Global shares have been mixed before the release this week of US inflation data and a crucial European Central Bank meeting, while industrial metals prices extended recent gains on expectations of a worldwide manufacturing rebound. The pan-European STOXX 600 index fell 0.2 per cent on Tuesday, while futures on Wall Street were muted. “Stock markets […]
Asian markets stayed subdued, while oil prices remained steady and gold prices rose. Boeing faced whistleblower allegations, and the New Zealand central bank kept rates unchanged. All attention now turns to the imminent release of the US Consumer Price Index (CPI) and the Federal Reserve's meeting minutes.
The yield on the 10-year T-note climbed, reflecting investors' view that interest rates won't fall as quickly as they had hoped.
Asian stocks were muted as investors kept watch for possible intervention by Japanese authorities to stop the yen’s decline and awaited US inflation data later on Wednesday for clues to future interest rate moves. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up 0.2 per cent, after US stocks ended the previous session with […]
The FTSE 100 and major indices across Europe rose, as investors digested fresh data including Friday's US jobs report.
The FTSE 100 and major indices across Europe rose, as investors digested fresh data including Friday's US jobs report.
The FTSE 100 and major indices across Europe rose, as investors digested fresh data including Friday's US jobs report.
The FTSE 100 and major indices across Europe rose, as investors digested fresh data including Friday's US jobs report.
The FTSE 100 and major indices across Europe rose, as investors digested fresh data including Friday's US jobs report.
The FTSE 100 and major indices across Europe rose, as investors digested fresh data including Friday's US jobs report.
Surging gas prices and sky-high mortgages and rent sent inflation rising more than expected in March, adding to Americans’ prolonged and painful battle with high costs. That could force the Federal Reserve to keep its punishing rates higher for longer. US consumer prices picked up again last month, vaulting to a 3.5% increase for the 12 months ended in March, according to the latest Consumer Price Index data released Wednesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That’s up considerably from...
Tokyo stocks opened lower on Wednesday with investors expected to take a