Asia-Pacific markets were mixed on Monday, as investors reacted to rising tech tensions between Washington and Beijing. Mainland Chinese stocks led losses among the region’s major markets on the day, with the Shanghai composite down 1.87% to about 3,292.59 while the Shenzhen component dropped 2.729% to around 13,284.03....
-European stock markets edged higher Friday, overturning early losses, helped by talk of consolidation in the banking sector, but gains are limited ahead of key U.S. employment data. At 3:45 AM ET (0745 GMT), the DAX in Germany traded 0.2% higher, the CAC 40 in France...
-Oil prices nudged up on Monday, with Brent futures set to post a fifth straight monthly gain, as global stimulus measures underpin prices even as demand struggles to return to pre-COVID levels in a well supplied market. Brent crude futures for November climbed 27 cents, or...
-European stock markets drifted lower Friday, selling into early gains as disappointing economic data overturned the optimism generated by the announcement of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s new monetary policy framework. At 3:40 AM ET (0740 GMT), the DAX in Germany traded 1% lower, the CAC 40...
Oil prices were broadly stable on Thursday as a massive hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico made landfall in the heart of the U.S. oil industry, forcing oil rigs and refineries to shut down. Brent crude futures for October, which expire on Friday, rose 6 cents, or,...
-Oil was mixed on Tuesday morning in Asia, with production cuts in the U.S. Gulf Coast and the world’s first case of COVID-19 reinfection in Hong Kong putting a damper on investor sentiment. Brent oil futures were up 0.22% to $45.74 by 12:05 AM ET (5:05...
-Oil prices climbed on Friday, on track for a third consecutive weekly gain, pulled higher by major oil producers’ efforts to hold back output amid concerns about economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose 13 cents, or 0.3%, to $42.95...
- European stock markets traded largely flat Wednesday, with investors wary about U.S.-China relations, rising tensions in Belarus and ahead of the release of key European inflation data and minutes from the Federal Reserve. At 3:45 AM ET (0745 GMT), the DAX in Germany traded 0.1% higher,...
Oil prices slipped on Friday, adding to losses in the previous session, on worries that fuel demand growth will drop amid a resurgence of coronavirus cases and as talks have stalled in the United States on a new stimulus deal. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures...
Oil was up on Wednesday morning in Asia after the American Petroleum Institute (API) recorded an inventory draw on Tuesday, but gains were capped over a worsening COVID-19 situation globally. Brent oil futures was up 0.11% to $44.48 by 11:14 PM ET (4:14 AM GMT), reversing some...
