
US shares maintain mixed performance on Tuesday in a volatile trading environment at the US session.The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 93 points, or 0.30%, climbing off lows of the day boosted by defensive shares such as Johnson & Johnson and Coca-Cola. The S&P 500 rose 0.29% and the Nasdaq …
Read More »European markets surge as economic challenges assessed
The European markets cautiously surged on Tuesday as investors continued to assess recession risks in the continent. The pan-European Stoxx 600 added 0.5% by mid-afternoon, with retail stocks climbing 2.8% to lead gains as most sectors nudged into positive territory.Oil and gas stocks were the most obvious as they were …
Read More »Japan’s Nikkei closes higher after losing 4 sessions
Japan’s Nikkei on Tuesday halted a four-session losing streak as investors returned to buy shares, buoyed by gains in Fast Retailer stock. The Nikkei index rose 0.02 percent to 27626.51 points after falling to negative territory for moments, while the broader Topix index fell slightly by 0.11 percent to 1926.58 …
Read More »Boosted by commodities, FTSE 100 ends higher
The British FTSE 100 index ended slightly higher on Monday as commodity stocks achieved notable gains. Investors looked ahead to the appointment of Liz Truss as Britain’s new prime minister against a deteriorating economic background.The commodity-heavy FTSE 100 ended 0.1% higher, after falling as much as 1.2% earlier in the …
Read More »Powell Between Soft Landing, Hard Landing
Fed Chief Jerome Powell lately curbed his long-lived optimism that policymakers can eventually carry out a soft landing for the US economy. But as signs of a recession accumulate, the Fed’s new objective has changed into avoiding a painful crash.Powell signaled that the Fed will adopt monetary policy tightening for …
Read More »US shares higher after NFP data
The Dow opened 82.38 points higher on Friday, extending gains recorded in the previous session after major indices reversed earlier losses.Wall Street is in the green territory shortly after the opening bell on Friday as market participants digested August’s all-important nonfarm payrolls data.As of 1515 BST, the Dow Jones Industrial …
Read More »Japan’s Nikkei hits one-month closing low as chipmakers falter
Japan’s Nikkei recorded its worst week in nearly three months on Friday, while ending the day flat, and was pressured by fears of aggressive rate hikes globally, while a weak yen provided little support. The Nikkei closed down 0.04 percent to 27,650.84 points, and recorded a weekly decline of 3.4 …
Read More »US shares fall on rate hiking concerns
US equities fell on Thursday as traders continued to debate over the possibility for higher rate policy by the Fed.The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 150 points, or 0.5%. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite declined 1.1% and 2.2%, respectively. All of the major averages are on track to finish …
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