Breaking News: Markets
Japan stocks lead losses in Asia-Pacific; private survey on Chinese manufacturing activity ahead
SINGAPORE — Shares in Asia-Pacific fell Friday morning following overnight losses on Wall Street, with investors looking ahead to the release of a private survey on Chinese manufacturing activity in March. The Nikkei 225 slipped 1.29%, as shares of SoftBank Group dropped more than 2%, while the Topix index fell 1.2%. Sentiment at Japan’s large […]
Read More
Stock futures bounce as investors assess start of new quarter, bond market recession indicator
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., March 29, 2022. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Stock futures rose early Thursday as investors assessed a new quarter of trading and a troublesome bond market recession indicator. Investors were also awaiting the official jobs report for March, which […]
Read More
2-year Treasury yield tops 10-year rate, a ‘yield curve’ inversion that could signal a recession
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., March 7, 2022. Andrew Kelly | Reuters The 2-year and 10-year Treasury yields inverted for the first time since 2019 on Thursday, sending a possible warning signal that a recession could be on the horizon. The bond […]
Read More
Goldman sees risks rising for a ‘mild’ recession, but not for at least another year
The firm sees “close to no chance” of a recession over the next 12 months, but a 38% probability in the following year. Source
Read More
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Walgreens, AMD, Dell and more
A pedestrian wearing a protective mask walks past a Walgreens store in San Francisco, California. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Walgreens — The drug store chain fell about 5% after the company reported its quarterly results. Despite recording a beat on earnings, it […]
Read More
The Fed’s preferred inflation gauge rose 5.4% in March, the highest since 1983
The Federal Reserve’s favorite inflation measure showed intensifying price pressures in February, rising to its highest annual level since 1983, the Commerce Department reported Thursday. Excluding food and energy prices, the personal consumption expenditures price index increased 5.4% from the same period in 2021, the biggest jump going back to April 1983. Including gas and […]
Read More
Amazon renews Prime credit card tie-up with JPMorgan Chase after flirting with American Express
Jeff Bezos and Jamie Dimon. Getty Images | CNBC Amazon has chosen to renew a deal allowing JPMorgan Chase to issue the tech giant’s flagship rewards credit card, ending months of heated negotiations, CNBC has learned. The Amazon Prime Rewards card was one of the industry’s most highly coveted co-brand deals, a rare prize because […]
Read More
Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Walgreens, Baidu, Novavax and others
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Walgreens (WBA) – The drug store operator reported an adjusted quarterly profit of $1.59 per share, 19 cents above estimates, with revenue also topping Wall Street forecasts. Comparable pharmacy sales rose 7.3%, helped by demand for Covid vaccines. Walgreens shares initially rose in the premarket but […]
Read More
Treasury yields fall, with inflation data in focus
U.S. Treasury yields fell early on Thursday, with investors focused on the inflation data due out later in the morning. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note fell 3 basis points to 2.3270% at 4:30 a.m. ET. The yield on the 30-year Treasury bond moved under a basis point lower to 2.4789%. The rate […]
Read More
Oil falls more than 3% in mixed Asia-Pacific session; China manufacturing activity data ahead
SINGAPORE — Shares in Asia-Pacific were mixed in Thursday morning trade as oil prices fell sharply. In the morning of Asia trading hours, international benchmark Brent crude futures fell 3.46% to $109.52 per barrel. U.S. crude futures dropped 3.84% to $103.68 per barrel. Those losses came after reports that U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration is […]
Read More