BRYAN R. SMITH | AFP | Getty Images Traders work on the floor at the closing bell of the Dow Industrial Average at the New York Stock Exchange on December 29, 2017 in New York. Markets have been on a roller coaster ride in recent sessions as political turmoil rattles investor sentiment. Aside from concerns over a tit-for-tat trade dispute
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Photo by Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Monday, Feb. 5, 2018. U.S. stocks plunged, as major averages erased gains for the year. Aside from concerns over a tit-for-tat trade dispute between the U.S. and major economies including China, market focus has been mainly fixated by the economic crisis
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Last week’s concerns over the state of Turkey’s economy continue, with markets in both the Asia-Pacific region and Europe showing red across the board Monday. Stocks, too, continue to see red, after Turkey’s financial troubles sparked fear of contagion and the country’s currency took a deep slide. On Friday, the lira temporarily tumbled 20 percent against the U.S. dollar, after
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Drew Angerer | Getty Images Traders and financial professionals work ahead of the closing bell on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), June 25, 2018 in New York City. During yesterday’s trade, the Nasdaq Composite scored its longest winning streak in close to a year, boosted by positive trade out of tech stocks including Amazon and Apple.
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European futures pointed to a lower open Friday morning, as fears of a trade war and new sanctions against Russia continued to weigh on sentiment. The U.K.’s FTSE 100 was seen lower by 9 points at 7,735, the German DAX shed 11 points to 12,654, France’s CAC was down by 11 points at 5,488, and the Italian FTSE MIB dipped
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Richard Drew | AP Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, April 2, 2018. Markets in the Asia-Pacific and European regions were pointing in different directions Thursday, as investors monitored the latest developments in the trade spat between the U.S. and China. On Wednesday, U.S. Treasury yields came under pressure after Beijing announced it would…
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European stocks are set for a mixed open Thursday morning amid a deepening U.S.-China trade dispute and a flurry of corporate earnings. Britain’s FTSE 100 was seen 34 points higher at 7,766, the German DAX 2 points lower at 12,623, France’s CAC 40 flat and the Italian FTSE MIB down 15 points, according to IG data. Asian equities traded mostly
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Asia markets were set to open slightly lower on Thursday after the U.S. markets were mostly little changed overnight following the unveiling of new Chinese tariffs on American goods. Australia’s SPI futures traded at 6,207, which was a touch lower than the ASX 200’s last close at 6,268.5. Nikkei futures in Chicago and Osaka traded around 22,570 compared to the…
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Markets in the Asia-Pacific and European regions were mostly mixed or under slight pressure Wednesday, as trade tensions rumbled on. The U.S. Trade Representative’s office announced Tuesday that the States would begin gathering levies on an additional $16 billion in Chinese goods later this month. It also published a final tariff list that pointed out 279 import product lines, according
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European futures traded mixed in premarket trade Wednesday, amid investors keeping a close eye on Brexit developments and corporate earnings. Opening calls from IG index show a fairly flat open this morning with the U.K.’s FTSE 100 called barely higher, up 1 point at 7,727; the German DAX up 3 points at 12,660; France’s CAC 16 points higher at 21,834;
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