Greece and Europe European markets continued to feel the ongoing effects of the situation in Greece, with fresh fears that the country will be unable to make yet another repayment due to the IMF. The Greek government has still not made it clear how it intends to make the €1.6 billion repayment, the first tranche […]
Whatever your politics, creed or nationality — we can all agree that a huge catalyst for the 2008-9 global financial meltdown was the universal binge of bad credit. A huge part of that bad-debt pile were the “don’t-ask-don’t-tell” high-yield bonds — a.k.a. junk bonds — which were used to fund a lot of things, including […]
Yesterday the Nasdaq index hit a new record high of 5106.9 after closing up by 73.84. The big gainer on the Index was chip-maker Broadcom, with its shares surging by 21% after news broke regarding the possible takeover of the company by rival Avago Technologies. The Dow and S&P500 indices experienced a positive Wednesday after […]
Since we’ve launched real-time stock CFD trading, the trade execution procedure has moved from the eToro OpenBook to the eToro WebTrader or Mobile Trader if you’re trading from a portable device. Naturally this has been causing some confusion as to how to find the stock you’re looking for using these two platforms. So we’ve decided […]
Asian stocks sagged and the Dollar stood tall on Wednesday on growing prospects that the Federal Reserve is on track to raise interest rates later this year, as well as concerns that financial woes could engulf Spain in addition to Greece. U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday, pushing the S&P 500 to its biggest decline in […]
U.S. stocks ended weaker on Friday after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen indicated that the central bank was poised to raise interest rates this year, in line with Wall Street’s expectations. Asian shares turned higher on Tuesday, reversing earlier losses on the back of gains in Hong Kong and China, while the Dollar extended highs […]
Asian shares rose on Friday after Wall Street set another record high with prospects for a Federal Reserve rate hike in June all but quashed, while the Dollar was on the defensive after downbeat U.S. data. The S&P 500 closed at a record high on Thursday after disappointing economic data bolstered expectations that an interest […]
Stock market gains were capped on Thursday in much of Asia after downbeat factory activity data from China, but shares in Shanghai focused on the potential positives from the weak reading and rallied. Meanwhile, U.S. stocks ended marginally lower on Wednesday after Wall Street saw little in the minutes from last month’s Federal Reserve meeting […]
Europe Stocks Stocks in the European region were seen trading mostly mixed on Wednesday, with traders focusing on the release of the UK and US central bank’s meeting minutes. The […] The post Stocks Markets Report 20th May appeared first on | HY Markets Official blog. Related Posts:Market continues to price in a plethora of […]
U.S. stocks ended mixed on Tuesday, with the Dow rising marginally to a second straight record high, as Wall Street digested housing data that some saw as hopeful for an economy struggling to grow. Meanwhile, Asian shares slipped on Wednesday after a mixed day on Wall Street, though Japan’s better-than-expected economic growth lifted the Nikkei […]
Asian shares shrugged off early losses on Tuesday, as rallying Chinese shares and Wall Street’s record close offset continuing worries over Greece’s fiscal woes whilst across the pond. The Dow Jones industrial average and S&P 500 ended at record highs on Monday, helped by a rally in Apple as well as tepid economic data suggesting […]
U.S. stocks were little changed on Friday, with the S&P 500 closing at a record high for a second straight session after a ream of weak economic data. Asian shares slipped on Monday and the Dollar stayed near a four-month low against a basket of major currencies after soft data raised doubts over whether the […]
Asian shares edged down slightly but were still on track for a solid weekly rise, as investors awaited more U.S. data later in the session for clues on the timing of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s interest rate hike. U.S. stocks ended sharply stronger on Thursday and the S&P 500 closed at a record high as […]
May 14, 2015 – Daily Market News During the early trading session, Asian stocks traded lower as the global government bond sell off from major central banks continued as yields reached its highest levels since last year. The Nikkei share average was down 0.98%, closing at 19,570 points and the Shanghai dropped 1.55%. Following the […]
May 14, 2015 – Forex News Today’s Hot Asset: EUR/USD EUR/USD The EUR/USD climbed for a second day and reached a high of 1.1380. The Dollar has been under pressure recently as many pieces of data have missed expectations and created uncertainty regarding future monetary policy. Adding to the sentiment, yesterday’s Retail Sales data missed […]
May 14, 2015 – Indices News The American markets were dragged down yesterday, following the release of negative economic data from the region. The negative release of Retail Sales data added to the expectations of delaying the hike of interest rate to later on this year. After going up sharply at the beginning of yesterday’s […]
May 14, 2015 – Stock Market News Preempting any known accidents, Ford issued a recall of a faulty part found in an estimated 12,300 of its 2015 pickup trucks. The part is involved with steering control, and in the models checked was improperly riveted. Ford stocks slid just under 1% yesterday due to this recall […]
May 13, 2015 – Daily Market News During the early trading session, Asian stocks traded mixed as investors remain cautious over the possibility of major central banks implementing further easing measures because of recent negative data. The Nikkei share average was up 0.71%, Hang Seng down 0.58% and the Shanghai Composite dropped 2.13%. The Yen […]
The U.S. dollar was broadly lower on Thursday after poor U.S. retail sales figures proved a huge disappointment to those expecting a strong American economic rebound from a weather-weakened first quarter. Wall Street’s major indices gave up early gains to end Wednesday’s session little changed as some investors stood on the sidelines waiting for the […]
May 13, 2015 – Indices News U.S markets declined slightly as Treasurys fluctuated. In addition the U.S JOLTS Jobs Openings missed expectations. The data showed that openings came out at 4.994 million, when expected to be 5.085 million. FOMC Member, John Williams, spoke at the Association for Business Economics in New York. He stated that […]
May 13, 2015 – Forex News Today’s Hot Asset: EUR/USD EUR/USD Yesterday, the EUR/USD rallied and added 140 pips. Movement was driven by the weaker Dollar which depreciated on the back of worse than expected U.S data. The data offset expectations for the interest rate hike and this is bearish for the Dollar. U.S JOLTS […]
Editor’s note: You’ll find the text version of the story below the video. The yields on U.S. Treasuries and European sovereign debt have risen sharply in a relative short time. Bond prices trend inversely to yields — which means debt portfolios have suffered substantial losses. From mid-April through May 6, yield on German 10-year bunds […]
May 13, 2015 – Stock Market News A recent addition to the New York Stock Exchange, GoDaddy has had a turbulent couple of weeks in trading, with steep inclines and declines. Since becoming a publicly traded company, GoDaddy has also improved its earnings by close to one-fifth in its recent earnings report. Yesterday’s trading brought […]
May 12, 2015 – Daily Market News During the early trading session, Asian stocks traded mixed as investors digest the government bond sell off from major central banks, as yields reached its highest levels since November. The Nikkei share average closed almost flat with a 0.03% increase, the Hang Seng Index was down 1.12% and […]
May 12, 2015 – Indices News The Asian markets were mixed today, and while the Japanese and Hong Kong stocks were mostly lower, the Shanghai markets continued their upwards movement which started yesterday. The Nikkei was little changed after today’s session, rising only by 0.02% and reaching the value of 19,624. The Hang Seng index […]
Asian shares advanced on Wednesday despite another set of disappointing Chinese economic reports, as investors instead focused on hopes of further stimulus from Beijing to prevent a sharper slowdown in the world’s second-largest economy. U.S. stocks ended lower on Tuesday after a recent run-up in global bond yields unsettled investors already concerned about an eventual […]
May 12, 2015 – Forex News Today’s Hot Asset: EUR/USD EUR/USD Yesterday, the EUR/USD traded sideways as no important data was released. Market attention returned to Greece as negotiations continued as they neared another debt repayment. Late yesterday, it was confirmed that they made the payment of 750 million euros on time. Today, the pair […]
Asian stocks were mostly lower and the Euro sagged on Tuesday as progress on talks between debt-strapped Greece and its creditors kept investors edgy. Wall Street closed lower on Monday as investors fretted about Greece’s precarious financial condition and slowing growth in China, while energy stocks fell on weaker oil prices. The Dow fell 85 […]
May 11, 2015 – Stock Market News Hailed as responsible for ingenious business restructuring in Halfords and Pets at Home, Matt Davies joined Tesco’s team as the CEO of the UK region. A rising star in British management, Davies’ promotion was met today with a 1.59% increase in Tesco’s stock, despite Davies relative use and […]
May 11, 2015 – Daily Market News During the early trading session, Asian stocks traded higher as traders sought refuge in stocks following China’s rate cut. The People’s Bank of China voted to set the interest rate at 5.10% down from 5.35%, an economic slowdown in the country remains a concern after a number of […]
