Stocks Climb Despite Looming Tariffs

Group of fund manager analyzing big data for future investment

Bouncing back from Friday’s US index declines of 0.9% to 1.4%, US index futures are up 0.5% to 0.7% to start the new trading week. Overseas trading finds the Dax up 0.5%, the FTSE up 0.7% and the Hang Seng up 1.8%. Crude Oil is up 1.4%, Natural Gas is up 3.5% and Copper is […]

Stocks Backtrack Despite Strong Retail Sales

US trading is subdued this morning with index futures trading down 0.3%-0.5%. Even red-hot Broadcom, which soared another 11% yesterday, appears to be slowing down, dipping 0.5% in premarket trading. Over in Europe, the Dax is down 0.2%. The FTSE is down 0.8% on signs of stagflation as employment growth slowed and wage inflation accelerated. […]