The main indices of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) are showing a mixed performance during Wednesday’s trading session. Rising Treasury bond yields ahead of the release of the Federal Reserve second policy statement this year are increasing selling pressures in Wall Street. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up …
Read More »Japan Shares Closed Flat as Investors Awaited The Fed Meeting
Japan shares closed flat on Wednesday, as gains in the health care sector were offset by profit-reaping selling in the technology sector, despite the continuing state of caution in general ahead of important meetings of the US Federal Reserve (central bank) and the Bank of Japan. The Nikkei index closed …
Read More »Wall Street Closes Mostly Lower Ahead of Fed Meeting
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) finished mostly lower on Tuesday with Wall Street investors shifting their focus towards the outcomes of the U.S. Federal Reserve policy meeting. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended an upward trend that lasted for seven sessions including four consecutive record closing levels until yesterday, …
Read More »European Stocks Close Higher Ahead of Fed Meeting
European stocks rose on Tuesday, amid positive expectations about economic recovery, and a positive performance by the auto sector after Germany’s Volkswagen announced positive forecasts for the industry. The pan-European STOXX 600 index gained 0.87% and closed at 426.75 points. Meanwhile, the French CAC40 added 0.32%, while the German DAX …
Read More »European Shares Rise, Supported by Positive Outlook
European stocks rose on Tuesday, March 16th, as German online fashion retailer Zalando and carmaker Volkswagen jumped on a positive earnings outlook, while investors awaited the US Federal Reserve’s views on recent inflation increases. The European Stoxx600 index rose 0.4%, growing closer to an all-time high reached last year and …
Read More »Japan shares Closing Higher on Recovery Hopes And Topix is at a 20-Year Peak
Japanese shares closed higher on Tuesday, March 16th, and the Topix index reached a 20-year high, as technology stocks tracked Wall Street’s gains amid hopes for a strong economic recovery in the United States. The broader Topix index rose 0.65% to 1981.50 points, the highest closing level since May 1991, …
Read More »Asian Stocks Rise Ahead of The Fed
Asian stocks rose on Tuesday, tracking the advance of Wall Street’s major indexes to record highs, as investors looked forward to major central bank meetings this week, starting with the US Federal Reserve. The region’s stock market index excluding Japan rose 0.7%, led by a 1.2% jump in the benchmark …
Read More »Germany’s RKI: COVID-19 Cases Are Growing Exponentially Again in the Country
Coronavirus infections are spreading exponentially once again in the country, up 20% in the last week, Germany’s Robert Koch Institute (RKI) epidemiologist Dirk Brockmann told ARD television on Tuesday. To be updated …
Read More »Wall Street Indices Continue Record-Breaking Ahead of Fed Meeting
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) finished higher on Monday, with two major indices closing at another new all-time high. So far, it seems that Wall Street Investors are reacting positively to the passing of the $1.9 trillion relief bill, which aims at easing the impacts of the Coronavirus pandemic. …
Read More »European Stocks Finish Lower Despite Optimism
European stocks closed mostly lower on Monday, with markets turning their focus towards the upcoming central bank meetings in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Japan. The financial and mining sectors led the losses, while positive expectations towards recovering from the Coronavirus pandemic amid the rollout of vaccines helped …
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