Global Stock Market

US stocks fell on Thursday as Wall Street parsed comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell while monitoring a key milestone for a closely followed bond yield. The S&P 500 slipped 0.2%, while the Nasdaq Composite shed 0.3%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 21 points, or 0.1%. Powell said …

Morgan Stanley’s Q3 profits fell 9% from a year ago due to a decline in investment banking and trading revenue, indicating that Wall Street is still struggling to recover from a prolonged slump. The bank’s stock fell by 8%, marking its largest single-day drop in over three years. Morgan Stanley’s …

US equities dipped and Treasury yields soared on Tuesday as strong economic data and strong third-quarter earnings suggested that the Federal Reserve will continue to tighten policy for an extended period of time.All three major US indices were slightly lower at the end of trading, with interest-rate-sensitive MegaCap shares taking …

US Secretary of the Treasury, Janet Yellen, has raised fresh questions about the possibility of the US signing a multilateral treaty as part of a global tax deal. Yellen, speaking on a trip to Luxembourg, said that the US will not be able to sign the multilateral treaty, which is …

Wall Street’s main indexes advanced on Monday as investors awaited key economic data and major corporate earnings this week for clues on the U.S. economy and monitoring the Israel-Hamas conflict. Long-dated US Treasury yields gained as the United States sought to prevent an escalation in tensions, with Secretary of State …

Wall Street’s major stock indices surged on Friday due to strong financial results from major US banks, increasing confidence in the economy. JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, and Citigroup saw their shares rise by 3% to 5%, while the S&P 500 Banks index reached a three-week high of 3.2%. The worst …

US stocks are rising. Bonds are rising as markets reopen following a holiday, in part because investors are seeking safe haven after the escalation of Middle Eastern tensions. However, given that more speakers are scheduled for Tuesday, two Fed officials on Monday discouraged interest rate increases.Investors, particularly oil speculators, will …

Gold and global bonds have seen a surge in value, while airline stocks have fallen. Investors are concerned that the Israel-Palestine war could escalate into a broader Middle Eastern conflict. Oil prices and defense stocks have climbed, with WTI crude oil at $86.38, up $3.59. US defense stocks, including Northrop …

The CBOE volatility index (.VIX), Wall Street’s “fear gauge”, also rose to 18.54, reflecting investor anxiety. Amazon and Nvidia lead declines in Big Tech and several US airlines suspend Israel flights. Tesla falls on lower deliveries of China-made electric vehicles. Wall Street’s main indexes fell on Monday as a deepening …

After the release of stronger-than-expected US jobs data and a spike in Treasury yields, stocks rose on Friday. The Nasdaq Composite surged 1.7%, the S&P 500 added 1.4%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased by 414 points, or 1.2%. With wages growing less than anticipated last month, the Labour …