Date: January 04, 2019 United States: Stocks Rally Before Trade Talks; Safe Havens Slip: Markets Wrap Futures for the S&P 500 rallied with stocks across Europe and Asia as the U.S. and China prepared for fresh trade negotiations and the world’s second-largest economy moved to shore up growth. Havens slipped, with Treasuries falling before
Date: January 03, 2019 United States: Powell and Trump Are Locked in a Battle for Wall Street’s Trust Jerome Powell has been sucked into a one-sided communication fight with Donald Trump, who blames the Federal Reserve chairman for losses in the stock market. Powell can’t match the president’s megaphone on social media. But he
Date: January 02, 2019 United States: U.S. Stock Futures Slide With European Shares After China Data U.S. stock-index futures extended declines after a gauge for manufacturing output in China fell into contraction territory for the first time since May 2017, fueling global growth concerns. March contracts on the S&P 500 Index fell as much as
Date: December 27, 2018: United States: Treasuries May Have to Wait Until After New Year for Resolutions Perhaps the best that can be said of a painful year across financial markets is that there’s room for improvement in 2019. It’s less clear exactly what might pull investor sentiment, and Treasury yields, off the current lows.
Date: December 27, 2018: United States: U.S. Futures Slump Back, Denting Epic Stock Rally: Markets Wrap The biggest one-day rally in American equities since 2009 faded into memory as U.S. stock-index futures tumbled alongside European shares on Thursday. Treasuries climbed, as oil and the dollar gave up some of the previous session’s advances. Contracts on
Date: December 24, 2018 United States: U.S. Stock Futures Decline; Treasuries, Gold Gain: Markets Wrap U.S. stock futures gave up earlier gains as investors remained on edge over the turmoil in Washington after the worst week for equities in almost a decade. The dollar fell with European and Asian shares. Futures on the Dow, S&P
Date: December 21, 2018 United States: U.S. Stocks Fall as Shutdown Woes Add to Fed Angst: Markets Wrap Volatility gripped financial markets a day after the Federal Reserve sent shock waves across assets, with the rising threat of a government shutdown adding to a litany of concerns buffeting equities. The dollar sank with crude oil.
Date: December 19, 2018 United States: Fed Seen Making Dovish Hike With 2019 Pause: Decision Day Guide U.S. central bankers meeting in Washington are expected to raise interest rates a fourth time this year, brushing aside pressure from President Donald Trump, while signaling a slower approach to their gradual rate hike campaign in 2019. The
Date: December 18, 2018 United States: Trump Warns Fed Not to Make ‘Mistake’ Ahead of Likely Rate Hike President Donald Trump issued a fresh appeal to the Federal Reserve to avoid making “yet another mistake” just hours before the U.S. central bank starts a two-day meeting at which it’s widely expected to raise interest rates.
Date: December 13, 2018 United States: U.S. Futures, Europe Stocks Pare Gain; Bonds Rise: Markets Wrap U.S. equity futures and European shares surrendered early gains as investors weighed the latest developments in America-China trade relations. The euro edged up and bonds stayed higher as the ECB confirmed an end to its asset purchase program. Futures
