Global Stock Market

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 …

Gold prices rose on Friday, but are heading for a fourth consecutive weekly decline, as investors stay away from big bets ahead of inflation data in the United States that may prompt the Federal Reserve to reduce its bond purchases at a faster pace. Spot gold rose 0.2 percent to …

Traders are eying key economic data on Friday. Consumer inflation forecast to accelerate to 6.8% annually from 6.2% while Core CPI expected to rise to 4.9% from 4.6%. Producer prices, The monthly increases are predicted to be 0.7% in the headline rate and 0.5% in the core.Wages point to still …

“US and its allies would respond to Russia’s aggression,” said the White House early Friday. The news came after chatters that Russia rejected Ukraine’s proposal to strengthen the July 2020 ceasefire.The White House communiqué also mentioned that US President Joe Biden reaffirmed the United States’ unwavering commitment to Ukraine’s sovereignty …