Inflation readings next week will have to show that the rosy macroeconomic outlook underpinning the bull case for stocks remains intact, in order to reassure a whipsawed market swinging between the latest earnings news and the latest tariff updates. Wall Street is in for a quieter economic calendar in the week ahead, but investors will…
European markets opened in negative territory Tuesday as central banks take center stage this week. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index opened 0.4% lower with all sectors in negative territory, as well as all major European bourses. A focal point for global markets this week is the U.S. Federal Reserve’s final two-day policy meeting of the…
China’s central bank launches $71 billion liquidity tool for stock markets China’s central bank announced it would start accepting applications from financial institutions to join a newly created liquidity tool to help facilitate investors to buy shares. Eligible security firms, fund companies and insurers are eligible to apply to the “swap scheme” — initially worth 500…