European Stocks, US Futures Slip on Rate-Hike Bets: Markets Wrap

(Bloomberg) — Stocks in Europe declined amid disappointing results from large clothing retailers and worries over Credit Suisse Group AG. US equity futures edged lower and short-end Treasury yie...

Is it Time to Wrap CBDCs or Will They Bring Financial Freedom?

China’s CBDC, e-CNY, is supposed to have surveillance over its citizen.  The US is expected to come up with Freedom Coin.  CBDCs are portrayed as the best in the banking and crypto worlds, but the tru...

S&P Futures Jump on SVB Backstop, Rate Bets Shift: Markets Wrap

(Bloomberg) — US stock futures rallied more than 1.5% while the dollar and bond yields tumbled as investors digested the steps taken by regulators to shore up the American financial sector in th...

US Bank Troubles Hammer Stocks, Boost Treasuries: Markets Wrap

(Bloomberg) — Stocks tumbled and Treasuries rallied as worries about the health of the US banking system caused a sharp selloff in global markets. Most Read from Bloomberg Europe’s Stoxx 600 equ...

Stocks Reel From Recession, Fed Rate Bets: Markets Wrap

(Bloomberg) — Global stock markets struggled on Wednesday, after comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell boosted interest rate wagers, drove up Treasury bond yields and revived fears t...

Stocks Rally Slowed by China; Commodities Decline: Markets Wrap

(Bloomberg) — A gauge of Asian shares advanced along with US and European equity futures while Chinese stocks fell, weighed down by a modest economic growth target that diminishes the prospect o...

Stocks Fall as Market Absorbs Bets on Rising Rates: Markets Wrap

(Bloomberg) — Stock markets worldwide extended losses on Thursday, as US 10-year Treasury bonds topped 4% for the first time since November in a sign that the Federal Reserve’s warnings of highe...

Delta pilots wrap voting on new contract with big raises

A pilot walks past the windows at the newly renovated Delta terminal D at LaGuardia Airport in New York March 6, 2021. Timothy A. Clary | AFP | Getty Images Delta Air Lines pilots on Wednesday will wr...

Stocks Rally as China Factory Data Lift Sentiment: Markets Wrap

(Bloomberg) — Stocks and currencies rallied in Asia, led by a surge of more than 3% in Hong Kong’s benchmark index, as China’s manufacturing posted its biggest improvement in more than a decade....

Asia Stocks Slide as Traders Eye Higher Rates Path: Markets Wrap

(Bloomberg) — Equities in Asia fell Monday after heavy selling on Wall Street late last week as investors ratcheted up forecasts for US interest rates following hot inflation data. Most Read fro...

US Futures, Asia Stocks Drop Ahead of PCE Data: Markets Wrap

(Bloomberg) — Contracts for US equities edged lower and stocks in Asia retreated as investors awaited key data for clues on the Federal Reserve’s rate-hike campaign. Most Read from Bloomberg US ...

US Futures Rise as Fed Aligns With Street Wagers: Markets Wrap

(Bloomberg) — US equity-index futures rose as investors grew confident the Federal Reserve’s peak interest rate would be within levels already priced in by markets. Most Read from Bloomberg Cont...

US, European Futures Retreat Alongside Asia Stocks: Markets Wrap

(Bloomberg) — US and European equity futures declined along with Asian stocks on Tuesday as investors weighed the prospect of central banks tightening policy more than previously expected to tam...

Dollar Rises, Stocks Face Headwinds From Fed Rates: Markets Wrap

(Bloomberg) — The dollar rose in early trading on Monday, adding to a third week of gains as hawkish comments by Federal Reserve officials and geopolitical tensions bolstered the appeal of the g...

Dollar Rallies, Stocks Decline on Fed Hike Bets: Markets Wrap

(Bloomberg) — The dollar rallied and stocks dropped alongside Wall Street equity futures with expectations of steeper US rate hikes growing after comments by two Federal Reserve officials. Most ...

US Stock Futures Slip Before Next Batch of Data: Markets Wrap

(Bloomberg) — Wall Street equity futures edged lower as traders awaited the another set of data readings on the strength of the economy and looked for clues on the outlook for rate hikes. The to...

Stocks Pare Retreat With Rates, Earnings in Focus: Markets Wrap

(Bloomberg) — European stocks steadied and Wall Street equity futures pared their losses as investors weighed how the latest inflation data from the US and the UK will affect the outlook for int...

Asian Equities Tumble After Wall Street Slump: Markets Wrap

(Bloomberg) — Shares in Asia declined after Wall Street saw the worst week for stocks and bonds this year as traders increased interest rate expectations ahead of crucial US inflation data due T...

Asia Stocks, US Bonds Fall as Rates Outlook Sours: Markets Wrap

(Bloomberg) — Stocks in Asia fell after US equities dropped for a second day and Treasuries slid as investors began to adjust for the prospect of higher interest rates as the Federal Reserve bat...

Stocks Rise With US Futures as Earnings in Focus: Markets Wrap

(Bloomberg) — Stocks advanced with US futures as investors digested a slew of earnings reports and awaited data on US jobless claims. Most Read from Bloomberg Contracts on U.S. gauges signaled a...

Traders Face Geopolitical, Jobs Hurdles; Yen Drops: Markets Wrap

(Bloomberg) — The trading week opens in Asia with a mixed message from equity futures, along with headwinds from an unexpectedly strong US jobs report and the downing of an alleged Chinese spy b...

ETF Wrap: ETFs Rush to Retail

LONDON − Retail is undoubtedly the next distribution battleground for ETFs in Europe as large asset managers clamour to offer access to single ETFs and ETF savings plans via investment apps. After mak...

Stock Futures, Asian Shares Struggle; Adani Sinks: Markets Wrap

(Bloomberg) — US and European equity futures dropped as disappointing earnings from Apple Inc., Amazon.com Inc. and Alphabet Inc. weighed on market sentiment. Most Read from Bloomberg Asian shar...

Stocks Fall With Eyes on Rate Hikes, Adani, China: Markets Wrap

(Bloomberg) — Shares declined Monday in choppy trading as investors split their attention between looming interest-rate decisions in the US and Europe, the reopening of mainland China markets an...

US Markets Wrap Up Strong Week With Gains

Key Takeaways U.S. equities posted another day of gains with all three major indexes rising, capping off a winning week for the stock market. Markets were buoyed by encouraging macroeconomic data that...

Stock Market Investing Action Plan — January Wrap: Apple, OPEC, Exxon And The Fed

As the U.S. stock market rally finds its stride, optimism is rising toward stocks, the economy and the Fed’s battle to manage inflation. Hong Kong’s market also reopened to a strong perfor...

Tech Buyers Snub Warnings as Nasdaq Keeps Rallying: Markets Wrap

(Bloomberg) — Wall Street brushed off disappointing outlooks from some of the world’s largest technology companies to push stocks higher on speculation of smaller Federal Reserve hikes as inflat...

Shares Fall, Microsoft Signals Darker Tech Outlook: Markets Wrap

(Bloomberg) — Equity markets slipped on Wednesday after tech giant Microsoft Corp. and a slew of other major firms forecast slowing earnings, while lackluster US business activity data reminded ...

Asia Stocks Sentiment Buoyed by Tech, Fed Comments: Markets Wrap

(Bloomberg) — Asian stocks were poised to advance and major currencies edged higher versus the dollar early Monday amid positive sentiment for riskier assets after a rebound on Wall Street and e...

Treasuries Rise, Stocks Drift on Recession Worries: Markets Wrap

(Bloomberg) — Treasuries rallied and equities were muted as growing signs of a global economic slowdown raised investor concern that the start-of-the-year rally in risk assets may have gone too ...

Equities Stall; Dollar Gauge Weaker Despite Yen: Markets Wrap

(Bloomberg) — European stocks and U.S. equity-index futures gave up their gains as investors remained on the edge over the direction of monetary policy and corporate earnings. The yen tumbled ag...

Asian Stocks, Yen Retreat Ahead of BOJ Meeting: Markets Wrap

(Bloomberg) — Asian stocks and US equity futures slid as traders digested data that showed China’s economy growing at the second slowest pace since the 1970s. Most Read from Bloomberg An Asian e...