Market Pulse - Currencies
US open: Stocks jump back after mixed non-farm payrolls report
US stocks jumped on Friday following better-than-expected results from tech giant Apple, even as investors digested a mixed non-farm payrolls report for April.
US open: Stocks dragged lower by losses for bank index
Wall Street's main stock market gauges got off to a weak start on Thursday as investors continued to mull a 25 basis point rate hike by the Federal Reserve the night before.
Weekly US jobless claims rise by slightly more than anticipated
US jobless claims rose moderately during the preceding week.
Fed hikes 25bp, opens door to possibility of a pause
The Federal Reserve hiked short-term official interest rates as expected, but left the door open to a pause in its tightening cycle.
US services sector activity strengthens a bit in April, ISM says
Activity in the US services sector picked up a bit last month with both new orders and prices paid rising at an accelerated pace, the results of a closely followed survey showed.
US open: Stocks edge slightly higher ahead of Fed policy announcement
Wall Street's main market indices caught a small bid on Wednesday following the release of a batch of stronger-than-expected economic reports.
US services sector activity strengthens in April, S&P Global says
America's services sector strengthened last month, roughly as expected, the results of a survey revealed.
US job opening decline further in March
The number of job opening continued to decline in March alongside a decrease in the number of Americans choosing to change employment.
US government could run out of cash in early June, Yellen warns
The US government was likely to run out of cash to meet all of its obligations, possibly as soon as next month, unless Congress acted.
Euro area money supply growth slows in March
Money supply growth in the single currency bloc slowed in March.
Euro area credit standards tightened by most since 2011 in first quarter
Lenders in the single currency area tightened their credit standards at the start of 2023 at the quickest pace since the 2011 debt crisis, the results of a survey revealed.