March 16 Reuters The SP 500 ended lower on Tuesday as investors awaited the result of the Federal Reserves twoday policy meeting. The U.S. stock market lacked direction for much of the day after the SP 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at record highs in the prior session as optimism about a 1.9 […]

Commodity prices, from copper to corn, are rallying to multi-year highs. A confluence of factors is driving the upswing, with many markets appearing to be in a structural deficit just as the post-pandemic economic recovery gathers pace.

March 16 Reuters European stocks rose on Tuesday as German online fashion retailer Zalando and carmaker Volkswagen jumped following upbeat earnings forecasts, while investors awaited the U.S. Federal Reserves views on a recent pickup in inflation. The panEuropean STOXX 600 index rose 0.4, crawling closer to a record peak set last year and tracking an […]

Rates as of 0500 GMT Market Recap Not much going on in the FX market this morning overall changes are quite limited. There are only two moves worth noting CHF moving up and GBP moving down. Its simple to explain the decline in GBP the EU launched legal action against Britain over alleged breaches of […]

Euro zone government bonds held ground in early Tuesday trade, as caution set in before a U.S. Federal Reserve meeting and uncertainty around vaccinations in the bloc supported safehaven assets. Wednesdays Fed meeting is in focus amid expectations that economic growth and inflation will rebound after U.S. fiscal stimulus, which has pushed up government bond […]

Emerging market stocks rose on Tuesday, following an upbeat handover form Wall Street on economic recovery hopes, while currencies made muted moves with all eyes on the U.S. Federal Reserves policy decision. MSCIs index of emerging market shares was up 0.6 as U.S. treasury yields retreated, with most main indexes across Asia in the black. […]

A cautious tone dominated currency markets on Tuesday, before the start of the U.S. Federal Reserves twoday monetary policy meeting. The Feds policymakers are expected to forecast that the U.S. economy will grow in 2021 at its fastest rate in decades, with unemployment falling and inflation rising, but are not considered likely to change their […]

Londons FTSE 100 inched higher on Tuesday, as a weaker pound boosted shares of exporters and a set of positive earnings helped lift confidence in the economys recovery. The bluechip FTSE 100 index rose 0.5, with healthcare, financials and consumer staples stocks among the top boost. A softer pound lifted shares of large, dollarearning companies […]

Shanghai aluminium prices hit a 912year high on Tuesday, as supply concerns rose after an aluminium hub in top consumer China ordered power cuts and output curbs. The Chinese city of Baotou in Inner Mongolia, a major aluminium producing region, ordered some shutdowns in a bid to meet its energy consumption targets for the first […]

Japanese government bond JGB yields fell on Tuesday, tracking a slide in U.S. in Treasuries as investors await the outcome of this weeks Federal Reserve meeting. The yields decline also comes amid the Ministry of Finances liquidityenhancing auction that was in line with investors expectations, a market participant said. A bidtocover ratio for the sale […]