LONDON (Reuters) – Stock markets struggled for direction on Friday as investors worried about a lack of detail in the US Federal Reserve’s policy change, while Japanese markets were awakened when Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sacked for health reasons. FILE PHOTO: A pedestrian in the offices of the London Stock …
Read More »Gold falls into volatile trading as investors digest Powell’s Jackson Hole speech
Gold futures moved Thursday lower in volatile trading that saw prices in both directions up as much as 2%. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell announced changes to the central bank’s policy framework in a speech at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium that were seen as offering a more accommodative monetary …
Read More »Gold prices are higher to stop disk, but mark first back-to-back weekly fall since March
Gold futures took a small gain on Friday to stop a third consecutive slide, but the advance of the precious metal for the day was not enough to prevent the first back-to-back weekly declines since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March . Experts say a resurgence in US dollar investors …
Read More »Tech stocks defend downbeat data as dollar, global stock retreats
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar weakened and global stock markets fell on Thursday, even as the tech-heavy NASDAQ index hit a record high and overlooked the growing signs of prolonged economic weakness. Gold rose also in a sign of buying safe haven. FILE PHOTO: Signage is seen outside the …
Read More »Tech stocks defend downbeat data as dollar, global stock retreats
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar weakened and global stock markets fell on Thursday, even as the tech-heavy NASDAQ index hit a record high and overlooked the growing signs of prolonged economic weakness. Gold rose also in a sign of buying safe haven. A stock trader checks his screens at …
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