Asian shares surge after Wall St gains on signs the US jobs market is cooling

Asian shares surge after Wall St gains on signs the US jobs market is cooling

Stocks were higher in Europe and Asia on Monday following a report that signaled the US jobs market, while still healthy, shows some signs of cooling, raising hopes for an easing of interest rate hikes. Germany’s DAX advanced 0.7% to 15,949.69 and the CAC 40 in Paris picked up 0.8% to 7,354.96. In London, the … Read more

Asian stocks follow Wall Street higher ahead of Federal Reserve conference

Asian stocks follow Wall Street higher ahead of Federal Reserve conference

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is ticking higher in early trading, on track for its first back-to-back gain in what’s been a miserable August. The S&P 500 was up 0.3% early Tuesday, coming off a gain powered by Big Tech stocks. The Dow was little changed and the Nasdaq composite was up 0.6%. Stocks … Read more

Asia follows Wall Street lower after US data revive fears about rate hike

Asia follows Wall Street lower after US data revive fears about rate hike

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street drifted higher Monday ahead of a week of reports showing how strong U.S. shoppers remain, amid hopes their spending can keep the economy out of a recession. The S&P 500 added 25.67, or 0.6%, to 4,489.72, though slightly more stocks fell than rose within the index. The Dow Jones … Read more

Wall Street opens lower as markets become more cautious

Wall Street opens lower as markets become more cautious

BEIJING (AP) — Global stock markets and Wall Street futures declined Tuesday after Chinese exports fell ahead of this week’s U.S. inflation update, which might influence Federal Reserve plans for possible interest rate hikes. London, Shanghai, Paris and Hong Kong retreated. Tokyo advanced. Oil prices lost more than $1 per barrel. On Monday, Wall Street’s … Read more