Wall Street week ahead: All eyes on US presidential election, Federal Reserve rate decision

Wall Street week ahead: All eyes on US presidential election, Federal Reserve rate decision

As Wall Street is bracing for the US presidential election on Tuesday (November 5), market participants will keenly watch its outcome and the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy decision in the week ahead. According to several reports, Democrat candidate & US Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican opponent & former president Donald Trump are in a … Read more

Wall Street week ahead: Spotlight on Q3 GDP, jobs report, earnings from five megacaps

Wall Street week ahead: Spotlight on Q3 GDP, jobs report, earnings from five megacaps

Wall Street in the week ahead will see plenty of economic data and earnings reports from five megacap companies. On the economic front, investors will closely monitor US Q3 GDP numbers, the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge – Personal Consumption Expenditures price index, and jobs report. Next week, stocks of five megacap companies — Apple, … Read more

Gold hits record high on global uncertainties; silver marginally down

Gold hits record high on global uncertainties; silver marginally down

Gold prices reached all-time highs on Wednesday, bucking the trend of a rising dollar, which put additional pressure on both the yen and the euro. Meanwhile, global stocks dipped as investors hesitated to make significant investments in light of the upcoming U.S. election. As of 0748 GMT, spot gold was trading at $2,754.25 per ounce, … Read more

Wall Street week ahead: Investors eye inflation data, Fed minutes, Q3 earnings

Wall Street week ahead: Investors eye inflation data, Fed minutes, Q3 earnings

Next week on Wall Street will see several economic data including the important consumer prices inflation and Producer Price Index for last month. Investors will also have the minutes of FOMC (Federal Open Market Committee) from the September policy meeting. The economic data in the week ahead could give clues as to what to expect … Read more

Wall Street week ahead: Jobs data, Jerome Powell’s speech, manufacturing & services PMIs in focus

Wall Street week ahead: Jobs data, Jerome Powell’s speech, manufacturing & services PMIs in focus

Wall Street in the week ahead is expected to be guided by several economic data such as jobs report for September, S&P manufacturing and services PMIs. The employment numbers could impact investors’ views on the Federal Reserve’s next move at its monetary policy meeting on November 6-7. Market participants will also closely watch Fed Chairman … Read more

Wall Street week ahead: PCE index, flash services & manufacturing PMIs, Fed speakers’ comments to guide markets

Wall Street week ahead: PCE index, flash services & manufacturing PMIs, Fed speakers’ comments to guide markets

Following last week’s historic interest rate cut by the US Federal Reserve, Wall Street in the week ahead will have plenty of economic data, including the Personal Consumption Expenditures price index, and S&P flash services & manufacturing PMIs, to look forward to. The week will also see comments from US central bank speakers, including Fed … Read more

Wall Street week ahead: All eyes on Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision

Wall Street week ahead: All eyes on Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision

On Wall Street in the week ahead, market participants’ focus will be on the US Federal Reserve’s two day monetary policy meeting starting September 17. The US central bank is widely expected to slash interest rates for the first time since 2020. Following the Fed monetary policy committee’s decision on interest rates, Chair Jerome Powell … Read more

Wall Street’s best week of 2024 closes with indexes near their records

NEW YORK — U.S. stocks closed out their best week of the year with more gains on Friday and climbed to the cusp of their records. The S&P 500 rose 0.5% for a fifth straight gain and is just 0.7% below its all-time high set in July. Rallies for Microsoft, Broadcom and other big technology … Read more

Wall Street week ahead: Investors eye inflation data, Apple event

Wall Street week ahead: Investors eye inflation data, Apple event

After Friday’s rout on Wall Street due to disappointing jobs data, in the week ahead investors will have three major economic reports to watch closely. A jobs report released by the US Labor Department on Friday showed a continued slowdown in the labor market. Next week, the economic calendar will feature reports on the consumer … Read more

Yellen Says Labor Market Is ‘Healthy,’ Amid Unemployment Rise

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the US job market remains healthy and touted “very solid” consumer and investment spending, even as recent data suggest some cooling is taking place. “The job market has become less tight within the last year or so, but the unemployment rate we have today by historical standards would be considered … Read more