US stock indexes rose at the opening and bond yields edged closer to flashing a recessionary warning signal Tuesday. The technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite led the major indexes in early trading, gaining 1.1%, or about 158 points. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained about 0.8%, while the S&P 500 added 0.7%. On Monday, major indexes rose […]
US stocks wavered and bond yields remained near their highest level in three years with investors preparing for a campaign of interest-rate increases from the Federal Reserve. The S&P 500 was up about 0.1% in early trading Monday. Last week, US stocks rebounded for a second consecutive week. The tech-focused Nasdaq Composite rose 0.5%, while […]
Investors have been watching the US Treasury yield curve for inversions, a reliable predictor of past economic downturns. They don’t always agree on which part of the curve is best to watch though. “Yield curve inversion, and flatting, has been at the forefront for everyone,” said Pete Duffy, chief investment officer at Penn Capital Management […]
US stock futures edged down as investors were concerned of further escalation in the war in Ukraine that could lead to shortfalls of commodities supply. Futures tied to the S&P 500 slide 0.6%, pointing to a moderate pullback in the broad-market index after it closed 1.3% higher on Thursday. Nasdaq-100 futures fell 0.7%, suggesting declines […]
US stocks and government bond yields edged down after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the first time since 2018 and oil soared as the market’s focus returned to the Ukraine war. The S&P 500 declined 0.4% in early trading, after the broad-market index closed more than 2% higher on the past two consecutive […]
Oil prices and Chinese stocks slumped after Beijing imposed sweeping Covid-19 lockdowns, while US stock indexes opened higher ahead of the start of a cycle of interest-rate rises from the Federal Reserve. The S&P 500 rose 0.7% in early trading Tuesday, while the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average was ahead 0.6%. The technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite […]
“Markets appear to have been trafficking in an odd mix of hope, fear and uncertainty.” That was Mizuho Bank, summing up the state of play for markets since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine nearly three weeks ago. For Tuesday, China’s COVID-19 worries and tensions with the US are adding to the mix, with equities wobbling, and […]
US stocks wobbled Friday and oil prices advanced, extending a volatile stretch for markets as investors assessed developments from the war in Ukraine. The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 205 points, gold 0.6%, in morning trading. The S&P 500 was up about 0.1%, while the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.6%. Stock futures had turned solidly […]
US stocks opened higher Friday and oil prices advanced, extending a volatile stretch for markets as investors assessed developments from the war in Ukraine. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 268 points, or 0.8%, shortly after the opening bell. The S&P 500 added 0.7% and the Nasdaq Composite climbed 0.8%. Stock futures had turned solidly […]
US stocks fell Thursday, as investors weighed up surging US consumer price inflation, a hawkish tilt from the European Central Bank, and stalled Russia-Ukraine negotiations. Oil prices were also rising again. How are stock-index futures trading? The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -1.37% fell 357 points, or 1.1%, to 32,930. The S&P 500 SPX, -1.56% […]
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