U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday, as escalating tensions in the Middle East and disappointing news from sportswear giant Nike weighed heavily on investor sentiment. On Tuesday, the major indexes recorded a negative session on Wall Street, the first trading day of the new month and quarter, following Iran’s launch of ballistic missiles at Israel in […]
U.S. stock markets down; JOLTS, ISM in spotlight
U.S. stocks were largely lower on Tuesday as investors continued to digest and analyze comments made by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell ahead of a series of crucial data releases. The Dow Jones index along with the S&P 500 index scored record highs at the close of trading on Monday, as the Federal Reserve’s decision […]
U.S. Stock Markets Down Slightly, Powell’s Speech in the Spotlight
U.S. stocks declined on Monday, although September is still expected to be a positive month. Investors are looking for signals from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell regarding potential future interest rate cuts. The last trading day of the month may start on a slightly bearish note. However, the Fed’s decision to cut interest rates by […]
U.S. Stock Markets Fall, Federal Reserve Spokespersons in Focus
U.S. stocks and indices fell slightly on Wednesday, consolidating after reaching record highs, with attention focused on upcoming signals from the Federal Reserve regarding interest rates. The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average hit record highs on Tuesday, continuing the optimism triggered by the Fed’s interest rate cut the previous week. Powell Speech […]
U.S. Stocks Rise, Boeing and Bowman Speech in Spotlight
U.S. equity markets rose on Tuesday, tracking near all-time highs, in anticipation of further signals from the Federal Reserve regarding interest rates. Wall Street indexes rose slightly on Monday, with the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average setting new record highs at the close. Fed Speeches and PCE Data Anticipated This week, attention […]
U.S. Stock Markets Advance, More Signals from the Fed Awaited
Stock markets were trading slightly higher on Monday as investors took a breather at record levels in anticipation of further signals from the Federal Reserve this week. The preference for interest rate cuts following the Fed’s tapering efforts caused both the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average to hit record highs the previous […]
U.S. Stocks Rise Ahead of Fed Meeting
U.S. stocks futures are up ahead of the Federal Reserve’s long-awaited interest rate decision, which will be released later today. The debate is focused on whether the Fed will choose to cut interest rates by 25 basis points or 50 basis points. In addition, the independent directors of the board of the genetic testing group […]
U.S. Stock Markets Rise as Fed Meeting Begins
Stocks rallied in the U.S. on Tuesday amid increased optimism that the Federal Reserve will begin its rate-cutting cycle later this week with a sizable reduction. Caution around the Fed caused Wall Street to suffer a flat session on Monday, although some flows into economically sensitive sectors caused the Dow Jones to hit an all-time […]
U.S. Stock Unchanged With Fed Meeting in Focus, Rate Cut Anticipated
U.S. stock index futures were little changed on Monday, as investors remained cautious ahead of this week’s Federal Reserve meeting, where there is a high likelihood that the Fed will begin a rate-cutting cycle. Similarly, markets have been cautious after learning of a second assassination attempt against Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump; fortunately, the former […]
U.S. Stocks Fall After Heated Harris-Trump Debate, CPI Data in Focus
U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday as investors analyzed the outcome of a heated debate between U.S. presidential candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris and awaited the release of new U.S. inflation data, which could influence the Federal Reserve’s upcoming monetary policy decision. The benchmark S&P 500 index and the tech-heavy NASDAQ Composite advanced in the […]