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Bond Report: Treasury yields rise as investors look past weak China data, focus on potential stimulus

Treasurys see renewed pressure Monday, pushing up yields, as investors look past downbeat China data over the weekend to focus on stimulus prospects ahead of this week’s European Central Bank meeting......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchSep 9th, 2019

Lagarde says negative rates have helped Europe more than they’ve hurt

The next head of the European Central Bank, Christine Lagarde, appears to be as much of a fan of negative interest rates as the current chief, Mario Draghi......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchAug 29th, 2019

Stocks, dollar inch up ahead of Powell"s Jackson Hole speech

World stock markets and the dollar rose on Friday as investors looked to a speech by Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell for clarification on whether the U.S. central bank remains on course to deliver another interest rate cut in next month......»»

Category: topSource: reutersAug 23rd, 2019

Stocks, dollar climb before Powell"s Jackson Hole speech

World stock markets and the dollar rose on Friday as investors looked to a speech by Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell for clarification on whether the U.S. central bank remains on course to deliver another interest rate cut in next month......»»

Category: topSource: reutersAug 23rd, 2019

Dow wipes out 187-point gain to turn negative in Thursday morning action amid hawkish Fed speakers, weak data

U.S. stocks stumbled to session lows late-morning Thursday, relinquishing earlier gains on the day amid a pair of central bank speakers at a closely watched symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyo., and weak manufacturing data. The Dow Jones Industrial Average wa.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchAug 22nd, 2019

Oil rises alongside equities, but weak OPEC outlook caps gains

Oil prices on Friday rebounded from a two-day drop, alongside equities as expectations of further stimulus by central banks helped to ease recession concerns......»»

Category: topSource: reutersAug 16th, 2019

Fed remains a target as economy falls short of Trump"s ambitious goals

It has become a jarring and frequent contradiction. President Donald Trump blames the Federal Reserve for putting the U.S. economy at risk while data shows an economy in "reasonably good" shape, as the head of the central bank recently said......»»

Category: topSource: reutersAug 11th, 2019

Stocks stage tentative rebound after ECB disappointment

European stocks staged a tentative recovery on Friday as solid earnings at several U.S. companies helped investors overcome the disappointment of the European Central Bank's failure to deliver immediate policy easing......»»

Category: topSource: reutersJul 26th, 2019

Wall St. declines on weak earnings reports; ECB disappoints

U.S. stocks slipped on Thursday after a handful of disappointing earnings pointed to a slowing global economy and as European Central Bank signaled monetary policy easing in the future, underwhelming investors who had expected more......»»

Category: topSource: reutersJul 25th, 2019

Trade talks keep stocks afloat, weak PMIs sink euro

Global shares crept higher on Wednesday as prospects of fresh China-U.S. trade talks drew a guarded welcome from investors, while dour data on euro zone economic activity hit the euro ahead of a European Central Bank policy meeting......»»

Category: topSource: reutersJul 24th, 2019

Wall Street rises as Fed"s Williams cements rate-cut expectations

U.S. stocks moved higher on Thursday after a slow start as comments from New York Fed President John Williams helped cement expectations for an interest rate cut from the U.S. central bank at the end of the month......»»

Category: topSource: reutersJul 18th, 2019

Asian stocks bounce on Wall Street"s Fed cheer; dollar stays weak

Asian shares tracked Wall Street's rally on Wednesday, after U.S. central bank comments pointed to increasing prospects of an interest rate cut, boosting investor sentiment and pushing the dollar lower......»»

Category: topSource: reutersJun 5th, 2019

Light PBOC touch makes once unlikely yuan at 7/$ seem possible

As China's yuan slips to historically weak levels against the dollar, the central bank's atypical light touch is spurring speculation that policymakers want to be more judicious in their intervention and have no specific target for the currency......»»

Category: topSource: reutersMay 24th, 2019

Market Extra: Weak inflation reading boosts bets for Australian rate cut

Ahead of a heated federal election in Australia, a muted inflation report accelerates bets for the national central bank to cut rates in two weeks......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchApr 24th, 2019

The Fed: Fed’s Clarida says ‘timely’ moves to ease policy can help ward off global shocks

Timely moves to ease monetary policy have helped the U.S. central bank ward off contraction from global shocks, said Fed Vice Chairman Richard Clarida, on Thursday......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMar 28th, 2019

Fed rate cut seen nearer as yield curves invert

The Federal Reserve’s stunning about-face on rate increases along with weak economic data has left a key part of the U.S. Treasury yield curve close to levels at which the U.S. central bank has in the past been prompted to cut rates......»»

Category: topSource: reutersMar 25th, 2019

Euro: USD/EUR (EUR=X) ECB interest rates likely to stay low in Europe

Euro: USD/EUR (EUR=X) ECB interest rates likely to stay low in Europe The Euro may have rebounded during recent sessions but the outlook from a fundamental perspective remains decidedly uninspiring as the European Central Bank (EC.....»»

Category: topSource: livetradingnewsMar 13th, 2019

European Central Bank Balks At Hiking Interest Rates Due To Weak Eurozone

European Central Bank Balks At Hiking Interest Rates Due To Weak Eurozone.....»»

Category: topSource: seekingalphaMar 13th, 2019

Weak Inflation Reinforces ECB Caution Over Stimulus Taper

Eurozone consumer prices rose more slowly than first estimated in the 12 months through March, a fresh setback for the European Central Bank in its lengthening struggle to meet its inflation target......»»

Category: smallbizSource: wsjApr 18th, 2018

Fed policymakers say rate rise likely needed soon

Most Federal Reserve policymakers thought it likely another interest rate increase would be warranted "soon" if the U.S. economic outlook remains intact, minutes of the central bank's last policy meeting showed......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralMay 23rd, 2018