Economic News, Page 4

U.S mortgage rates were on the rise, as abating geopolitical risk and positive corporate earnings supported yields. It could be a choppy week ahead, however.

It was a bullish week for the majors, with updates on trade and corporate earnings offsetting the effects of negative data and Brexit.

It was a mixed week, with economic data skewed to the negative, Brexit hitting a speedbump. On the positive, however, were corporate earnings and trade.

Budget deficit widens to a 7-year high

Global markets edge lower as earnings and outlook outweigh hopes and dreams the trade war will end.

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence delivered a speech Thursday on the future of the relationship between the United States and China, which was a slight disappointment for investors looking for a trade talk progress update.

The futures are pointing to the red once more with Brexit and stats out of Germany likely to have the greatest impact. There are also earnings to monitor…

Durable goods disappoint

Global markets edge higher as earnings roll in but the news is not all that great.

It’s a busy day ahead for the European majors. Private sector PMIs, corporate earnings, and Brexit are in focus. The EU needs to deliver on the extension.

The global market continues to tread water as earnings season ramps to high gear and global uncertainties simmer.

As the markets await the EU’s agreement to extend the Brexit deadline, talk of a general election heats up…

Japan’s markets reopened after a holiday on Tuesday. Softbank shares tumbled 2.51%, as the Japanese tech giant struck a deal to take over the embattled WeWork.

The majors held onto gains in a choppy Tuesday. A lack of stats today leaves the majors in the hands of corporate earnings and geopolitics…

Earnings and China, short-term and long-term influences, respectively. That’s where the action is for investors.

Biogen surges on Alzheimer drug announcement

Global markets tread water as earnings season ramps up to full gear. Trade hopes help support stocks but earnings have so far been underwhelming.

Boeing is the most heavily weighted stock on the price-weighted Dow, and that is preventing the average from moving neck-and-neck with the S&P 500 toward all-time highs.

Positive sentiment towards the U.S – China trade negotiations and the blocking of a no-deal Brexit are positives on a quiet day on the economic calendar.

Markets rise on lingering hope for trade and Brexit deals, but don’t bet on a major rally without earnings to support it.