US Stock Exchanges Continue to Fall Amidst Concerns over Fed Rate Hikes and China’s Real Estate Crisis

US Stock Exchanges Continue to Fall Amidst Concerns over Fed Rate Hikes and China’s Real Estate Crisis

NEW YORK (dpa-AFX) – On Friday, the US stock exchanges partially continued their series of losses of the past few days. Investors fear further rate hikes by the US Federal Reserve and are looking at the economy in China with growing concern – above all because of the worsening real estate crisis there. While the … Read more

US Jobs Report for July Sparks Optimism on Wall Street and Nasdaq; Analyst Suggests End of Rate Hike Cycle May Be Near

US Jobs Report for July Sparks Optimism on Wall Street and Nasdaq; Analyst Suggests End of Rate Hike Cycle May Be Near

NEW YORK (dpa-AFX) – The US jobs report for July caused optimism on Wall Street and the Nasdaq stock exchanges on Friday. Increasingly, the mixed data has been interpreted as suggesting the end of the rate hike cycle may be near. As LBBW analyst Dirk Chlench wrote, a weakening is slowly emerging on the labor … Read more

US Stock Markets Continue to Slide as Fitch Downgrades Credit Rating

US Stock Markets Continue to Slide as Fitch Downgrades Credit Rating

NEW YORK (dpa-AFX) – The US stock markets are likely to continue their series of losses of the past two trading days on Thursday. The fact that the rating agency Fitch has withdrawn the coveted top rating for creditworthiness from the USA is still having an effect, according to the trade. This step caused clear … Read more

US Stock Market Holds Steady as Fed’s Interest Rate Hike Hopes Boost Outlook for July Profits

US Stock Market Holds Steady as Fed’s Interest Rate Hike Hopes Boost Outlook for July Profits

NEW YORK (dpa-AFX) – After the recent strong run on the US stock market, the most important indices remained stable on Monday. Hopes of an end to interest rate hikes by the US Federal Reserve boosted the stock exchanges over the course of the month, meaning that profits should be posted for July. The reporting … Read more

Dow Jones Industrial Stabilizes After Recent Losses, Concerns About Rising Interest Rates Remain

Dow Jones Industrial Stabilizes After Recent Losses, Concerns About Rising Interest Rates Remain

NEW YORK (dpa-AFX) – The Dow Jones Industrial stabilized on Monday after its recent losses. Concerns about rising interest rates in the USA had caused a dreary start to the second half of the year with a weekly loss of around two percent in the New York leading index. The Dow rose 0.62 percent to … Read more

US Stock Markets Begin the Week on a Friendly Note, Prompting Cautious Optimism Amid Economic Concerns and Events in Russia

US Stock Markets Begin the Week on a Friendly Note, Prompting Cautious Optimism Amid Economic Concerns and Events in Russia

US Stock Markets Start the Week on a Friendly Trend NEW YORK (dpa-AFX) – After a recent series of losses, the US stock markets have started the new stock market week with a friendly trend. Despite the absence of important economic and company news, trading on Monday is running smoothly. However, investors are being warned … Read more

US Stock Market Slows Down, Tech Sector Remains Strong

NEW YORK (dpa-AFX) – The US stock market lost some of its strength in trading before the weekend. However, the technology sector once again held up well above average. The Nasdaq 100 Although it came back a little after another high since the beginning of April 2022, it still maintained a plus of 0.6 percent … Read more

US Stock Exchanges Post Losses Amid Debt Dispute and Nervousness over Possible Fed Rate Hike

NEW YORK (dpa-AFX) – The US stock exchanges posted losses on Wednesday. On the one hand, there is nervousness about the hoped-for compromise in the US debt dispute. On the other hand, after robust data from the US labor market, stock market traders were again worried about a possible further rate hike by the US … Read more

US Stock Exchanges Show Signs of Stabilization Amid Positive Economic Data and Political Confidence

NEW YORK (dpa-AFX) – After the strong gains on the US stock exchanges in the middle of the week, there are signs of stabilization on Thursday. Economic data released before the start of trading was better than expected. At the same time, there is still confidence that the political dispute over the debt ceiling in … Read more

Dow Jones and Nasdaq End Week on a Mixed Note Amidst Consumer Concerns and Bond Market Volatility

NEW YORK (dpa-AFX) – At the end of a sluggish week, the Dow Jones Industrial made up for the losses it had made over the course of Friday. Thanks to a final spurt, the leading index closed almost unchanged at minus 0.03 percent to 33,300.62 points. On a weekly basis, it lost 1.1 percent. The … Read more