Market Update

U.S. stock index futures edged lower on Monday, pausing after record-setting gains last week fueled by optimism over Federal Reserve rate cuts. At 06:15 ET (10:15 GMT), Dow Jones Futures slipped 120 points, or 0.3%, S&P 500 Futures dropped 13 points, or 0.2%, while Nasdaq 100 Futures lost 58 points, …

Oil prices advanced on Monday, rebounding after last week’s losses, as traders weighed the impact of fresh European Union sanctions aimed at Russia’s energy revenues alongside heightened geopolitical tensions. As of 04:55 ET (08:55 GMT), Brent crude futures for November delivery rose 0.2% to $66.79 a barrel, while U.S. West …

European markets opened the week slightly weaker on Monday, with investors opting for caution as they awaited crucial U.S. inflation data and fresh commentary from Federal Reserve policymakers following last week’s rate cut. At 03:05 ET (07:05 GMT), Germany’s DAX fell 0.3%, France’s CAC 40 edged 0.1% lower, and the …

Gold prices gained modestly in Asian trading on Monday, holding close to last week’s all-time peaks as expectations of further U.S. interest rate cuts supported the bullion market. Spot gold rose 0.3% to $3,697.70 an ounce by 01:33 ET (05:33 GMT), while U.S. gold futures climbed 0.7% to $3,733.10 per …

The FOMC’s 25 basis point rate cut on September 17, setting the benchmark at 4.00%-4.25%, unleashed a market rally, but as the week of September 22-26 looms, a provocative question persists: with US labor markets faltering, private nonfarm payrolls averaging just 29,000 over three months, a recessionary signal, and inflation …

The global oil market is currently navigating a precarious equilibrium. On one side, the price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude has settled near the mid-$62 range, reflecting a market that has priced in the latest economic data and central bank actions. However, this apparent stability masks a deeper vulnerability. …

U.S. stock markets closed the week on a high note, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 setting fresh record highs on Friday, September 19, 2025, fueled by the Federal Reserve’s recent quarter-point interest rate cut. The Dow climbed 172.85 points, or 0.37%, to 46,315.27, while the S&P …

The EUR/USD pair closed Friday at 1.1744, down 0.35% from the prior session, capping a volatile week where the Euro stumbled amid French street protests and a resilient Dollar rebound. This dip—trading in a day’s range of 1.1729 to 1.1793—signals more than fleeting noise: Europe’s fiscal fractures are amplifying US …

The Federal Reserve’s quarter-point rate cut on September 17, 2025, sliced through the tension like a knife: a measured bid to revive a labor market on life support, even as inflation clings to 2.6% above the target. San Francisco Fed President Mary C. Daly drove the point home the next …

When Stephen Miran, the freshly sworn-in Federal Reserve Board of Governors member, outed himself as the outlier in the latest Summary of Economic Projections, it wasn’t just a quirky footnote. Sworn in mere hours before the Federal Open Market Committee meeting on September 17, 2025, Miran cast the sole vote …