Market Reviews

The US markets ended mixed amid a slew of earnings news after moving mostly lower over the course of the three previous sessions. The mixed performance on Wall Street came as traders digested quarterly results from large companies, with disappointing news from Apple offset by upbeat results from companies such as Caterpillar and Boeing. Further, […]

European shares closed slightly lower Tuesday as poor manufacturing surveys and concerns Spain may need a full bailout weighed. U.S. Stocks quickly clawed back in the final hour of trading Tuesday but still ended lower, with the Dow logging its third-consecutive triple-digit loss, pressured by ongoing worries in the euro zone. Asian shares fell on

Asian markets are trading on a mixed note owing to concerns of escalating Euro zone debt which is slowing the entire growth of the global economy. While on the other hand, unfavorable data from the US might prompt Federal Reserve of US to decide stimulus measures to boost growth in the economy. US Unemployment Claims

US stock markets climbed yesterday, July 18th,  on surprising good news from Intel and followed by strong earning around the globe. US stocks gained on Wednesday, turbocharged by a rally in tech stocks and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s comments, and undeterred by a slightly weaker Beige Book. Negative sentiment turned to optimism. European markets

NYSE ended in positive territory on Tuesday after markets initially pulled back on the first day of Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke’s testimony to Congress but then recovered after he spoke about slow progress in the US economy and job market. Bernanke testifies the House Financial Services committee later in the global day today, 18

Wall Street traded lower as the S&P 500 and NASDAQ both posted negative returns. The catalyst was that US retail sales came in negative for a third consecutive month in June, implying that Q2 2012 GDP could be meaningfully impaired – and that Chairman Bernanke may sound rather dovish when he appears on Capitol Hill

U.S. stocks ended mixed for the week, reversing losses on the final day of the week, as rally in JPMorgan Chase & Co. and speculation China shall boost stimulus measures tempered concerns about earnings and the global economy. JPMorgan jumped for the week as Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon said that the bank will probably

Markets are adding risk back into their portfolio on relief that China’s economic data releases were not as bad as the whisper but also on the hope that they were bad enough to increase both monetary and fiscal stimulus. Moody’s downgrade of Italy from A3 to Baa2, outlook negative, has had limited market impact. In

Concerns about a slowing global economy prompted investors to seek safety on Thursday, driving the dollar and yen sharply higher and the euro to a two-year low against the U.S. currency. South Korea’s surprise rate cut on Thursday, following Brazil’s 50 basis point rate cut on Wednesday evening, as well as an unexpected drop in