Ahead of Friday's U.S. jobs report, today the Bank of England cut interest rates in the U.K. to avoid a possible post-Brexit vote recession. Policymakers voted unanimously to cut rates a quarter point to 0.25% in the BOE's first rate reduction in seven years. Banking officials in the UK...
As all three U.S. stock indexes finished with record closes, word came today that Macy's, one of the world's largest retailers is closing 100 of its 650 stores, or 15% of its global locations. According to Challenger, Gray & Christmas, more than 43,600 layoffs have been announced in the...
U.S. stocks moved higher on Monday, as investors considered numerous data points both at home and overseas.
Manufacturing, construction and personal income numbers were encouraging to investors. Personal income levels jumped 0.3 percent in January, while the manufacturing sector enjoyed its best month since October.
Asian markets were up slightly after...
As markets struggled for a third straight trading day, (going back to last Friday) a Bank of America-Merrill Lynch Global Fund Manger Survey released today stated:
Fund managers' cash levels are at their highest in nearly 15 years amid worries over a British exit from the European Union and the...
Market volatility continued it's re-assault on Wall Street today as stocks ended their worst week since February. The CBOE Volatility Index, generally regarded as the best indication of fear & volatility in the markets, shot up more than 10% to its highest level since March 15th.-a near 7 week...
The trading week concluded on Wall Street on an up-note making back much of the week's losses, but attention focused on job creation or the lack thereof. The Labor Department reported that the U.S. economy added 142,000 jobs in September- well below the expected 203,000. Challenger, Gray & Christmas...
U.S. stocks were lower on Tuesday, after a surprise devaluation of the Chinese yuan took away the momentum of yesterday’s rally.
On Monday, the Dow broke a 7-day losing streak, rallying to finish up by 241 points. But this morning investors watched as many of those gains were taken back,...
U.S. stocks were higher Friday, recovering some losses from a rough week in trading on Wall Street.
The Euro climbed to $1.13 against the U.S. dollar on Thursday, its highest point in months. But the contradictory nature of the market reared its ugly head—after weeks of hearing how a strong...
On the day prior to the start of the Federal Open Market Committee's two day series of meetings to decide whether to raise interest rates, stocks saw gains across the board. The rise was helped in part by the stabilization of the price of oil which settled up $1.04,...
As was expected The Federal Open Market Committee today approved a quarter-point increase in its target funds rate. The new target will go from 0 percent to 0.25 percent to 0.25 percent to 0.5 percent. The Federal Funds Rate has remained at zero for the last 7 years to...
