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U.S. and World Market Indexes Advance In Range-bound Trading

Mar 26, 2024
Barry Adams
Market indexes across the Atlantic advanced in range-bound trading, and crude oil prices traded near recent highs. Steel prices dropped to a four-month low on the persistent weakness in construction activities in China. The cocoa price continued to soar to a record high. 

U.S. Major Averages Attempt to Extend Record-Setting Market Rally

Mar 26, 2024
Barry Adams
U.S. major averages edged higher, Treasury yields held steady, and crude oil prices inched up on rising geopolitical tensions. Cocoa prices soared to a record high on supply worries from Western Africa in above-normal dry weather conditions. 

World Markets Rest, Earnings In Focus In Europe and China

Mar 25, 2024
Barry Adams
World market indexes rested in Monday's trading after a busy week of announcements from major central banks around the world. U.S. new home sales edged lower in February, but home prices stayed elevated. Crude oil advanced, but natural gas prices eased.

U.S. Major Averages Pause After Rallying Previous Week

Mar 25, 2024
Barry Adams
U.S. major averages traded down in cautious trading, the yield on Treasury notes held stable, and crude oil prices advanced amid ongoing tensions in the Middle East.

Investors Debate Fed's Rate Cut Projections as Inflation Stays Well Anchored

Mar 22, 2024
Barry Adams
U.S. major averages rested near record levels, and benchmark indexes are set to extend weekly gains for the second week in a row. Crude oil, gold, and silver traded volatile after the yields on Treasury notes edged down.

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Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite Trade at New Record Highs, U.S. Sues Apple

Mar 21, 2024
Barry Adams
The S&P 500, the Dow, and the Nasdaq Composite traded at new highs for the second day in a row on rate optimism. Tech and energy stocks led the gainers. The Justice Department and 17 states alleged in a suit that Apple Inc. hampered mobile game developers from offering better products on the iPhone. 

U.S. Major Averages Inch Higher In Record Territory Amid Rate Cut Expectations

Mar 21, 2024
Barry Adams
U.S. major averages advanced after the three popular averages closed at record highs in Wednesday's trading. The yield on Treasury notes edged lower, and crude oil retained an upward bias in volatile trading.

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Fast Rising Wages Complicates the Fed's Struggle to Balance Economic Growth and Overall Inflation

Mar 20, 2024
Barry Adams
The Federal Reserve's balancing act of keeping the economic expansion intact while moderating inflation is complicated by faster wage inflation, forcing policymakers to keep higher rates for longer.

U.S. Stocks On Hold Ahead of Rate Decision and Inflation Outlook

Mar 20, 2024
Barry Adams
The Federal Reserve is widely anticipated to keep rates unrevised at the conclusion of its policy meeting later today, and investors are looking ahead to the Fed's view on inflation and interest rate path and levels. 

Cautious Optimism Prevailed On Wall Street, European Markets Close Near Record Highs

Mar 19, 2024
Barry Adams
Stocks powered ahead on Wall Street after morning weakness, and investors looked beyond the Fed's rate decision on Wednesday. European markets held steady near record highs. The Bank of Japan ended its negative rate policy, becoming the last major central bank to pursue restrictive rates.

U.S. Stocks Wobble Amid Higher-for-Longer Rate Worries

Mar 19, 2024
Barry Adams
Stocks on Wall Street headed lower and Treasury yields held stable amid expectations of the Federal Reserve leaving rates unchanged at the end of the two-day policy meeting Wednesday.

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U.S. and Global Markets Advance, Crude Oil and Copper Jump After China Data Surpass Expectations

Mar 18, 2024
Barry Adams
Stocks pulled ahead, and benchmark indexes in the U.S. and Europe traded near record highs ahead of the monetary policy decisions. Crude oil and copper prices extended gains after China's economic data surpassed market expectations.

U.S. Major Averages Advance Ahead of Nvidia Conference and Rate Decisions

Mar 18, 2024
Barry Adams
Benchmark indexes advanced and tech stocks led the gainers ahead of the rate decisions from major central banks in the U.S., U.K., and Japan.

S&P500 and Nasdaq Extend Weekly Losses After Inflation Worries Resurface

Mar 15, 2024
Barry Adams
Treasury yields jumped amid the growing realization that high interest rates may be here to stay longer than expected after two reports showed stubborn inflation deeply anchored in the U.S. economy. 

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Higher-for-Longer Rate Worries Resurface After U.S. Wholesale Inflation Accelerates

Mar 14, 2024
Barry Adams
Market indexes on Wall Street and in Europe turned lower after an inflation report signaled that policymakers may delay the expected rate cut as early as June. Large companies in Japan agreed to record high wage gains, lifting hopes that the Bank of Japan may be ready to end the negative interest rate regime.