Oil futures popped higher Sunday evening, after a drone attack that killed three U.S. service members in northern Jordan, blamed by the White House on Iran-backed militants, marked…
Read more Oil prices jump after drone attack kills U.S. troops, escalating Mideast crisisThe U.S. dollar has had a relatively strong start to 2024 — but some analysts believe the greenback is still more likely than not to depreciate over the…
Read more The U.S. dollar had a strong start to 2024. Here’s why it’s unlikely to last.Oil futures fell on Friday, but finished off the session’s lows to eke out a gain for the week — the first for U.S. and global benchmark crude…
Read more Oil prices post first weekly gain in 8 weeks amid ship attacks in Red SeaA rally in the U.S. stock and bond markets in the past week defied the bears and fueled hopes for more gains to come by year-end and in…
Read more Why the U.S. economy isn't out of the woods as stock market soarsLong positions in the U.S. dollar is now considered the most crowded trade, according to a survey conducted by the Bank of America with global fund managers, but…
Read more Long U.S. dollar now seen as the most crowded trade, but bodes ill for the greenbackU.S. stocks closed mostly lower Friday, but the Dow Jones and S&P 500 posted weekly gains, as the Israel-Gaza war appeared to escalate heading into the weekend. The…
Read more Dow Jones ekes out gain Friday, stocks mostly advance for the week as Israel-Gaza war escalatesU.S. stocks booked back-to-back gains on Monday, despite rising oil prices and a deadly weekend assault on Israeli by Hamas that left hundreds dead. The Dow Jones Industrial…
Read more U.S. stocks end higher despite climbing oil prices, Israel-Gaza warOil traders on Sunday said crude prices were likely to remain supported in the near term, as investors assessed the fallout from the surprise attack by Hamas on…
Read more ‘Fear trade’: What Israel-Hamas war means for oil prices and financial marketsU.S. stocks finished higher on Wednesday as yields on long government bonds retreated from 16-year highs, helping lift the S&P 500 to its best day in three weeks.…
Read more S&P 500 scores best day in 3 weeks as bond yields ease backThe Japanese yen roared back violently against the dollar Tuesday amid fears of intervention by Tokyo after trading at its weakest in nearly a year after a round…
Read more Japanese yen sees wild swing amid intervention fears after falling to nearly 1-year low versus dollarAnalysts are ringing alarm bells over a surge by the U.S. dollar, warning it may be set to serve as another “headwind” for U.S. stocks as they struggle…
Read more Why a surging U.S. dollar is about to become a problem for stock-market bullsThe U.S. dollar has completed its first “golden cross” since July 2021, which could mean the greenback is going higher, creating more problems for stocks. Heading into Friday’s…
Read more U.S. dollar scores first ‘golden cross’ since July 2021, signaling more trouble for stocks aheadThree powerful dynamics in the global economy are expected to play a significant role in investors’ multi-asset allocations over the next five years, according to a 132-page report…
Read more Here’s the ‘triple power play’ that may rule stock-market returns, other assets for next 5 yearsInvestors were evaluating a less-than-straightforward take on U.S. inflation Wednesday, with August’s consumer price index coming in close to or in line with expectations while providing reasons for…
Read more ‘Complicated’ inflation report produces wavering U.S. stocks, keeps higher-for-longer theme in rates intactThe U.S. dollar is proving its haters wrong. Not only is the buck defying the expectations of Wall Street strategists who had anticipated that it would weaken this…
Read more U.S. dollar defies China, Russia and Wall Street skeptics as 2023 rebound continuesU.S. stocks ended higher Friday after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell warned the central bank may need to raise interest rates even higher to temper a strong U.S.…
Read more U.S. stocks end higher after Fed Chair Powell’s Jackson Hole remarks, S&P 500 snaps 3-week losing streakThe slide in the U.S. dollar in the last eight months could mean that mean all of its gains in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic will soon…
Read more U.S. dollar could soon wipe out all of its post-pandemic gains, Soc Gen strategist warnsAs U.S. inflation continues to cool, stocks are riding a wave of optimism. During the past week, the S&P 500 SPX, -0.10% climbed above 4,500 for the first…
Read more Stocks are riding a wave of optimism as U.S. inflation recedes, but there are dangers lurkingParts of the financial markets are struggling to adapt to the idea that the Federal Reserve might keep raising interest rates even after this week’s data clearly pointed…
Read more Why markets are misjudging the Fed’s ability to raise rates even though inflation is slowingStocks rose for a fourth day in a row on Thursday, a day ahead of second-quarter earnings from America’s biggest lenders. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.14%…
Read more S&P 500 ends above 4,500 level for first time in 15 months as stocks gain ahead of bank earnings
