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US futures, stocks decline as Fed outlook takes toll

  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 ...

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Indian stocks’ fastest rebound since 2003 invites skepticism

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 ...

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Oil closes week lower amid global slowdown worries

  Bloomberg Oil falls for the week as lingering concerns over a global economic slowdown overshadowed signs of improving US demand. West Texas Intermediate futures edged higher in a choppy session but not enough to erase steep losses earlier in the week. Traders reported some pre-weekend liquidation with uncertainty around Iran’s supplies as the European Union (EU) and the US ...

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