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Selloff abates as economy hums, layoffs rise

What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-At-Large, Finance and Markets Signs that U.S. economic activity remains brisk helped steady the stocks...

US economic resilience lifts spirits

ORLANDO, Florida -U.S. stocks and bond yields rose on Wednesday on surprisingly strong job growth and service sector data, which suggests the economy is in decent shape and calls into question how...

Stocks slide from record highs as caution reigns

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Kevin Buckland On another day, tech-driven stock rallies to fresh record highs in Tokyo and Taipei would probably signal a...

November lift ahead of tariff hearing

What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-at-Large, Finance and Markets World markets kicked off November in an upbeat mood, riffing off buoyant...

Private jobs in spotlight amid data blackout

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee With markets still in recovery mode after an action-packed week that has left risk momentum intact, the...

-'Trick or Treat' on Wall Street

Everything Mike Dolan and the ROI team are excited to read, watch and listen to over the weekend. From the Editor Hello Morning Bid readers!  Wall Street got...

No tricks, some treats for markets

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee A whirlwind October is set to end with investors unsure of the global monetary policy path in the near term,...

Trading Day: Tech pAIn trade, Trump-Xi readout

ORLANDO, Florida -Tech shares on Wall Street took a beating on Thursday after some megacap earnings reports, while the dollar and U.S. bond yields rose further following the Fed's hawkish rate cut as...

Hesitation about 'foregone conclusions'

What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-At-Large, Finance and Markets Perhaps because many of the positive twists this week were already priced...

'Amazing' Trump-Xi meeting cools tensions

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee A handshake between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, an expected hold on rates from the Bank of Japan and Federal...

48 hours to test the exuberance

What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-At-Large, Finance and Markets Bulled up by another wave of AI deal-making and earnings excitement and...

Fed, Big Tech and Trump pageantry rule the day

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Rae Wee It's a busy day for markets with a key policy decision from the Federal Reserve and a host of earnings in Europe and...

Gold sold, stocks stall

What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-At-Large, Finance and Markets As U.S. stock indexes hit new records on Monday ahead of a likely Federal...

Trade deal hope spurs risk rally

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee The mere prospect of a U.S.-China trade deal which looks more like a truce extension was enough to send stocks...

Oil jumps and Tesla skids

What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-At-Large, Finance and Markets Oil prices jumped 4% on a wave of new retaliatory sanctions on Russian...

Inflation will wipe away UK's rate-cut bets

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Rae Wee All eyes will be on the release of British consumer price figures later on Wednesday, where a hotter-than-expected...

Markets brush off worries, risk rally rages on

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee And just like that, worries about credit risks are in the rear view. Investors are feeling perky, betting that...

The Takaichi trade makes a comeback

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole. The Takaichi trade has been in full swing since the Liberal Democratic Party did a deal with the Japan Innovation...

IMF chief hopes for US-China rare earths deal to avoid 'material impact' on global economy

WASHINGTON -International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Friday she was hoping for an agreement between the U.S. and China that avoids a cutoff in the flow of rare...