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Global Markets Recap Wall Street indices ended Friday with slight losses after equities surged to record highs following the Fed's substantial rate cut earlier in the week: Nasdaq Composite Index went down by 0.4%, closing at 17,948.32, up 1.5% for the week. NYSE...

Global Markets Recap U.S. stock indices closed higher on Friday after the University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment index for September rose above expectations, reaching its highest level since May. Consumer short-term inflation expectations also declined,...

Global Markets Recap Wall Street ended sharply lower on Friday with tech stocks leading the decline as weaker-than-expected August non-farm payrolls and downward revisions for the previous two months signaled a cooling labor market. Investors are now focusing on...

Global Markets Recap Last Friday, Wall Street indices closed higher mainly due to economic data that supported expectations of a soft landing for the U.S. economy. The Fed's preferred inflation measures, the headline and core PCE deflator for July, came in as...

Global Markets Recap In his speech on Friday at the Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium, Fed Chair Powell indicated that inflation has moderated and that it might be time to adjust policy. Wall Street indices closed with gains of over 1%, driven by expectations of...

Global Markets Recap On Friday, Wall Street indices ended the day with slight gains as the preliminary University of Michigan consumer sentiment index for August exceeded expectations. European stocks ended trading this week with strong gains. On a weekly basis, the...

Global Markets Recap On Friday, Wall Street indices closed higher as some Fed members hinted at a potential rate cut soon. European stocks rose on Friday as markets recovered from the recent oversold. On a weekly basis, the STOXX Europe 600, encompassing approximately...

Global Markets Recap On Friday, Wall Street indices closed with sharp declines exceeding 2%, led by technology stocks. This drop was influenced by July's US labor market data, which came in weaker than expected, indicating a more rapid deterioration in the labor...

Global Markets Recap Wall Street indices closed the day with gains exceeding 1% on Friday, buoyed by the Fed's June PCE deflator data, which aligned with expectations on a monthly basis. This data, closely watched by the Fed for monthly price trends, kept market hopes...

Global Markets Recap Following the crash of the Microsoft Windows operating system in several countries, Wall Street indices closed lower last Friday due to fears of decreased investor risk appetite. All three major U.S. stock indexes finished in negative territory,...

Global Markets Recap The Dow Jones Index almost set a new closing record, reaching an all-time high on Friday. This was driven by Wall Street banks reporting earnings above expectations, despite a slight increase in wholesale inflation. European stock exchanges closed...

Global Markets Recap Despite the slight rise in the unemployment rate and the slowdown in average hourly earnings, consistent with expectations indicating a cooling labor market, Wall Street indices closed higher. This was driven by growing expectations of interest...