Investors warn the cheery mood in global stock and commodity markets could come to a violent end if Chinese policymakers tighten lending to prevent their economy and financial markets from overheating.
The productivity of American workers fell by 4.8% in the fourth quarter --- the biggest decline in 39 years --- as the coronavirus cast another dark shadow over the economy.
Futures for gold and silver face sharp losses Thursday, as a rise in the dollar, combined with buoyant Treaury yields helped to weigh on prices for precious metals.
U.S. Treasury yields rise early Thursday's trade as labor-market data suggested the economic hit from the pandemic's resurgence at the end of the year is easing.
There’s a lot going on and markets don’t quite know what to make of it yet.
There’s a lot going on and markets don’t quite know what to make of it yet.
Stock futures on Thursday hold modestly higher as investors brace for the busiest day of the fourth-quarter earnings reporting season and parse a better-than-expected weekly update on employment amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The pound rose on Thursday, after the Bank of England tried to be as cautious as possible in saying it was time to start preparations for adding negative interest rates to its tool kit.
