US stock futures fell as investors rebalanced portfolios ahead of the end of a grueling first half and awaited a gauge of inflation that Federal Reserve officials consider their preferred measure of rising prices. Futures tied to the S&P 500 dropped 1.4%, a day after indices finished slightly changed. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures fell … Read more
Text size Fed chair Jerome Powell will deliver remarks at a central bank summit. Olivier Douliery / AFP via Getty Images Stocks slipped on Wednesday ahead of a summit of top central bankers where investors will closely watch for clues about how high the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates. Futures for the Dow Jones … Read more
Russia is poised to default on its foreign debt for the first time since the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution, further alienating the country from the global financial system following sanctions imposed over its war in Ukraine. The country faces a Sunday night deadline to meet a 30-day grace period on interest payments originally due May 27. … Read more
Recession worries were roaring back into the spotlight for Wall Street on Wednesday, with equity futures and oil prices dropping, as investors looked ahead to Congressional testimony from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. How are stock-index futures trading? S&P 500 futures ES00, -1.67% dropped 1.6%, to 3,707 Dow Jones Industrial Average futures YM00, -1.44% dropped … Read more
Text size Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Spencer Platt / Getty Images Stock futures traded sharply higher Tuesday as investors returned from a three-day weekend feeling a bit more optimistic after last week’s steep selloff. Contracts linked to the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 493 points, or 1.7%, to … Read more
Think the Fed’s job is hard? At least the US Federal Reserve can concentrate on fighting inflation. In Japan and Europe, the central banks are battling the markets, not merely price rises. That’s leading to some very strange, even contradictory, policies. The troubles of the three central banks mean investors should prepare for the sort … Read more