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Bets on for interests rates to rise
Stocks on both sides of the Atlantic gained, and so did the US dollar, after Federal Chair Janet Yellen's testimony to Congress cemented
Stocks on both sides of the Atlantic gained, and so did the US dollar, after Federal Chair Janet Yellen's testimony to Congress cemented
US Treasuries dropped, while the greenback strengthened amid expectations Trump will boost spending and inflation.
The New Zealand sharemarket ends weaker and well short of its recent record high as the reality of higher bond yields in a post US-election world starts to sink in.
The final weeks of campaigning have been no time to go all-in on US stocks.
Wall Street advanced, recovering from earlier losses, amid signs that US voters are favouring Hillary Clinton.
Equities on both sides of the Atlantic jumped after polls indicated Hillary Clinton is on track to win the US presidential election.
Shares in New York Stock Exchange listed Agria Corp - PGG Wrightson's biggest shareholder - have been suspended.
US stocks posted their longest slide since 1980, while Treasuries rallied on US data showing progress in labour market.
Uncertainty about the outcome of the US presidential election continued to weigh on sentiment.
Wall St was mixed amid better-than-expected US report on consumer spending and disappointing corporate earnings.
Wall Street was mixed, while US Treasuries slid, as the latest economic data cemented bets the Federal Reserve will raise its key interest rate in December.
Stocks on both sides of the Atlantic slid amid disappointing results from companies including 3M and Caterpillar.
Wall Street gained on optimism about the outlook for corporate earnings, and a fresh wave of merger activity.
Equities on both sides of the Atlantic fell amid disappointing earnings from Travelers and Nestle.
Wall Street gained with the price of oil and as US companies including Yahoo! reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings.
Wall Street climbed, pushing the Nasdaq to a fresh intraday record high, as investors repositioned themselves after the US Federal Reserve kept its target interest rate steady.
Wall Street was little changed as investors eyed Friday's US jobs data to gauge the odds of a Federal Reserve rate increase this year.
Wall Street slid with shares of retailers and car makers amid concern that a better-than-expected pace of consumer spending is not sustainable.
Wall Street slid with the price of oil, pushing down shares of Chevron and Exxon Mobil, as investors awaited a host of key events.
The International Monetary Fund's downgrade of its outlook for the global economy weighed on Wall Street overnight.
A broad rally overnight has lifted the S&P 500 and Dow industrials to record highs, with a sharp rebound in crude prices boosting
Oil prices declined overnight and Wall Street markets fell.
Wall St gained overnight recovering from earlier losses, after minutes from the June Federal Reserve meeting cemented bets US interest rates won't rise any time soon.
The Bank of England warned that "the current outlook for UK financial stability is challenging" following the Brexit vote.
European equities moved lower overnight, while commodities including gold and silver rallied.
A failure of polls and bookmakers may push the financial sector to start looking more closely at social media.
World shares rose again overnight, while the British pound weakened, as Bank of England Governor Mark Carney signalled the central bank will likely ease monetary policy.
Central banks are expected to take action to ease the impact of the Brexit decision.
World shares sank further overnight, along with the British pound.