Gold's 'steady progress' last year led to its settlement at $3,001.10 on Friday
Gold prices made steady progress last year and have continued that with a very strong start to this year, said George Milling ...
Tariff concerns driving consumer inflation expectations higher: Capital Economics
Consumers’ inflation expectations jumped this month, reflecting concerns over tariffs, according to Capital Economics. “One-year inflation expectations increased to 4.9% while five-year expectations ...
Here's how tariffs will affect inflation: Goldman Sachs
President Donald Trump's tariff fight risks elevating the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation rate to about 3%, according ...
Americans are anxious two months into Trump's second presidency
The rapid-fire moves by President Trump to reshape the economy and the government have unsettled Americans. Even Republicans have lost some confidence, though they still strongly support the president ...
Stocks trim advance after another disappointing read on consumer sentiment
U.S. consumers remained downbeat about the U.S. economy in early March, according to the University of Michigan consumer-sentiment survey data released Friday. They also continued to brace for ...
German deal risk now close to, but not at, zero, says strategist
The new agreement between the CDU/CSU, SPD and the Greens puts the risk of the German spending deal at close to, but not exactly, zero, says ING global head of macro Carsten Brzeski. The changes that ...
Here is what's behind gold's historic move past $3,000
Gold prices topped $3,000 an ounce overnight for the first time ever, with analysts attributing gains in the precious metal in part to weakness in the dollar and ...
Treasury yields remain up after weaker-than-expected consumer-sentiment reading
Treasury yields remained up on Friday morning after a report on consumer sentiment came in weaker than forecast. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note was trading about 4 basis points higher at ...
Futures extend gains as hopes government shutdown can be averted lifts sentiment
Trader sentiment appears a tad more chipper less than three hours before the opening bell rings on Wall Street. Futures indicate that the S&P 500, which at close on Thursday was in correction ...
Worried about a bear market? Here's something to keep in mind.
U.S. stocks have already seen two bear markets since Jan. 1, 2020. A third would be extremely rare: Investors haven't endured three bear markets in a single decade since the 1960s, according to Ryan ...
Nasdaq futures lead stocks lower as tariff and government shutdown uncertainty weigh
S&P 500 futures are down 0.5%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures are off 0.3%. Nasdaq 100 futures are dipping 0.7%. On Wednesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 83 points, or 0.2%, to 41,351 ...
Inflation threat won't fade soon
The effort to tame inflation to low prepandemic levels is far from over. Wall Street was already nervous about a potential ...