Last orders: Rise of closing auctions stirs worries in European stock markets
LONDON (Reuters) – The final five minutes of trading have become the busiest time of day for stock market traders in Europe. FILE PHOTO: The German share price index DAX…
White House says ‘no recession in sight’ despite market turmoil
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – White House officials pushed back on Sunday against concerns that economic growth may be faltering, saying they saw little risk of recession despite a volatile week on…
Dollar firms, global stocks soar on ECB rate cut expectations
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. and European stocks surged on Friday on expectations the European Central Bank will cut interest rates but the dollar pared gains against the euro after…
Wall Street Week Ahead: Lower rates could boost housing stocks, but risks remain
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Lower U.S. interest rates could help support outperforming U.S. homebuilder stocks, even as they raise worries about the economy, while a bonanza of industry data and…
Take Five: Fed in a hole
(Reuters) – FILE PHOTO: Federal Reserve Board building on Constitution Avenue is pictured in Washington, U.S., March 19, 2019. REUTERS/Leah Millis 1/FED IN A HOLE On Wednesday, the U.S. Federal…
Lower rates could boost housing stocks, but risks remain
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Lower U.S. interest rates could help support outperforming U.S. homebuilder stocks, even as they raise worries about the economy, while a bonanza of industry data and…
Wall Street ends sharply higher on German stimulus optimism
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks rebounded on Friday as an ebbing bond rally and news of potential German economic stimulus brought buyers back to the equities market, closing the…
DoubleLine CEO Jeffrey Gundlach warns Fed rate cuts will not stop U.S. recession
(Reuters) – Jeffrey Gundlach, chief executive of DoubleLine Capital, warned on Wednesday that rate cuts by the U.S. Federal Reserve were not going to stop a recession from happening and…
Stocks, oil tank on growing signs of global slowdown
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Equity markets tanked and oil prices fell sharply on Wednesday after a closely watched bond indicator pointed to the growing risk of a U.S. recession that…
U.S. import prices rebound, but trend remains subdued
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. import prices unexpectedly rose in July, but the underlying trend continued to be weak, pointing to subdued imported inflation pressures. FILE PHOTO: A stack of shipping…