Market Pulse - Usa
US open: Stocks lower in first session of holiday-shortened week
Major indices were in the red early on Monday as the holiday-shortened trading week got underway to a not-so-merry start.
US pre-open: Futures mixed ahead of holiday-shortened week
Major indices were mixed ahead of the bell on Monday as market participants prepared for the holiday-shortened week.
US close: Stocks higher following November PCE reading
Wall Street stocks closed higher on Friday as the blue-chip clawed back some of this week's heavy losses.
US open: Stocks higher following PCE reading
Wall Street stocks opened higher on Friday as the blue-chip tried to reclaim heavy losses recorded earlier in the week.
US pre-open: Dow Jones on track for worst weekly performance since March 2023
Wall Street futures had stocks opening lower on Friday, with the blue-chip Dow Jones on track to deliver its worst weekly performance since March 2023.
US open: Stocks higher following yesterday's Fed-fuelled sell-off
Major indices were in the green early on Thursday as major indices looked set to shrug off comments from Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell that led to a major sell-off in the previous session.
US initial jobless claims fall by 22,000
Americans lined up for unemployment benefits at a decelerated pace in the week ended 14 December, according to the Labor Department.
US pre-open: Futures higher following yesterday's heavy losses
Wall Street futures were in the green ahead of the bell on Thursday after comments from Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell led to a major sell-off in the previous session.
'We are significantly closer to neutral', Fed's Powell says
The US central bank cut rates as expected but policymakers indicated that they were now anticipating fewer reductions in 2025.
US close: Stocks sharply lower following Powell comments
Major indices closed sharply lower on Wednesday as market participants digested comments from Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell.
US open: Stocks higher ahead of FOMC decision
Major indices were in the green early on Wednesday as market participants awaited the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision later in the session.
US building permits grow 6.2pc, housing starts unexpectedly decline
US building permits surged 6. 1% in November to a seasonally adjusted rate of 1. 50m, according to the Census Bureau, erasing October's 0. 4% decline and well and truly ahead of expectations for a print of 1. 43m.
US pre-open: Futures higher ahead of FOMC decision
Wall Street futures were in the green on Wednesday as market participants awaited the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision later in the session.
Amazon reportedly settles with UK drivers over self-employment dispute
Amazon has reached a settlement with thousands of UK delivery drivers, it emerged on Wednesday, who claimed the company deprived them of fair compensation by misclassifying them as self-employed.
Wednesday preview: US Fed decision, UK CPI in the spotlight
Wednesday will bring with it the week's key risk event, the Federal Reserve's policy announcement.
US open: Stocks lower as investors look ahead to FOMC decision
Major indices opened lower on Tuesday as investors continued to await the outcome of the Federal Reserve's meeting and thumbed over a number of data points early on in the session.
US pre-open: Futures lower as traders continue to await FOMC decision
Wall Street futures were in the red ahead of the bell on Tuesday as investors continued to await the outcome of the Federal Reserve's meeting.
US open: Stocks mixed as investors look ahead to FOMC decision
Major indices were mixed early on Monday as market participants looked ahead to the outcome of the Federal Reserve's two-day policy meeting later in the week.
US services activity expands at fastest pace since Covid reopening, S&P says
Services sector activity in the States picked up to its quickest pace since the economy reopened after Covid, the results of a closely followed survey showed.
US pre-open: Futures higher as traders look ahead to FOMC decision
Wall Street futures were slightly higher ahead of the bell on Monday as market participants look ahead to the outcome of the Federal Reserve's two-day policy meeting later in the week.