Wall Street powers stocks higher on $2 trillion stimulus; dollar takes a hit

A Wall Street rally powered global gains .....»»

Wall Street led global stocks higher on Thursday on the back of upbeat economic data, while the dollar rallied despite the Federal Reserve's uber-dovish stance as Brexit worries weighed on the euro and sterling......»»

U.S. stocks powered mostly higher Wednesday after President Joe Biden unveiled a $2.3-trillion infrastructure spending plan. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped about 82 points.....»»

U.S. equity futures are trading higher ahead of the Tuesday Wall Street session as optimism grows about President Biden's $1.9-trillion-dollar coronavirus relief package passing in the Democratic-controlled Congress......»»

European stocks reversed early losses to trade higher as Wall Street reacted positively to the passage by the Senate of the stimulus bill as well as a report on the spike in jobless claims......»»

The dollar and global equity markets marched higher on Wednesday and were poised for a second day of gains following a coronavirus-induced selloff, though investors remained concerned about the pandemic's economic impact......»»

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The dollar surged on Thursday as extraordinary steps by central banks across the world to stem a coronavirus-induced financial rout saw mixed success, boosting bonds but failing to halt losses in stocks from Asia to Wall Street......»»

Stocks surged Tuesday, rebounding from their worst day in more than three decades, as Wall Street cheered White House plans that could inject $1 trillion into the U.S. economy to cushion the blow of the coronavirus......»»

Stocks posted solid gains Tuesday, taking back a chunk of the losses seen a day earlier in the worst day for Wall Street since October 1987. Equities rebounded as the.....»»

Stocks turned higher Tuesday as Wall Street tried to recover from its worst day in more than 30 years amid more monetary stimulus and progress on a possible treatment for the coronavirus......»»

Stocks turned higher Tuesday as Wall Street tried to recover from its worst day in more than 30 years amid more monetary stimulus and progress on a possible treatment for the coronavirus......»»

The dollar weakened and global equities markets slid again on Wednesday, with Wall Street sharply lower, as the previous day's high hopes of government stimulus to tackle the coronavirus soured on the hard reality of still little action......»»

U.S. stocks bounced back from recent losses on Monday, as the focus turned to assurances of central bank stimulus to counter the economic fallout from the coronavirus outbreak......»»

Asian shares extended their New Year's rally on Friday after Wall Street struck another record high on fresh Chinese stimulus while oil spiked after U.S. air strikes in Iraq heightened geopolitical tensions......»»

The dollar gained on Wednesday as improving economic data squashed the likelihood of a Federal Reserve interest rate cut in 2020, while global equity markets extended a rally that again pushed key indices on Wall Street to record highs......»»

U.S. stocks ticked higher on Friday, as cues of easing monetary policy around the globe and signs of further co-operation on Sino-U.S. trade talks kept the S&P 500 within 1% of a record high......»»

U.S. stocks rose on Friday as an interest rate cut by China's central bank and signs of co-operation on trade between the world's two largest economies allayed concerns over global growth......»»

U.S. stocks opened marginally higher on Friday as an interest rate cut by China's central bank and signs of co-operation on trade between the world's two largest economies allayed concerns about a slowdown in global growth......»»

Wall Street's main indexes edged higher on rising expectations of monetary stimulus from global central banks to boost growth, while a drop in technology and healthcare stocks kept a check on gains......»»