European shares ended higher on Friday, capping a strong weekly advance and closing the month on a robust note, supported by optimism over potential U.S. rate cuts. The pan-European STOXX 600 closed 0.23% higher at 576.34, hitting its longest monthly winning streak since March 2024. Bourses in Germany and France added 0.25% and 0.3%, respectively….
US equity-index futures edged lower and Asian markets opened on a subdued note after a lackluster Wall Street session, as investors stayed cautious with limited economic data clouding the outlook for Federal Reserve policy. Contracts for the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq 100 index retreated 0.2%, after the underlying gauges were largely unchanged Wednesday. However,…
Wall Street stocks were little changed in early trading Thursday as investors monitor valuations among companies in the AI space and mull the possible outcomes from a Supreme Court hearing on tariffs. Shortly after trading started, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was flat at 47,320.76, while the broad-based S&P 500 crept down less than 0.1…
The U.S. dollar stabilised on Monday after last week’s losses, as markets await Tuesday’s key U.S. CPI report for July and focus on developments in trade talks between Washington and Beijing ahead of a deadline to avoid the imposition of higher tariffs. The dollar index was flat at 98.25 after a 0.4% decline last week….