Wall St ends down after recent gains; retailers, tech weak

Wall St ends down after recent gains; retailers, tech weak

Best Buy down on weak outlook Kohl’s slips on quarterly sales miss NEW YORK, Nov 21 (Reuters) – U.S. stocks retreated on Tuesday and the S&P 500 snapped a five-session winning streak, with retailers down after some disappointing outlooks and technology shares falling. Indexes stayed lower after minutes from the latest Federal Reserve meeting showed … Read more

Argentina markets buckle up for reopening after Milei election triumph

Argentina markets buckle up for reopening after Milei election triumph

Argentina domestic markets re-open after Monday bank holiday International bonds, US-listed stocks surged in post election rally U.S.-premarket indications point to more equities gains LONDON, Nov 21 (Reuters) – Investors were buckling up on Tuesday as Argentina’s local markets prepared to reopen after the weekend’s presidential election win of radical libertarian outsider Javier Milei. Argentina’s … Read more

Morning Bid: Rallying Nikkei on the cusp of a breakout

Morning Bid: Rallying Nikkei on the cusp of a breakout

Passersby wait at a crossing in front of an electronic board showing Japan’s Nikkei average outside a brokerage, in Tokyo, Japan, March 17, 2023. REUTERS/Androniki Christodoulou/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Nov 21 (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Alden Bentley, U.S. Breaking News Editor for Finance and Markets. A … Read more

Stocks, bonds in euphoric mood, but dollar takes a beating

Stocks, bonds in euphoric mood, but dollar takes a beating

[1/2]A TV presenter gets ready for the daily reporting from the floor of the German share price index DAX at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, November 15, 2023. REUTERS/Staff/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Asian stock markets : Oil prices near four-month low after steep sell off Bonds rally as softer U.S. data hardens rate … Read more

Exclusive: Three Fed governors tell US senator there is room to reduce balance sheet

Exclusive: Three Fed governors tell US senator there is room to reduce balance sheet

Federal Reserve Vice Chair Philip Jefferson speaks at a conference of the National Association for Business Economics in Dallas, Texas, U.S., October 9, 2023. REUTERS/Ann Saphir/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights NEW YORK, Nov 16 (Reuters) – The three newest Federal Reserve governors, including Vice Chair Philip Jefferson, have told a U.S. senator it’s unclear how … Read more

Futures muted as rate-pause optimism wanes; Cisco drops

Futures muted as rate-pause optimism wanes; Cisco drops

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., October 26, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Acquire Licensing Rights Futures: Dow and S&P flat, Nasdaq down 0.13% Nov 16 (Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures were subdued on Thursday as optimism around a pause in interest rate hikes waned, … Read more

Asia stocks jump as US inflation recedes, China data surprises

Asia stocks jump as US inflation recedes, China data surprises

A woman walks past a man examining an electronic board showing Japan’s Nikkei average and stock quotations outside a brokerage, in Tokyo, Japan, March 20, 2023. REUTERS/Androniki Christodoulou/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights U.S. October CPI flat vs 0.1% rise expected Fed funds futures price in rate cuts by May JGBs surge as Japan economy contracts SINGAPORE, … Read more

Morning Bid: Murky US inflation picture

Morning Bid: Murky US inflation picture

A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shortly before the closing bell as the market takes a significant dip in New York, U.S., February 25, 2020. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan If investors were wondering … Read more

Cameron returns to UK government as foreign secretary, Braverman sacked

Cameron returns to UK government as foreign secretary, Braverman sacked

Former PM’s shock return divides party Braverman’s exit follows her criticism of London police PM Sunak trying to appease traditional supporters Braverman criticised police over pro-Palestinian protests LONDON, Nov 13 (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak brought back former leader David Cameron as foreign minister on Monday in a reshuffle triggered by his firing … Read more

Wall St posts big gains, helped by tech as Treasury yields calm

Wall St posts big gains, helped by tech as Treasury yields calm

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., October 27, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Acquire Licensing Rights Tech sector jumps, helped by Microsoft, Nvidia Investors looking ahead to CPI next week Illumina falls on annual profit forecast cut Nov 10 (Reuters) – Wall Street’s main indexes ended … Read more