Why are US stocks sluggish? Blame a record $5 trillion options expiration
An upcoming U.S. stock options expiration that is set to be the largest on record is tamping down market swings, potentially counterbalancing any gyrations
April 26, 2024An upcoming U.S. stock options expiration that is set to be the largest on record is tamping down market swings, potentially counterbalancing any gyrations
April 26, 2024A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. Asian markets will likely tread water on Wednesday ahead of the U.S.
April 26, 2024A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan As Wall St waited optimistically for the Federal Reserve's latest nods and winks on future policy, Argentina took a
April 26, 2024By Michael S.
April 26, 2024U.S. producer prices were unexpectedly unchanged in November as a decline in the cost of energy products more than offset higher food prices, indicating that inflation at the
April 26, 2024The Federal Reserve is about to embark on an interest rate-cutting journey next year, but what is striking about the 150 basis points of easing markets
April 26, 2024A dovish shift from the Federal Reserve has put record highs in sight for U.S. stocks, even as some investors worry the market may be moving
April 26, 2024A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan Judged by the sharp drop in the dollar, European central banks may find it hard to match the dovishness from the Federal Reserve
April 26, 2024The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits fell last week as the labor market continues to thrive amid high interest rates and still-elevated inflation
December 14, 2023U.S. import prices fell for a second straight month in November amid decreases in the costs of energy products and motor vehicles, suggesting that import deflation could help to
April 26, 2024The Federal Reserve's signal on Wednesday that its interest rate hiking campaign is over triggered a drop in bond yields and a rash of market bets on U.S. rate cuts next year, marking a
April 26, 2024The dollar headed for its biggest weekly drop in five months on Friday as the prospect of rate cuts from the Federal Reserve versus a tough line from central banks
April 26, 2024Wall Street drifted through mixed trading to put a quiet end to another rocking week
December 15, 2023World markets head into year-end on a "buy everything" high, with the Federal Reserve signalling it will switch to rate cuts in 2024, propelling stocks and gold higher.
April 26, 2024The S&P 500 ended little changed on Friday but registered a seventh straight week of gains in its longest weekly winning streak since 2017 after this
July 02, 2024Traders of futures contracts that settle to the Federal Reserve's benchmark rate pared bets on U.S. interest-rate reductions next year as New York Fed President John Williams told CNBC in
April 26, 2024The Congressional Budget Office projects U.S. economic growth to slow to 1.5% in 2024, with the unemployment rate seen rising to 4.4% next year from what it estimates will be a 3.9%
April 26, 2024Global equities long/
April 26, 2024The Federal Reserve can begin reducing interest rates "sometime in the third quarter" of 2024 if inflation falls as expected, Atlanta Fed President Raphael
July 02, 2024A surge in U.S. government bonds has helped lift stocks and heightened investors’ appetite for risk.
April 26, 2024It was the most painful inflation Americans had experienced since 1981, when “The Dukes of Hazzard” and “The Jeffersons” were topping the TV charts
December 16, 2023Some investors are predicting an increase in corporate bond issuance in the New Year, after bond yields slid last week, opening the door for companies to refinance existing
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