Global Stock Market

European stock prices rose on Tuesday after a massive sell-off in the previous session, with a jump in shares of commodity-related companies offsetting concerns about the spread of the coronavirus mutated omicron. The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 0.9 percent by 0821 GMT, with mining and oil stocks leading the …

Tesla slid 3.5% on Monday, closing at USD 899.94. That put the shares below where they had closed right before the $4.2 billion Hertz deal was revealed on 25 October.The shares which peaked on 4 November was down 21% in December, poised for the worst month since the pandemic erupted.Hertz’s …

US shares are lower on the first trading day of the new week. The S&P 500, Nasdaq 100 and Dow all down more than 1.0% on the session. Shares’ performance comes amid fears about the rapid spread of the Omicron.The S&P 500 gapped below the 4600 level on Monday and …

China’s central bank cut its main interest rate for the first time in 20 months, as authorities step up efforts to boost the economy that has been hit by pandemic-related curbs, a real estate slump and an unprecedented crackdown on private enterprises.The People’s Bank of China on Monday lowered its …

European shares fell amid a global sell-off as investors worried about the prospects of restrictions affecting the global economy with the increase in cases of the new mutated Omicron from the Coronavirus. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index fell 2.3 percent to its lowest level in more than two weeks. The …

Japanese stocks closed sharply lower on Monday after China’s cut in its lending rate failed to lift investor sentiment while the spread of the mutated omicron from the coronavirus continues to raise fears of an economic slowdown around the world. The Nikkei average fell 2.13 percent to close at 27,937.81 …

It has been a big week for a number of major central banks worldwide. Central banks continuing to raise interest rates in an effort to tame inflation, largely dismissing for now the threat to economic growth posed by the spread of the Omicron variant. On ‘Super Thursday’ for central banks, …

Gold futures climbed back above the $1,800 mark on Friday to post their highest settlement in nearly four weeks. The precious metal’s rise above the key $1,800 level appears to be driven by broad capital flows leaving risk markets and moving into defensive havens such as gold.Gold (XAU/USD) advances for …

The US economy is expected to slow in 2022 in comparison to 2021, but economic growth will continue at a pace that is above average. Consumers have powered the economic recovery since mid-2020 and that will continue in the coming year.Consumer spending is expected to rise another 4% to 5% …

The Federal Reserve raising interest rates next year would signal the central bank feels good about the country’s economic recovery, New York Fed President John Williams said Friday.“I go into next year feeling [like] the baseline outlook is a very good one. Therefore, actually raising interest rates would be a …