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Stocks nudge up in choppy trade as political uncertainty reigns
By Wayne Cole and Amanda Cooper SYDNEY/LONDON (Reuters) -Global stocks edged up on Monday ahead of a week crammed with U.S. economic data that will be pivotal in setting expectations for interest rates, although heightened political…
Global stocks face pressure amid rising yields, stretched valuations- BCA Research By
Investing.com-- Rising bond yields and stretched equity valuations are creating headwinds for global stocks, according to BCA Research's latest MacroQuant report.
Analysts at BCA highlight that while economic growth indicators have…
Global Markets Juggle Mixed Starts And Energy Price Spikes
What’s going on here?Global markets are in a balancing act as Asian shares display varied movements, driven by surging oil prices and fluctuating currencies influenced by economic policies.What does this mean?Asian markets are navigating…
Ruchir Sharma: top 10 trends for 2025
The world is an increasingly fragmented and complex place, but everyone I meet appears to be obsessed with just one person: Donald Trump. All projections about the coming year assume Trump will dictate global economic and market trends.A…
China scrambles to shore up sliding yuan and stock markets
By Samuel Shen and Ankur Banerjee SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - China's stock exchanges and central bank scurried to defend a tumbling yuan and falling stock markets on Monday, trying to soothe investors concerned about Donald…
Chip stocks lead European markets higher; ASML up 4% after Foxconn revenue jump
European markets were slightly higher on Monday, with chip firms leading gains, after a choppy start to the year for stocks.The Stoxx 600 had a mixed performance last week, though it ended 0.2% higher amid a rocky start to 2025 for…
China rushes to reassure investors as equities and renminbi fall
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.China’s regulators sought to reassure markets on Monday as equities and the renminbi extended losses in a rocky…
Chinese exchanges woo foreign investors after worst start in 9 years
China’s top two stock exchanges met representatives of foreign money managers and investment banks, as regulators look at ways to shore up sentiment among overseas investors after the market’s worst start to a year since 2016.The shift…
Indices expected to rise; focus on PMIs
(Alliance News) - Piazza Affari is expected to rise ahead of Monday's start of trading that will open Europe's first full week of 2025 trading.The FTSE Mib is given up 167.5 points or 0.5 percent by IG futures after closing down 0.7…
US jobs report to present first major test of stock market for 2025 By Investing.com
Investing.com -- US employers likely eased back on hiring in December, closing out a year of steady but slowing job growth that economists predict will extend into 2025.
Economists surveyed by Bloomberg estimate payrolls rose by 160,000…