Search Results for: U.S. crude
Oil rises $2 as dollar eases, market wary of Fed
July 26th, 2022
Oil prices rose about $2 on Monday, bolstered by supply fears, a dip in the U.S. dollar and early strength in equity markets, but prices seesawed as some worried fuel demand could weaken if the Federal Reserve raises U.S. ...
European markets advanced on Monday; Oil prices spiked overnight
February 15th, 2021
European markets advanced on Monday after a rally in Asia-Pacific overnight, with successful vaccine rollouts fueling hopes of a global economic recovery. The pan-European Stoxx 600 was up 1.1% by early afternoon deals, with media stocks surging 3.8% to ...
Asian stocks slipped; Investors await key earnings results
October 20th, 2020
Asian stocks slipped on Tuesday as investors adjusted risk exposure heading into the U.S. election and ahead of a deadline for Washington to pass an economic stimulus bill, while Europe reported record daily coronavirus infections. MSCI’s broadest index of ...
China is killing the dollar
September 23rd, 2020
In the wake of the Fed’s promise of 23 March to print money without limit in order to rescue the covid-stricken US economy, China changed its policy of importing industrial materials to a more aggressive stance. In examining ...
Asian shares mixed as worries percolate over pandemic; Euro to Dollar weakened
September 23rd, 2020
Markets were mixed in Asia on Wednesday as investors kept a wary eye on how the coronavirus pandemic will affect the economic outlook. Stocks slipped in Japan and Hong Kong but rose in Seoul and Shanghai and jumped more ...
European stocks look headed for positive start
September 14th, 2020
Higher European and U.S. futures following news about resumption of final stage clinical trial of coronavirus vaccine by AstraZeneca point to a firm start for European stocks Monday morning. Oxford University announced on Saturday that it is resuming a ...
Emerging currencies fell
September 9th, 2020
Emerging market currencies fell as a sharp fall on Wall Street sent panicked investors into the U.S. dollar, with simmering Sino-U.S. tensions and concerns over an economic recovery adding to the mix. Amid concerns that a recovery in oil ...
Europe stock futures tick lower; Offshore yuan and euro to dollar traded up
August 17th, 2020
Stocks in China climbed after the central bank’s injection of cash raised hopes of more supportive monetary policy, with equities and futures elsewhere trading mixed as investors assessed soured U.S.-China ties. The dollar slipped. The Shanghai Composite was more ...
Stocks in Europe gained; Dollar climbed against its major peers
May 25th, 2020
Stocks in Europe gained along with U.S. equity-index futures, while Asian benchmarks were mixed as investors weighed more signs of economies reopening around the world against the rise in U.S.-China tensions. Health-care and leisure shares led the advance in ...
European stocks traded lower on Friday; Oil prices spiked
January 3rd, 2020
European stocks traded lower on Friday as geopolitical tensions spiked after U.S. airstrikes in Iraq killed a top Iranian military commander. The pan-European Stoxx 600 slid 0.5% in early trade, travel and leisure stocks falling 1.4% to lead losses ...