The Fed policy meeting, Alibaba IPO, and Scottish referendum have been the highlights of the trading week with the Dow and S&P setting closing at fresh record highs on Thursday. The Fed’s decision not to raise interest rates in the immediate future lifted the S&P 500 .SPX 0.49 percent higher to 2,011.36. The Dow also…
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Global Markets Lose Momentum Following Geopolitical Concerns
Global markets have witnessed a volatile week following geopolitical concerns including airstrikes by the US and its allies in the Middle East. The Dow, Nasdaq, and S&P 500 began the week in red, overshadowing Alibaba’s debut and stronger than expected Chinese PMI of 50.2. US stocks picked up from where they left off in the…
U.S. Stocks End Lower as Geopolitical Tensions in Asia Increase
Wall Street began the trading week on a subdued note following tensions in Hong Kong which brought with it worries about Chinese growth. U.S. stocks ended lower with the S&P consumer discretionary sector .SPLRCD shedding 0.6 percent after Ford shares dropped sharply by 7.5 percent. The automobile giant lowered its outlook saying its North American…
Volatility Returns to Financial Markets Amidst Economic Concerns
Wall Street has had one of its most volatile weeks with the indexes rising and dropping sharply. Wednesday had U.S. stocks score their biggest one-day gains of the year with the Dow climbing 1.6% to 16,994.22 and the S&P 500 .SPX jumping 33.79 points to 1,968.89. However, the markets reversed completely on Thursday with the…
Stocks Slip After Five Week Rally
After ending almost flat but on a positive note on Thursday, U.S. stocks moved lower in the morning session on Friday and were on course to snap a five-week advance. An increase in jobless claims and anticipation of an interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve at its mid-September meeting made investors cautious. A rise…
S&P 500 Stops Short Of 2,000 Points Following Late Day Sell-Off
Late day selling stalled any chance of the S&P 500 crossing the 2,000 mark after three days of struggle. More than seven percent of shares were traded on Thursday as compared to Wednesday. The S&P 500 shed 3.1 points to close at 1,998 while the Dow Jones also dropped 8.7 points to 17,070. The Nasdaq…
Wall Street Declines as Geopolitical Concerns Outweigh Positive U.S. Economic Data
Wall Street felt the heat as the latest tension between Russia and Ukraine continued to escalate. While stronger U.S. economic data helped stem some losses, U.S. stocks dipped lower on Thursday. Although worries over the conflict had decreased over the past few weeks, Russia’s occupation of areas in south east Ukraine and a possible increase…
Positive Economic Data Lifts S&P 500 to Record All-Time High
U.S. stocks rallied on Thursday as the S&P 500 hit an all-time high of 1,994.76, breaking two records. A spell of positive economic data and dovish comments expected from the Federal Reserve’s Head Janet Yellen on interest-rate hikes at a meeting of central bankers on Friday kept the markets buoyant. The S&P 500 crossed its…
What exactly are Binary Options?
Binary or digital options are investment products, which are favourite, particularly in the UK and the U.S. The advantage of binary options is great.With properforesight,you canget aprofit between65%and 89%.If you made a mistake, depending on the broker, you get up to 15% of its use be credited again.Example: The DAX 30 is thinking at 10:00…
Exotic binary options: Range and Boundary Options (Inside / Outside)
Range-/Boundary-Optionen Range or boundary options are very exotic binary options. Therefore, not all brokers offer this alternative. The brokers who offer trading limit options offer this to the appropriate risk variants. The risk variant of the range options with a maximum payout of 300% over a very lucrative form of digital options. Range options are…