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2024/12/18

Wall St set for higher open as markets gear up for Fed decision

Dec 18 Wall Street's main indexes were poised for a higher open on Wednesday, as investors were optimistic about the Federal Reserve's final rate decision of the year and awaited signals on whether policymakers will take a more cautious stance in 2025.

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2024/12/17

TSX futures slip ahead of domestic inflation data, Fed meeting

Dec 17 - Futures linked to Canada's main stock index nudged lower on Tuesday as oil and gold prices eased, while investors focused on domestic inflation data and the U.S. Federal Reserve's monetary policy meeting on Wednesday.

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2024/12/17

Fed caution, inflation risks propel US Treasury yield forecasts higher again

BENGALURU, Dec 17 - U.S. Treasury yield forecasts from bond strategists have marched higher for a second month amid expectations of limited remaining Federal Reserve rate reductions and rising inflation risks in 2025,

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2024/12/16

TSX futures edge higher as investors await Fed meeting

Dec 16 Futures tracking Canada's main stock index edged up on Monday, as investors awaited the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision and key U.S. economic data this week for clues on pace of monetary easing next year.

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2024/12/16

Dubai outperforms other Gulf markets as Fed rate decision eyed

Dec 16 Dubai's benchmark share index jumped on Monday to its highest level in more than a decade, lifted by real estate and finance, while most other markets in the Gulf also gained ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve interest rate decision due later this week.

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2024/12/13

Wall St Week Ahead Fed rate view in focus as robust stocks year draws to close

Fed widely expected to cut rates by 25 bps on Wednesday Some investors brace for "hawkish cut," with Fed suggesting pause in easing cycle S&P 500 up 27% in 2024, with Nasdaq breaching 20,000 as latest equities milestone

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2024/12/10

US small business sentiment nears 3-1/2-year high in November

WASHINGTON, Dec 10 U.S. small-business confidence surged to the highest level in nearly 3-1/2 years in November amid post-election euphoria.

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2024/11/26

ECB's Villeroy: Trump policies impact on euro inflation to be limited

Bank of France Governor Francois Villeroy de Galhau looks on during the 54th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 16, 2024.

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2024/11/26

S&P 500 to gain over 8% by end of next year after strong 2024

Continued U.S. economic health will boost earnings growth, and some strategists cited financials as among their top sector picks going into 2025, partly because of prospects for deregulation under Trump.

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2024/11/21

Wall Street closes higher as Dow, S&P hit one-week tops

Nov 21 - Wall Street's main indexes closed higher after choppy trading on Thursday, with the blue-chip Dow and the S&P 500 hitting one-week tops.

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2024/11/11

Tesla options draw 'euphoric' trading as Trump win fires up stock

Tesla CEO and X owner Elon Musk speaks as Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. president Donald Trump looks on during a rally at the site of the July assassination attempt against Trump, in Butler, Pennsylvania, U.S., October 5, 2024

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2024/08/02

Soft July US payrolls number raises bets on 50 bp Sept ease

Aug 2 U.S. job growth slowed more than expected in July, while the unemployment rate increased to 4.3%, which could heighten fears that the labor market is deteriorating and potentially making the economy vulnerable to a recession.

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