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Source: Live Mint In a holiday-shortened week ahead, Wall Street investors will have a packed calendar with several economic data and earnings reports slated to be released. The US stock markets will be closed on Monday in observance of Memorial Day. On the economic data front, the spotlight will be on the first estimate of…
Source: Live Mint Making sense of the forces driving global markets By Jamie McGeever, Markets Columnist Just when a degree of calm appeared to have settled over world markets, despite a worrying spike in many countries’ long-term bond yields, U.S. President Donald Trump gave the world a stark reminder on Friday that his trade war…
Source: Live Mint JP Morgan & Co. chief executive officer Jamie Dimon sounded a warning for the US economy, as he flagged stagflation risk amid multiple challenges like geopolitics, deficits and price pressures. Speaking at JPMorgan’s Global China Summit in Shanghai, Dimon rejected the idea that the US economy is currently in a “sweet spot.”…
Source: Live Mint LONDON, May 19 (Reuters) – Central bank body the Bank for International Settlements has flagged a possible scramble for dollars could be triggered if whipsawed investors begin to unwind positions in the $113 trillion FX swap market amid U.S. volatility. The BIS recently estimated that funds and other non-bank financial firms had…
Source: Live Mint The de-escalation of the trade war has brought some relief to the market globally. Yet when it comes to Chinese equities, investors remain reluctant to bet on big gains moving forward. The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index of mainland stocks traded in Hong Kong has rebounded almost 17% from its low in…
Source: Live Mint Gold price outlook: Gold Futures on India’s Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) closed 0.74 per cent or ₹689 per 10 grams lower on Friday, 16 May, 2025, as investors’ demand falls for the safe haven gold over the trade agreement between the United States and China. Gold futures fell 0.74 per cent to…
Source: Live Mint Making sense of the forces driving global markets By Jamie McGeever, Markets Columnist If anyone wanted a snapshot of the tight spot the U.S. economy and policymakers are in right now, they got it on Friday via the University of Michigan’s latest consumer sentiment and inflation expectations survey. The results were eye-popping:…
Source: Live Mint Hong Kong, Asian shares advanced Tuesday after China and the United States announced a 90-day truce in their trade war, but the gains were tempered by uncertainties over the longer term, as analysts warned President Donald Trump’s policies could still quickly change. The United States and China said in a joint statement…
Source: Live Mint May 2 – Oil prices pulled ahead in early Asian hours on Friday after China said its door is open for talks with the United States, raising hopes of a de-escalation in a bitter trade war between the world’s two largest economies. Brent crude futures rose 38 cents, or 0.6%, to $62.51…
Source: Live Mint NEW YORK – Oil prices fell about 2% to a two-week low on Tuesday as investors braced for OPEC to boost output and worried U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs would hit the global economy and slow demand for the fuel. Brent crude futures fell by $1.61, or 2.4%, to settle at $64.25…
