Stock index futures traded on opposite sides of unchanged Friday after July retail sales showed a weaker rise than expected. Market participants this weekend were also eager for a round of virtual trade talks between the US and China against a backdrop of growing tensions between the two countries. What …
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It’s a popular time to be a dollar, with the Federal Reserve executing the proverbial money pressures as fast as possible, and the dollar index DXY, -0.13% closer to 10% down from its March highs. Robin Brooks, chief economist at the Institute of International Finance and former chief global currency …
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Has the widespread unemployment benefits discouraged many workers from returning to work? A big drop in people seeking or receiving benefits in the past two weeks after the end of a $ 600 federal grant suggests that the answer may be yes. Early unemployment fell to 963,000 in early August, …
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Agence France-Presse / Getty Images Thursday marks the 100th trading day since the stock market pandemic on March 23 – and by one measure the subsequent rebound is the strongest in nearly 90 years. The S&P 500 SPX, -0.20% traded slightly lower on Thursday, leaving it more than 50% above …
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Futures for the stock index turned positive Thursday as claims for unemployment benefits fell much faster than expected for the first time, but gains remained suppressed as investors checked a stalemate between Congress Democrats and the White House over a package of coronavirus. What do key benchmarks do? Futures on …
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