Market Overview

US and Global stocks see best month in quite some time Oil dips but outlook still bullish Gold drops; could head yet lower still We expect equities to keep swerving between gains on optimistic vaccine...

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has been urging Congress to provide more fiscal aid, but a deadlock between Republicans and Democrats has blocked a second stimulus package.Against that...

Equities extended their gains on Tuesday but currencies consolidated as traders worry about President Trump’s campaign to challenge the election. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said...

Central banks around the world are pulling out most—but not all—of the stops to help their local economies soften the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.The Bank of England said last week it...

Federal Reserve policymakers were forced to tread water in their meeting last week, which came in the awkward interval between Americans casting their ballots in the presidential and congressional...

Stocks closed lower on Friday after their strongest week since April Dollar triggers signals of a continued downtrend Gold technicals pointing toward another rally Even before the US presidential...

S&P 500 on the cusp of a downtrend Dollar attempts reversal Oil prices reinforce bearish economic view Current SPX level predicts Biden win An array of fundamentals—including rising COVID-19...

Last full trading week ahead of crucial US presidential elections Virus package unlikely currently American daily virus cases reach another record Key EventsUS contracts on the Dow, S&P, NASDAQ...

Yields on US Treasuries bounced around on Monday as hopes of fiscal stimulus increased, then just as quickly faded, while Congress and the White House continued to wrangle over the scope of COVID-19...

Extended stimulus deadline keeps hope alive Treasury selloff weakens dollar, boosts gold Key EventsUS futures, including the Dow, S&P 500, NASDAQ and Russell 2000, climbed on Monday with global...

Federal Reserve policymakers expressed concern last week on issues ranging from excessive risk-taking in a low interest rate environment to the towering requirements for funding the government as the...

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell picked just the wrong moment to reiterate his call for more fiscal stimulus last Tuesday, as his warning of “tragic” consequences came just hours...

“Free hand” was the phrase that jumped out to investors in the minutes from the September meeting of the European Central Bank policymakers released Thursday.Given the uncertainty of the...

When they made their upbeat economic forecasts last month, Federal Reserve policymakers said they presumed there would be additional fiscal stimulus from Congress—a condition that appears less...