Wall Street romped to records as a delayed jubilation swept markets worldwide following the Federal Reserve’s big cut to interest rates
September 19, 2024
U.S. stock indexes remained stuck in place as Wall Street made few big moves ahead of what’s expected to be the first cut to interest rates in more than four years
September 17, 2024
Shares are mixed in Asia after the Dow Jones Industrial Average set a record as Wall Street gears up for Federal Reserve's most anticipated meeting in years
September 16, 2024
U.S. stocks drifted through a quiet day to finish mixed, as markets around the world stabilized following a wild week
August 12, 2024
Auto sales in China faltered in July, falling 5% from a year earlier, although exports jumped about 20% from a year earlier as makers of electric vehicles expanded into global markets
August 09, 2024
The mayhem that swept across world markets this week was partly caused by a market strategy known as the “carry trade.”
August 06, 2024
Stocks rose on Wall Street as calm returned to the market a day after its worst drop in nearly two years
August 06, 2024
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index has soared nearly 11% a day after it set markets tumbling in Europe and on Wall Street
August 04, 2024
Stocks tumbled Friday on worries the U.S. economy could be cracking under the weight of high interest rates meant to whip inflation
August 02, 2024
China’s powerful Politburo has endorsed the ruling Communist Party's strategy for growing the economy by encouraging more consumer spending and weeding out unproductive companies to promote “survival of the fittest.”
July 30, 2024
Wall Street rallied following encouraging reports on inflation and on strong profits at 3M and other big U.S. companies
July 26, 2024
Shares are mostly higher in Asia, with major markets apart from Shanghai and Taiwan logging modest gains
July 25, 2024
China has ratcheted up its efforts to spur slowing growth by cutting a key policy rate and doubling subsidies for electric vehicles bought to replace older cars
July 25, 2024Asian stocks are mostly lower as markets digest Japanese and Australian business data, while U.S. stocks held relatively steady as earnings reporting season ramped up for big companies
July 23, 2024
Shares are mostly higher in Asia after a rally on Wall Street
July 22, 2024
China’s central bank has cut key interest rates in a surprise move aimed at injecting pep into the economy, while the ruling Communist Party released a 50-page roadmap addressing long-term challenges
July 22, 2024U.S. stocks slumped following another washout
July 19, 2024
Shares have fallen in Asia after a broad washout across Wall Street dragged U.S. stocks lower
July 18, 2024
In a year of major elections setting the course of many countries for years to come, China’s ruling Communist Party is holding top-level meetings in Beijing to draft policies for reviving its slowing economy
July 17, 2024Asian stocks are mixed as investors grappled with the weak economic data from China and waited to see the outcome of a top Communist Party policy meeting in Beijing
July 15, 2024
China says its economy expanded at a slower-than-forecast 4.7% annual rate in the last quarter
July 15, 2024
Asian shares have carried on with the blistering rally on Wall Street, as Japan's Nikkei 225 index surged over 42,000 for the first time
July 11, 2024
Shares are mixed in Asia, while Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index has closed at another record high as investors awaited further comments by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell before Congress
July 10, 2024
Shares are mostly lower in Asia after strong gains in Europe, while U.S. markets were closed for the July 4th holiday
July 05, 2024
Chinese automaker BYD has inaugurated its first electric vehicle plant in Thailand, part of the company's effort to expand into Southeast Asia while also tackling wealthier markets in the U.S. and Europe
July 04, 2024
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