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Wall Street stocks rose slightly on Monday, while the dollar dipped, as investors digested Chinese economic data and looked ahead to a key U.S. inflation report and corporate earnings.
After the June jobs report showed a cooling but still-hot picture of the labour market, investors are looking to a key inflation report due Wednesday for more clues on the economy’s health.
MSCI's global equity index ended Friday's session virtually unchanged while the dollar was lower as government data showed that U.S. jobs growth slowed more than expected in June, easing worries about the outlook for Fed rate hikes.
MSCI's global index of stocks fell on Thursday while Treasury yields rose as a surge in U.S. private payrolls prompted concerns that interest rates would stay higher for longer.
MSCI's global equities index lost ground on Wednesday after weaker-than-expected overseas data as investors awaited upcoming U.S. inflation readings.
European shares were steady in thin trading on Tuesday, with a lack of fresh economic data from the region and uncertainty around the direction of global interest rates keeping investors cautious.
Wall Street stock indexes ended Monday's shorter session up slightly along with U.S. Treasury yields, as investors weighed up a mixed bag of economic data ahead of second-quarter earnings and uncertainty over the direction of central bank policy.
Wall Street closed sharply higher and the dollar softened on Friday as investors closed the books on a solid quarter, with data showing progress in the Fed's efforts to tame inflation.
The S&P 500 advanced on Thursday and benchmark Treasury yields hit their highest level since early March as robust economic data helped ease recession fears.
The Nasdaq Composite Index closed higher and the dollar rebounded on Wednesday as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell suggested two more interest rate hikes are probably in the cards.
U.S. stocks advanced in a broad rally on Tuesday, and the dollar softened as robust economic data eased recession fears and stoked investors' risk appetite.
Global markets took on a tentative tone on Monday as investors struggled to gauge the impact of the weekend’s short-lived armed revolt in Russia and continued to contemplate a general weakening economic outlook.
Global stock indexes fell and the U.S. dollar rose on Friday as investors digested comments from Fed officials that signalled further interest rate hikes ahead.
The tech-heavy Nasdaq's robust gain got a boost from momentum stocks led by Amazon, Apple and Microsoft, while the S&P 500's advance was more modest.
