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Asian shares edge up to three-month high, dollar marks time before Fed

Asian shares rose on Monday to a three-month high as risk assets got a fillip from hopes of a U.S.-China trade deal as soon as next month while the dollar marked time as focus shifts to a U.S. rate decision......»»

Category: topSource: reutersOct 27th, 2019

U.S. homebuilding retreats, manufacturing still struggling

U.S. homebuilding tumbled from more than a 12-year high in September, but single-family home construction rose for a fourth straight month, suggesting the housing market remains supported by lower mortgage rates even as the economy is slowing......»»

Category: topSource: reutersOct 17th, 2019

Housing construction tumbles from a 12-year high

U.S. homebuilding tumbled from a more than a 12-year high in September, but single-family home construction rose for a fourth straight month, suggesting the housing market remains supported by lower mortgage rates even as the economy is slowing......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralOct 17th, 2019

U.S. housing starts fall; mid-Atlantic factory activity slows

U.S. homebuilding tumbled from a more than a 12-year high in September, but single-family home construction rose for a fourth straight month, suggesting the housing market remains supported by lower mortgage rates even as the economy is slowing......»»

Category: topSource: reutersOct 17th, 2019

King dollar reigns supreme as U.S. outshines the euro area

The dollar surged to a 29-month high against a basket of rival currencies on Tuesday, while pummeling the euro to its weakest since May 2017......»»

Category: topSource: reutersOct 1st, 2019

Fears of U.S. slowdown weigh on stocks; dollar hits 29-month high

Weak economic data in the United States and Europe weighed on global stock benchmarks on Monday, sending investors into safe-haven assets and pushing the dollar to a 29-month high......»»

Category: topSource: reutersOct 1st, 2019

Dollar powers to 29-month high, bonds turn choppy

The dollar climbed to a 29-month high on Tuesday as a blizzard of soft global data left the U.S. economy as the only one still looking reasonably healthy......»»

Category: topSource: reutersOct 1st, 2019

Dollar powers to 29-month high, stocks stay standing despite weak data

The dollar bulldozed almost everything in its path on its way to a 29-month high on Tuesday, as a blizzard of soft global data left the U.S. economy as the only one still looking in reasonable health......»»

Category: topSource: reutersOct 1st, 2019

U.S. trade deficit shrinks, gap with China remains elevated

The U.S. trade deficit narrowed slightly in July, but the gap with China, a focus of the Trump administration's "America First" agenda, surged to a six-month high......»»

Category: topSource: reutersSep 4th, 2019

Trade hopes lift global stocks to one-week high, yuan softens

World stocks climbed to a one-week high on cautious hopes for a rapprochement on trade between Beijing and Washington on Friday, though a perky dollar capped gains with China's yuan softening again, on track for its weakest month in 2-1/2 decades......»»

Category: topSource: reutersAug 30th, 2019

Global stocks scale one-week high on trade hopes, yuan softens

World stocks rose to a one-week high on cautious hopes for a rapprochement on trade between Beijing and Washington on Friday, though a perky dollar capped gains with China's yuan softening again, on track for its weakest month in 2-1/2 decades......»»

Category: topSource: reutersAug 30th, 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

Shares steady as Fed comes into focus; dollar at two-month high

Global shares steadied on Monday and the dollar hit a two-month high against a basket of currencies as markets counted down to a likely cut in U.S. interest rates this week, with much riding on whether the Federal Reserve signals more cuts will follow......»»

Category: topSource: reutersJul 29th, 2019

Global shares ease ahead of Fed test, dollar hits two-month high

Global shares eased on Monday and the dollar hit a two-month high against a basket of currencies as markets counted down to a likely cut in U.S. interest rates this week, with much riding on whether the Federal Reserve signals yet more are to come......»»

Category: topSource: reutersJul 29th, 2019

S&P 500, Nasdaq hit record highs; dollar gains ground

The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq closed at record levels and the dollar reached a two-month high on Friday as strong economic data and a string of upbeat earnings reports brought buyers back to the market......»»

Category: topSource: reutersJul 26th, 2019

Chinese data reassures, Citi starts earnings torrent

Surprisingly upbeat economic soundings from China pushed world shares toward an 18-month high and steered the Aussie dollar upwards on Monday, as Citigroup delivered Wall Street's first heavyweight beat of the new earnings season......»»

Category: topSource: reutersJul 15th, 2019

Reassuring Chinese data nudges shares higher

Surprisingly upbeat economic soundings from China lifted the global markets mood on Monday, pushing world shares toward an 18-month high and steering the Aussie dollar and copper upwards......»»

Category: topSource: reutersJul 15th, 2019

In One Chart: Distress in junk bond prices hit 6-month high in June: J.P. Morgan

More than $50 billion of junk-rated corporate debt was trading below 70 cents on the dollar last month, according to analysts at J.P. Morgan......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJul 5th, 2019

Metals Stocks: Gold futures finish with a modest gain after an earlier rise to a 14-month high

Gold futures give up much of their earlier gains on Friday, with strength in the U.S. dollar prompting prices for the precious metal to pull back from their highest intraday level in 14 months......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJun 14th, 2019