© Reuters. A man wearing protective face mask, following an outbreak of the coronavirus, is reflected on a screen displaying stock prices outside a brokerage in Tokyo By Tom Westbrook and Koh Gui Qing SINGAPORE/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Asia’s stock markets pulled back and major currencies were held in checkRead More →
© Reuters. Frankfurt hosts the international Motor Show (IAA) (Reuters) – Ford Motor Co (N:) on Monday posted a 1.3% fall in fourth-quarter vehicle sales as soft demand for passenger cars outweighed stable sales of larger sport utility vehicles (SUVs) and pick-ups. Ford’s results rounded off U.S. automakers’ sales forRead More →
© Reuters. An Amazon Prime van during a press conference announcing Amazon.com’s new program to help entrepreneurs build businesses delivering Amazon packages in Seattle By Lisa Baertlein (Reuters) – On-time delivery rates fell for Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:) van drivers in the latest week, consulting firm ShipMatrix said on Wednesday, butRead More →
By Tom Wilson LONDON (Reuters) – European shares fell on Wednesday as the deadline approached for new U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods, while two major central banks held policy meetings. U.S. President Donald Trump has only days to decide whether to impose tariffs on nearly $160 billion in Chinese goods,Read More →
By Arjun Panchadar (Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures fell on Friday as trade tensions resurfaced after China rebuked President Donald Trump’s decision to ratify a bill backing protesters in Hong Kong. The legislation knocked global stocks off near-record highs on Thursday, when U.S. markets were closed for Thanksgiving Day.Read More →
By Arjun Panchadar (Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures slipped slightly on Thursday, a day after the S&P 500 and the closed at record highs, as weak Chinese economic data and a dour forecast from Cisco rekindled fears of a global slowdown. Cisco Systems Inc (O:) fell 5.6% after theRead More →
© Reuters. Investing.com – U.S. futures fell on Wednesday as U.S. President Donald Trump continued to keep markets guessing about when and if a trade deal with China will be reached, while testimony from Fed Chair Jerome Powell will be the highlight of the day. Trump said in a speechRead More →
Asian markets were mostly down in early trading Thursday as investors reined in earlier optimism of a pending trade deal between the U.S. and China. Reuters reported Wednesday that the “phase one” deal, which was hoped to be signed in mid-November, might be delayed until December, and that European locations,Read More →
Asian markets retreated in early trading Wednesday amid new uncertainty involving Brexit and Hong Kong. On Tuesday, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson won Parliament’s backing for the substance of his exit deal but lost a key vote on its timing, a result that inches him closer to his goal ofRead More →
By Shreyashi Sanyal and Arjun Panchadar (Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures dipped on Wednesday as a new U.S. bill taking a hard line on China stoked fresh concerns about a prolonged trade war, but more positive results from the banking sector provided some relief and signaled a solid startRead More →
LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) – Shares in Airbus (PA:) and other key French exporters fell on Monday as Europe and the United States edged closer toward tit-for-tat sanctions in a long-running dispute over aircraft subsidies. The World Trade Organization has approved a U.S. request to impose tariffs on some European goods inRead More →
By Swati Pandey SYDNEY (Reuters) – Oil prices surged to six-month highs on Monday while Wall Street futures turned lower and safe haven bets returned after weekend attacks on Saudi Arabia’s crude facilities knocked out more than 5% of global oil supply. futures jumped 15% to the highest since May.Read More →
Crude oil prices surged more than 10% late Sunday and U.S. stock futures retreated following weekend attacks against Saudi Arabian oil facilities. Brent crude prices for November delivery BRNX19, +13.48% , the global benchmark, initially shot up 18% as trading began late Sunday, but quickly settled down to a gainRead More →
(Reuters) – European stocks were slightly lower in early trading on Thursday, as fears of a global recession and the impact of a disorderly Brexit kept investors away from risky assets. Prime Minister Boris Johnson decided to suspend Britain’s parliament for more than a month before Brexit, a move thatRead More →
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Gold bars of one kilogram are placed on a table at a plant of gold refiner and bar manufacturer Argor-Heraeus SA in the southern Swiss town of Mendrisio By Peter Hobson LONDON (Reuters) – A forgery crisis is quietly roiling the world’s gold industry. Gold barsRead More →
Treasury yields fell Monday ahead of the Federal Reserve’s midweek meeting that is expected to result in a rate cut of at least 25 basis points. What are Treasurys doing? The 10-year Treasury note yield TMUBMUSD10Y, -0.34% fell 2.5 basis points to 2.056%. The 2-year note yield TMUBMUSD02Y, -0.21% wasRead More →
Trump says there’s ‘a long way to go” on China trade deal Bank earnings paint a mixed picture of the economy and financials services sector Retail sales data shows continued health of U.S. consumer U.S. stocks traded lower on Tuesday after President Donald Trump said an agreement with China onRead More →
© Bloomberg. A man looks at his phone as an electronic board displays stock information at the Australian Securities Exchange, operated by ASX Ltd., in Sydney, Australia. Photographer: Brendon Thorne/Bloomberg (Bloomberg) — U.S. stocks fell from all-time highs, Treasuries tumbled and the dollar rallied after a strong jobs report cloudedRead More →
Asian markets retreated in early trading Friday, as the G-20 summit kicked off in Japan. President Donald Trump met with the leaders of Japan, Germany and India on the sidelines of the G-20 meeting in Osaka, Japan, and said he was optimistic about making trade deals with all three ofRead More →
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Traders work on the main trading floor after opening bell at New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York By Amy Caren Daniel (Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures dipped on Friday, after a strong rally in the prior session that helped the S&P 500 hitRead More →
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A man in a bicycle stops in front of an electronic board showing the Nikkei stock index outside a brokerage in Tokyo By Wayne Cole and Tomo Uetake SYDNEY (Reuters) – U.S. stock futures fell and Asian shares slipped in early trade on Monday on growingRead More →
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A man walks in front of a screen showing today’s movements of Nikkei share average outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan By Shinichi Saoshiro TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian equities tracked Wall Street’s slide on Wednesday as the latest developments in the U.S.-China trade conflict fanned freshRead More →
Asian markets were largely down in early trading Tuesday as oil prices surged to nearly six-month highs after the U.S. said it would soon impose sanctions on all buyers of Iranian oil. Japan’s Nikkei NIK, -0.04% was off 0.2%, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index HSI, -0.08% wasRead More →
It was just a slip of the tongue. That’s the explanation that White House press secretary Sarah Sanders is doubling down on after the redacted version of the Mueller report released Thursday revealed that her statements to the press following the firing of FBI Director James Comey were not foundedRead More →
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO – Visitors look at a stock quotation board at Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo By Shinichi Saoshiro TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks slipped on Thursday after cautious comments from U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer dented some of the recent optimism toward Sino-U.S. trade relations, while theRead More →
