Flat Affect: Markets Tread Water With Fed, Other Central Bank Meetings Ahead

Investors appear cautious amid unease over Middle East tensions, expected delays to interest rate cuts, and bank earnings. Fed chair Jerome Powell.Aaron Schwartz/Getty Images US futures were flat ahea.....»»

European stocks traded higher on Thursday ahead of a European Central Bank decision, as investors celebrated an easing in bond yields......»»

Asian shares inched higher on Monday ahead of a busy week for earnings and central bank meetings, with much chatter the Bank of Japan (BOJ) will announce more stimulus steps......»»

World stocks traded just below record highs Monday, pausing ahead of this week's central bank meetings, economic data and earnings, while oil prices rose to their highest in over a week after blockades began shutting down two Libyan oilfields......»»

World stocks traded just below record highs Monday, pausing ahead of this week's central bank meetings, economic data and earnings, while oil prices rose to their highest in over a week after blockades began shutting down two Libyan oilfields......»»

World stocks traded just below record highs on Monday, pausing ahead of this week's central bank meetings, economic data and earnings, while oil prices rose to their highest in over a week after blockades began shutting down two Libyan oilfields......»»

U.S. stock benchmarks on Wednesday opened slightly lower to flat as investors awaited the signing of a partial Sino-American trade pact later in the day, amid a rollout of quarterly corporate earnings results. The hoped for.....»»

U.S. stock benchmarks on Wednesday opened slightly lower to flat as investors awaited the signing of a partial Sino-American trade pact later in the session, amid a rollout of quarterly corporate earnings results. The hoped for im.....»»

Event risk was lining up for European stocks and investors were cautious as two big central bank meetings and a U.K. election loomed. As well, investors were keeping a close eye on progress in U.S.-China trade talks......»»

Asian stock markets traded were mixed Tuesday as investors mostly looked ahead to the weekend U.S. tariff deadline on Chinese imports and impending U.S. and European interest-rate decisions......»»

Demand for short-term funding from the Federal Reserve is still running high ahead of the typical year-end cash crunch, even as the central bank has poured more than $320 billion into financial markets to keep credit flowing......»»

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Asian shares trod water on Friday as investors awaited key central bank policy meetings next week amid signs of slowing global growth, while sterling extended its slide on a fresh bout of Brexit anxiety......»»

Asian shares wobbled on Friday as investors were reluctant to make big bets ahead of key central bank policy meetings next week against the backdrop of slowing global growth, while sterling extended its slide on a fresh bout of Brexit anxiety......»»

European stocks are trading higher on Thursday ahead of what could be the most important European Central Bank meeting of the year, while signs of easing tensions between the U.S. and China over trade talks also lifted sentiment......»»

Gold futures reclaim the key $1,500-an-ounce mark Wednesday, as traders weigh President Donald Trump’s latest tweet calling for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates down to zero, ahead of the central bank’s meeting next week......»»

Europe stocks on Wednesday advanced as a signal of easing tensions between the U.S. and China helped bid equities higher ahead of a critical central bank decision......»»

Asian markets mostly gained in early trading Wednesday, ahead of expected further monetary easing by the European Central Bank......»»

U.S. stocks close mostly higher as investors look ahead to central-bank policy meetings and gauge developments on the U.S.-China trade front......»»

U.S. stocks slip Tuesday as investors look ahead to central-bank policy meetings and gauge developments on the U.S.-China trade front......»»