(FILES) This file photo taken on March 12, 2020 shows flags of the European Union fluttering in front of the headquarters of the European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany. daniel roland/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images European stocks were steady on Thursday, ahead of a European Central Bank decision …
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Asian markets were mixed in early trading Monday, following a sharp selloff on Wall Street last week. Japan’s Nikkei 225 NIK, -0.49% dipped 0.3% while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index HSI, -0.43% gained 0.1%. The Shanghai Composite SHCOMP, -1.87% declined 0.2% while the smaller-cap Shenzhen Composite 399106, -2.21% retreated 0.2%. …
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President Donald Trump at a news conference on Monday evening defended his decision to visit Kenosha, Wis., as he also declined to criticize the teen accused of fatally shooting two protesters in that small city. The president was asked at the news conference about whether he had considered not making …
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In this July 31, 2019, file photo U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, center, gestures as he chats with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, at right with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, left, looking on after posing for a family photo at the Xijiao Conference Center in Shanghai. U.S. and Chinese trade …
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Asian markets were little changed in early trading Friday, after stocks fell on Wall Street as the stalemate over a second coronavirus-aid plan continued to fester on Capitol Hill. Japan’s Nikkei 225 NIK, +0.17% was nearly flay, while Hong Hong’s Hang Seng Index HSI, +0.05% slipped 0.2%. The Shanghai Composite …
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President Donald Trump on Monday tied the latest gains in the stock market to his coronavirus-aid moves on Saturday, as he spoke at a news conference that was interrupted by a shooting outside the White House. “So we issue those executive orders, and the stock market went up 358 points …
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Passengers wearing a face mask or covering due to the COVID-19 pandemic, arrive at Heathrow airport, west London, on July 10, 2020. daniel leal-olivas/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Gold surged to a record and the dollar weakened Monday while European travel stocks slumped. As U.S. lawmakers debate another round of stimulus and …
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European stocks rose Monday, as signs of economic progress offset worries about growing coronavirus cases in the U.S. as well as India. Up 2% last week, the Stoxx Europe 600 SXXP, +1.57% rose 1.6%. London-listed shares of HSBC Holdings HSBA, +4.82% and Standard Chartered STAN, +4.27% jumped, responding to the …
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We got a taste of things to come when White House China hawk Peter Navarro stated to the press that the U.S.-China trade deal was “over.” Cue a plunge in stocks ES00, +0.14% and in CNY USDCNY, +0.04% and in bond yields and general risk-off. Then cue the inevitable rapid …
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