S&P 500

S&P 500, Nasdaq opens lower on Oracle AI spending jitters

[NEW YORK] The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq opened lower on Thursday (Dec 11) as fresh worries over Oracle’s hefty AI spending plans overshadow optimism over a less hawkish tone from the Federal Reserve.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 16.5 points, or 0.03 per cent, at the open to 47,971.51.

US stocks open higher as investors await Fed rate cut decision

[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened modestly higher on Monday (Dec 8) as investors priced in expectations that the Federal Reserve will deliver a long-awaited rate cut later this week in a me...

Gold’s historically low correlation with other assets makes it one of the best portfolio diversifiers.

Why gold remains our top conviction for 2026

Strategic and cyclical factors suggest that the ongoing technical correction in gold is an opportunity

For the week, the S&P 500 gained 0.3%, the Nasdaq rose 0.9%, and the Dow climbed 0.5%.

US: Wall St closes with slight gains as data keeps Fed cut expectations on track

[NEW YORK] US stocks closed out the trading week with slight gains on Friday (Dec 5) as the latest flurry of economic data kept elevated expectations for a Federal Reserve interest rate cut next week ...

The S&P 500 has consolidated around the 6,700 to 6,900 level. The next projected upside target is near 7,200.

Can November’s market rally last?

The trajectory of gold and silver prices suggests that not everyone is spellbound by the rise

The S&P 500 rose 9.9 points, or 0.15 per cent, to 6,822.52​, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 76.9 points, or 0.33 per cent, to 23,291.588.

Wall St opens higher, futures resume trade after outage

[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Friday (Nov 28) with futures trading springing back to life from an hours-long CME Group outage that had temporarily frozen currencies, commoditi...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 83.7 points, or 0.18 per cent, at the open to 47,196.15.

US: Wall Street opens higher as December Fed rate-cut bets grow

[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main stock indexes opened higher on Wednesday (Nov 26), as investors parsed through a fresh batch of economic data and cemented expectations the Federal Reserve could cut inte...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 106.5 points, or 0.23 per cent, at the open to 46,351.93.

US: Wall Street opens higher on Fed interest rate-cut expectations

[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Monday (Nov 24), buoyed by expectations of an imminent Federal Reserve interest rate cut in December, while investors were also combing for fresh...

Nvidia’s third quarter revenue jumped 62 per cent to $57 billion, thanks to strong demand for AI chips used in data centres.

Why markets reversed overnight and what investors should watch next

AI fears, shaky US data, Japan’s record spending plan, and a brutal crypto slide. Host Emily Liu and Dina Ting from Franklin Templeton explain the volatility.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 428.7 points, or 0.93 per cent, at the open to 46,567.51.

US: Wall Street opens sharply higher after Nvidia earnings, jobs data

[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes jumped at the open on Thursday (Nov 20) as technology stocks received a boost after Nvidia’s stellar results quelled some concerns around an AI bubble, while a fi...