The latest US consumer price index data bolstered concerns that the Fed’s latest efforts to bring inflation back to its 2 per cent target might take longer than expected. Rising energy costs pushed the rise in the headline CPI figure to 3.7 per cent in August, above economists’ expectations. A …
Read More »Wall Street flat ahead of looming FOMC decision
Wall Street closed with little change on Monday as investors await the US Fed’s decision to leave key interest rates unchanged on Wednesday, as expected. The three major US stock indexes ended a choppy session with nominal gains, as investors showed little conviction heading into the Fed’s two-day monetary policy …
Read More »Tech share leading Wall Street’s dip
US stocks sank Friday as the major indexes failed early on to build on a Thursday rally and were in danger of giving up the week’s gains.The S&P 500 was down 0.9%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average retreated by 0.5%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite plunged 1.4%, leading the way …
Read More »Wall Street slides lower amid rising oil prices
US stocks are falling as Wall Street waits for updates on the economy and major tech firms. At lunchtime, the S&P 500 was down 0.5%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 51 points, or 0.1%, to 34,612. After largely declining for a year, oil prices have begun rising …
Read More »Yen fell and dollar rose ahead of the release of inflation data
The yen fell on Tuesday after achieving its largest single-day rise since mid-July on Monday after the Governor of the Bank of Japan indicated a possible end to the negative interest rate policy, which was widely echoed in all markets. Meanwhile, the dollar recovered some of its losses after recording …
Read More »JPY rises and USD declines before inflation data
The Japanese yen jumped Monday, September 11, after comments by Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda raised hopes that the country may soon enter a new era away from negative interest rates, while the dollar fell ahead of US inflation data scheduled for release this week. The Japanese currency rose …
Read More »Dollar dominates currency markets
A sharp rise in the dollar pushed the yen to a 10-month low on Thursday and kept the euro and sterling near three-month lows as investors put their full faith in the still-strong US economy despite the bleak global growth outlook. The dollar rose to a new peak at 147.875 …
Read More »SoftBank’s Arm aims for over $52 billion valuation in biggest US IPO of the year
SoftBank Group’s Arm is aiming for a valuation of more than $52 billion in its initial public offering, making it the year’s largest stock market debut. According to a regulatory filing on Tuesday, SoftBank (TYO:9984) is issuing 95.5 million American depository shares of the Cambridge, United Kingdom-based company for $47 …
Read More »Futures fall as rising yield, China service data weigh
Higher Treasury yields knocked on growth stocks in the United States on Tuesday, as a slowing pace of rise in China’s services activity fueled concerns about demand in the world’s second-largest economy. The 10-year Treasury note yield has risen to 4.21% ahead of additional economic data and the Federal Reserve’s …
Read More »What to watch this week on Wall Street
This holiday-shortened week will witness key economic events, such as Factory Orders Data, Initial Jobless Claims, and Consumer Credit releases in the United States. These events will add to the spotlight on the Fed, with several FOMC speakers making speeches and the Fed’s Beige Book for September scheduled to be …
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