Global Stock Market

Stock futures rose in early morning trading Monday ahead of a short week of trading due to the holiday, a historically strong seasonal period on Wall Street. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 101 points. The futures contracts for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 were also trading …

European shares rose Monday, November 22nd, boosted by a rally in telecoms stocks, and the European STOXX600 index rose 0.3% to offset Friday’s declines after Austria announced new lockdown measures to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and neighboring Germany hinted it might follow suit. Telecom shares rose 0.9%, supported by shares …

Gold fell in Monday morning trading in Asia but settled after hitting its lowest level in nearly two weeks. However, concerns about high numbers of COVID-19 cases in Europe helped limit some losses in gold. While gold futures were down 0.26% at $1,846.80. The dollar, which usually moves in reverse …

It is becoming more and more obvious that the current historic inflation levels have ignited growing calls to speed taper. The US Federal Reserve is setting the scene for a new debate between hawkish and dovish approaches regarding the stimulus withdrawal, tapering and interest rate hike. Major peers, such as …

Oil prices continued to trade sharply lower on concerns that Europe’s COVID cases increase could lead to lockdown anew and could hurt energy demand.Federal Reserve Board of Governors member Christopher Waller said on Friday that the rapid improvement seen in the labour market and high inflation makes him favour faster …

`About 65% of Americans now view their economy as poor, according to a poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Almost all predictions indicate that inflation will continue to rise over the next months, this applies to fuel, electricity, food costs and every household purchase, but Wall …

Traders are busy gambling what suppliers and manufacturers could benefit from Apple’s autonomous car project.Aeva Technologies is up 6.36% and Innoviz Technologies is 4.32% higher. Both stocks also jumped up yesterday when the Apple’s car story found its way to news headlines and the companies were viewed as potential suppliers. …

Renewed concerns about COVID-19 in the face of looming European lockdowns impacted a range of sectors Friday, pushing stocks and oil down. This latest news boosts the US dollar.Stocks have been shaken in morning trading on Wall Street Friday and major indexes were on track for a mixed finish to …

European shares rose on Friday, heading for a seventh consecutive week of gains, as a jump in commodity-related stocks, strong gains, and easing monetary policy boosted investor sentiment. The European Stoxx 600 index rose 0.3 percent, retreating slightly from record highs, and mining and oil companies topped the gains, supported …

Japan’s Nikkei rose on Friday after giant chip makers followed in the footsteps of their US counterparts and energy stocks rose following a recovery in oil prices. But losses incurred by SoftBank Group limited the gains for the second consecutive session. Alibaba Group, SoftBank Group’s biggest asset, on Thursday forecast …