Dow Jones Plunges Over 400 Points on Higher-Than-Expected Job Openings: Fed Interest Rates at Stake

The Dow Jones New York Stock Exchange index closed down more than 400 points on Tuesday (Oct. 3) after the United States revealed higher-than-expected job opening numbers. This has led the market to worry that the data will push the Federal Reserve (Fed) to keep interest rates high for a long time. The Dow Jones … Read more

Bond Yields Surge in Europe and US Amidst Inflation Concerns and Fed Rate Speculations

Bond Yields Surge in Europe and US Amidst Inflation Concerns and Fed Rate Speculations

Bloomberg news agency reported that Government bonds across Europe fell. The same is true for US government bonds. This is because investors assess the likelihood that the Federal Reserve (Fed) will maintain its policy interest rate to control inflation. The yield on German government bonds, or the 10-year German Bond Yield, rose to the highest … Read more

Federal Reserve Signals Interest Rate Hike as Dow Jones Closes Negative

The Dow Jones New York Stock Exchange Index closed negative on Wednesday (Sept. 20) after the Federal Reserve (Fed) decided to maintain interest rates as expected at its latest meeting. But it signaled another interest rate hike this year. Because the Fed is not yet finished with its mission to fight inflation. The Dow Jones … Read more

Gold Futures Prices Stable as Investors Await Fed’s Monetary Policy Meeting Results

Gold futures prices adjust narrowly While investors are keeping an eye on the results of the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) monetary policy meeting tonight. At 7:42 p.m. Thai time, gold contracts on the COMEX (Commodity Exchange) market will be delivered in December. minus $1.0 or 0.05% to $1,952.70/ounce. Investors put almost 100% of their weight in … Read more

Stock Market Conditions, Oil, Gold, and Foreign Currency Markets Update – September 19, 2023

Index and stock market conditions, oil, gold, and foreign currency markets as of 19 Sep. 2023 — The Dow Jones New York Stock Exchange Index closed negative on Tuesday (Sept. 19) as investors sold stocks to reduce risk. Before knowing the results of the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) monetary policy meeting on Wednesday (September 20) US … Read more