Stocks

  Bloomberg Stocks in Europe retreated on Monday along with US equity futures as the Federal Reserve’s commitment to tighter monetary settings and worries about the effect on economic growth weigh on investor sentiment. Futures on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 fall more than 1% each. The 10-year Treasury yield was little changed while two-year yields rise about five ...

Bloomberg The fastest rebound in Indian stocks in nearly two decades has some investors wondering whether the foreign-buying powered momentum can continue amid global volatility. The NSE Nifty 50 Index has surged more than 14% from a mid-June low as overseas investors turned buyers after months of withdrawals. That drove the benchmark from levels described by traders as oversold to ...

  Bloomberg US equity-index futures fall with Treasuries after a chorus of Federal Reserve officials reiterated their resolve to continue rate hikes and traders raised tightening wagers for other major central banks. September contracts on the S&P 500 Index fall 0.8% after the gains put the equity benchmark on course for the longest streak of weekly gains since November. Technology ...

Bloomberg Gold headed for the first weekly decline as traders weighed mixed signals from Federal Reserve officials on the size of the next interest rate increase. Bullion dropped to a three-week low amid an ongoing discussion on whether the Fed will shift to less aggressive rate hikes. The policy makers offered divergent views, with St. Louis’s James Bullard urging another ...

  Bloomberg After years of eschewing the world’s safest assets, the managers of Australia’s $2.4 trillion of retirements savings are buying sovereign bonds. The trigger: fear that the global economy is sliding into recession. It’s a watershed moment for the country’s pension chiefs, whose love affair with riskier assets saw them binge on stocks while skirting this year’s historic bond ...

  Bloomberg US equity-index futures pared losses in a volatile session after the Federal Reserve signalled a delicate balancing act that would see inflation-busting rate hikes continue despite a weakening economy. September contracts on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 slid about 0.1% after the underlying benchmarks posted losses. The two-year Treasury yield, the most sensitive to monetary tightening, fluctuated ...

  Bloomberg US stock-index futures decline as concerns over the Federal Reserve’s aggressive rate-hike path outweighed robust corporate earnings and China’s stimulus plans. September contracts on the S&P 500 Index slipped 0.5% after the equity benchmark posted modest gains amid a rally in retailer stocks. Nasdaq 100 futures retreated 0.7% signalling a selloff in technology names will continue. The dollar ...

  Bloomberg Tesla Inc whipsawed after a relentless surge that pushed the stock up 50% from its May bottom lost some momentum, with investors broadly souring on growth stocks. The electric-vehicle maker closed down 0.9% at $919.69 after fluctuating throughout the trading session. It jumped as much as 1.7%, taking the stock up 50% from the May 24 closing low ...

  Bloomberg Mounting concern over semiconductor demand is sending shudders through North Asia’s high-tech exporters, which historically serve as a bellwether for international economy. South Korean behemoths Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix Inc. have signaled plans to dial back investment outlays, while across the East China Sea, the world’s biggest contract chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. indicated a similar expectation. ...

  Bloomberg US stock-index futures slipped and the dollar rises as investors fretted over signs of a sharp economic slowdown even as the Federal Reserve stays on the path of monetary tightening. September contracts on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 indexes dropped 0.2% each after the equity benchmarks advanced. Crude oil retreated amid economic headwinds that clouded the demand ...