Tag: U.S. stocks

January 6, 2020

The end of 2019 may have momentarily brought an easing of a number of global risks and fears, but that has all changed a few days into the new year. The U.S. killing of top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani has […]

January 2, 2020

Gold edged into positive territory on Thursday, with bulls attempting to maintain upside momentum in the new year after the yellow metal scored its biggest one-year advance since 2010. Gold for February delivery on Comex GCG20, +0.47% rose $5.20, or […]

December 26, 2019

Gold futures headed higher Thursday, on pace for a third session of gains in a row and the highest finish for the precious metal since late October. Bullish gold investors say bullion has benefited in recent trade on doubts about […]

December 20, 2019

U.S. stocks just keep on climbing. The three major benchmark indexes all closed at fresh record highs on Thursday despite President Donald Trump’s historic impeachment. The U.S.-China trade war truce and recent positive economic data have buoyed investors toward the […]

December 18, 2019

Gold futures edged lower Wednesday, losing ground as the U.S. dollar drifted to the upside. Gold for February delivery GCG20, -0.28% on Comex fell $4.90, or 0.3%, to $1,475.70 an ounce, while March silver SIH20, -0.69% was off 11.7 cents, […]

December 16, 2019

Stock-index futures pointed higher Monday, with the upbeat tone tied to a preliminary U.S.-China trade deal, though questions remained over the details of the long-awaited “phase one” accord. What are major indexes doing? Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average […]

November 26, 2019

Gold futures were little changed Tuesday, pinned down by upbeat expectations around U.S.-China trade talks that have dulled the metal’s haven appeal. Gold for December delivery GCZ19, -0.01% on Comex was off 40 cents, or less than 0.1%, at $1,456.50 […]

November 21, 2019

Gold futures headed lower Thursday, with the metal struggling to maintain a long-term bullish trend as traders eye prospects for a U.S.-China trade deal which may lower geopolitical risk. Prices for the precious metal “continue to coil on a seesaw […]

November 18, 2019

Stock-index futures pointed to a higher start for Wall Street on Monday, with equities set to build on last week’s push to records as investors remain optimistic over U.S.-China trade talks. How are the major benchmarks doing? Futures on the […]

October 11, 2019

Gold futures on Friday headed sharply lower, putting bullion on track to record its steepest daily drop in October, dragging the commodity to its sharpest weekly fall in more than a year, amid growing optimism on Sino-American trade talks and […]

September 26, 2019

U.S. stocks moved broadly lower in early trading Thursday as investors pulled back to a defensive stance as an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump moves along and U.S. economic growth slows. Technology stocks were among the biggest losers in […]

September 17, 2019

Gold futures traded at break-even levels on Tuesday as a reaction to an attack on Saudi Arabian oil-infrastructure attacks moderated, and investors began to focus on the Federal Reserve interest rate setting meeting this week. December gold GCZ19, -0.11% on […]

September 11, 2019

Gold futures edged higher Wednesday, hovering near the $1,500-an-ounce level after pulling back this week from more-than-six-year highs as haven demand dried up on an easing of near-term U.S.-China trade worries and a revival in appetite for stocks. Gold for […]

August 26, 2019

Stock-index futures moved early higher Monday, pointing to a partial rebound for Wall Street from Friday’s sharp losses, after President Donald Trump said China wants to return to the negotiating table, stoking hopes for a de-escalation of rhetoric after the […]

August 19, 2019

U.S. stock futures pointed to a higher start on Monday, lifted by moves by encouraging comments from President Donald Trump and other officials on trade talks, along with a move by China over the weekend to lower borrowing costs for […]

July 30, 2019

U.S. stocks moved slightly lower on Wall Street Tuesday as President Donald Trump ramped up criticism of China just as negotiators began a new round of trade talks. The latest tweets injected anxiety into the markets in an already busy […]

June 25, 2019

Geopolitical tensions helped nudge investors into gold on Tuesday, with the precious metal poised to mark its highest finish in over six years. Gold has seen an “extraordinary march higher as global economic worries, political worries and U.S. politics underpin […]

June 21, 2019

Gold tapped the $1,400-an-ounce level for the first time since 2013 on Friday, as investors continued to bet on easier monetary policy from the Federal Reserve and other central banks. But then the metal started backtracking. August gold GCQ19, -0.34% […]

June 12, 2019

An uneasy mood is rippling through markets. For starters, we’ve had chaotic scenes out of Hong Kong where police have been firing tear gas on protesters who amassed in the thousands to push back against an extradition bill. That news […]

June 7, 2019

Futures rise ahead of jobs data Economists estimate that the U.S. added 185,000 new jobs in May Dow, S&P 500 on pace for best week since November on rate-cut hopes U.S. stock-index futures rose Friday morning, extending a string of […]