Global Stock Market

US shares markets came under pressure on the first trading day of the week after the S&P 500 managed a record high close last Friday at 4712.The index has dropped more than 25 points to current levels in the 4680s, recording recent decline of over 0.5%. Still, the S&P 500 …

Next Thursday’s European Central Bank meeting is expected to be crucial as officials are set to call time on pandemic-triggered stimulus. The question now is how much support to leave in its place given the emergence of the Omicron COVID-19 variant and hot inflation data. The five questions on the …

UK stocks struggled for traction on Monday as a warning over the omicron variant weighed on THE market sentiment.The FTSE 100 index UK:UKX slipped by 0.2% to settle at 7,278, though the mining sector appeared to be getting a boost, after China’s top officials reportedly set 2022 targets that included …

US stock index futures continued to rise with this week’s opening on Monday morning, especially the “S&P 500” index, which reached its highest level ever last Friday. Today’s gains came after a positive end last week on “Wall Street,” with US investors ignoring the data of the most significant annual …

Japanese stocks closed higher on Monday, following in the footsteps of US stocks, and technology shares led the gains as investors looked confident in the economic recovery in a week of central bank meetings. The Nikkei index rose 0.71 percent to 28,640.49 points, its first gain in three sessions, when …

The US Dollar Index (DXY) which measures the performance of the US dollar against major currencies, has slid by 0.19%, settling at 96.04 during the New York trading session.The market sentiment was positive as the Wall Street session closed, with major US shares finishing in the green territory recording gains …

US shares as well as oil prices reaped gains after fresh inflation data piqued investors’ hopes that price rises may be nearing a peak.The S&P 500 advanced 0.5% Friday. The index retreated Thursday but was on track for its strongest week of gains since February. The tech-focused Nasdaq Composite Index …

Americans’ cost of living climbed again in November and drove the rate of US inflation to a nearly 40-year of 6.8%, putting more pressure on households as they confront rising prices of fuel, food stuff, cars and house rents.The consumer price index increased 0.8% last month, the government said Friday …

The futures contracts for US stock indices recorded a slight increase today, Friday morning, before the opening of trading, after falling yesterday evening, as the markets’ fears about the new Omicron parameter subsided, at the same time that investors awaited the report of the US Consumer Price Index (CPI) for …

European shares fell on Friday on nervousness related to the increase in infections with the Covid-19 disease and ahead of the release of US inflation data later, which led to caution overshadowing sentiment. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index was down 0.4 percent, following a broader risk aversion in global stock …