Market Overview - Page 203

Futures contracts tied to the major U.S. stock indexes traded lower in early morning trading on Tuesday after the S&P 500 rallied more than 2% during regular trading hours Monday for its best day since June. Dow futures dropped 141.

President Joe Biden’s team will use “all available tools” to fight China’s unfair trade practices, according to a report outlining the new U.S. administration’s trade agenda. The document released on Monday did not specify the tools that the administration will.

As British Finance Minister Rishi Sunak prepares to set out the country’s economic path to recovery, analysts are weighing the possibility of tax hikes and a nod to future fiscal tightening. The budget, due on March 3, comes as nationwide.

Inflation is becoming an increasingly hot topic in macroeconomics, having more and more of a direct impact on market performance. According to preliminary German estimates, annual CPI growth accelerated last month to 1.3% – the highest level in 11 months..

Crypto bears are getting louder and louder in the market, pushing the total crypto capitalization down $300 billion in a week. Last week, Bitcoin twice received support on the decline to $45,000, on a 61.8% Fibonacci correction after the two-fold.

The price of Bitcoin (BTC) has dropped to the key $44,000-$45,000 support level on Feb. 28 for the third time in the past week. The BTC/USD pair briefly dipped below $44,000 on Bitstamp before paring some of the losses, bouncing.

Six cases of a Brazilian coronavirus variant have been detected in the U.K., including one in an unidentified individual, Public Health England said, warning the mutation may be more resistant to vaccines. Two cases in England are from the same.

China’s Inner Mongolia has banned cryptocurrency mining and declared its intention of shutting all such projects by April, spurring fears the world’s No. 2 economy will take more steps this year to eradicate the power-hungry practice. The autonomous region, a.

European shares jumped on Monday and the bond market calmed, with yields dropping from their recent spikes, while optimism about U.S. fiscal stimulus sent oil prices higher. After Asian stocks rallied overnight, European share indexes opened higher, with the STOXX.

Foreigners were net sellers of Asian equities for a second consecutive month in February, hit by a jump in U.S. Treasury yields, which prompted investors to book profits in regional equities. Overseas investors sold a net combined total of $3.5.

Buyers have returned to the markets with fresh capital. Last week’s most threatening trends had reversed, giving way to a recovery in demand for risk before the situation got out of control. In the US debt markets, long-term government bond.

U.S. stock futures rose sharply in early morning trading on Monday, as Treasury yields continued to retreat from their highs from last week. Dow futures rose 334 points. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures also both traded in positive.