US stocks mixed, gold jumps as upbeat economic forecasts offset trade tensions

US stocks mixed, gold jumps as upbeat economic forecasts offset trade tensions

By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) -Wall Street stocks were mixed on Tuesday and Treasury yields dipped as investors weighed upbeat economic sentiment from the International Monetary Fund and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell against revived U.S.-China trade tensions. The S&P 500 and the Dow rebounded after all three major U.S. stock indexes opened sharply…

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US stocks follow European shares lower, gold jumps as trade tensions heat up

US stocks follow European shares lower, gold jumps as trade tensions heat up

By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) -Wall Street stocks turned sharply lower on Tuesday and Treasury yields dipped as revived trade tensions between Washington and Beijing and the prolonged U.S. government shutdown doused investor risk appetite. All three major U.S. stock indexes veered deep into negative territory in early trading, with megacap momentum stocks pulling…

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Who needs a government anyway?

Who needs a government anyway?

(Reuters) -A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole. Treasury yields and the dollar are down and most stocks a shade higher in Asia as investors wait to see if last gasp talks will prevent the U.S. government shutting from Wednesday. Expectations don’t seem high for a deal when…

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Fed cuts, world stocks rip

Fed cuts, world stocks rip

By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – TRADING DAY Making sense of the forces driving global markets By Jamie McGeever, Markets Columnist Wall Street and world stocks roared to new highs on Thursday, boosted by the Federal Reserve’s interest rate cut the day before and a 23% surge in Intel shares, while the dollar and…

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