Wall Street, the performance in the session of February 7, 2023

Wall Street, the performance in the session of February 7, 2023

The major US stock indexes ended the session in positive territory. The Dow Jones gained 0.78% to 34,157 points, while the S&P500 rose 1.29% to 4,164 points. Better performance for the Nasdaq (+1.9% to 12,114 points). Stand out the leap of Microsoft (+4,2%). This text is written for informational purposes only, can be modified at … Read more

Forecast: The appreciation of the euro is just beginning – Money

Forecast: The appreciation of the euro is just beginning – Money

The majority of participants on Wall Street support the view that the euro’s upward rally is just beginning. With energy prices falling and recession forecasts easing across the region, it seems to be becoming clear that the worst of the economic damage is over and European assets are cheap for investors, according to Bloomberg, quoted … Read more

Wall Street closed lower and jobs data fueled interest rate concerns

Wall Street closed lower and jobs data fueled interest rate concerns

Major Wall Street indexes closed more than 1% down on Thursday after fresh evidence of a tightening job market dashed investors’ hopes that the Federal Reserve could soon end its rate-hiking cycle as the attention remains on inflation. Thursday’s national jobs report showed a stronger-than-expected rise in private employment in December. Another report showed that … Read more

Wall Street closed sharply lower on fears of a recession

Wall Street closed sharply lower on fears of a recession

Wall Street’s major indexes closed sharply lower as investors feared the data could prompt interest rate hikes for longer than feared. Wall Street closed sharply lower on fears of a recession Major Wall Street indexes closed sharply lower Thursday, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq tumbling as investors feared the data could prompt interest rate hikes for … Read more

US stocks kick off earnings season to the max

US stocks kick off earnings season to the max

Major Wall Street indexes rose Wednesday as markets cheered on better-than-expected corporate earnings, fueling hopes that earnings season will be better-than-expected as investors await more economic data to get a clearer picture of the outlook for future interest rate hikes. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 340 points, or 1%. The Standard & Poor’s 500 … Read more

US Wall Street indices continue to fall under pressure from recession fears

US Wall Street indices continue to fall under pressure from recession fears

Wall Street’s major stock indexes continued to lose, with continued recession fears due to central bank policies. Wall Street indices continue to fall under pressure from recession fears Wall Street’s major stock indexes extended their losses on Friday. Fears of a looming recession, sparked by the Federal Reserve’s ongoing battle with inflation, rattled investor sentiment. … Read more

The Fed raises rates by half a point and is ready for more hikes – Economy

The Fed raises rates by half a point and is ready for more hikes – Economy

The Fed raises rates by half a percentage pointclosing 2023 with the first hit of the brakes on a maxi-squeeze that saw four consecutive increases by 75 basis points. A move that acknowledges the slowdown in inflation (7.1% in November) and the slowdown of the economy, but is not a prelude to a stop: the … Read more