Tag: US futures

October 23, 2020

World shares and U.S. futures advanced Friday after President Donald Trump and his challenger, former Vice President Joe Biden, faced off in their second and final debate before the Nov. 3 election. Stocks rose Friday in Paris, London and Tokyo […]

September 19, 2019

US futures fell while European and Asian equities rose on Thursday after the Federal Reserve trimmed interest rates to counter a global economic slowdown and President Donald Trump’s trade policy. Fed Chair Jerome Powell cut the benchmark rate by 25 […]

June 14, 2019

U.S. stock futures were lower on the final trading day of the week, with investors monitoring attacks on oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman and reacting to economic data out of China. As of 3:20 a.m. ET, Dow futures […]

June 5, 2019

Global stocks and US futures jumped on Wednesday, tracking a boom in US equities on Tuesday, after the US Federal Reserve hinted it might cut interest rates later this year. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell pledged to ” act as appropriate” […]

February 8, 2019

President Trump’s suggestion that he won’t meet Chinese Premier Xi Jinping before a crucial March 1 trade war deadline has pounded US markets amid fears of tariff escalation. The President shook his head when reporters asked about the chances of […]

January 29, 2019

Global growth concerns already had investors on edge this week. The US Justice Department charging Chinese tech giant Huawei with fraud and IP theft is not helping. The Huawei charges come on the eve of key talks between US and […]

January 4, 2019

2019’s ugly start for markets looks to be taking a breather on Friday after Asian stocks responded positively to a stimulus package announced by Beijing, and news that renewed trade talks between China and the US are set to take […]

December 5, 2018

Apple’s stock woes look set to continue after the iPhone maker’s suppliers tumbled on fears about “market saturation” and future demand. The Cupertino, California-based company’s shares were down slightly in premarket after falling 4.4% on Tuesday — underperforming a particularly […]

November 2, 2018

Stocks around the world are rallying sharply on Friday after reports of a potential trade breakthrough between the United States and China was a catalyst to counter the brutal sell-off which characterised markets in October. According to Bloomberg, US President […]