(Thursday Market Open) As investors appear to be awaiting the ramp-up of earnings season with bank quarterly reports tomorrow, they have some incremental geopolitical news to digest. Trade negotiations between the United States and China continue. U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told CNBC that the U.S. and China have “pretty much agreed” on an enforcement mechanism, and the Wall...
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U.S. markets closed higher for the 2nd-straight week following a positive Friday and progressive trade talks with China along with a goldilocks jobs report. President Trump said the two sides were making swift progress in trade talks, adding we should know over the next 4 weeks if an agreement can be reached.Chinese Vice Premier Liu He also stated a new consensus has been reached by both parties...
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Wednesday morning was generally quiet on Wall Street, with many market participants waiting to see what the minutes from the latest meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee will say about the likely direction of U.S. interest rates for the rest of 2019. As of just after 11 a.m. EDT, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 15 points to 26,135. However, the S&P 500 was higher by 5...
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U.S. markets closed higher for the 2nd-straight week following a positive Friday and progressive trade talks with China along with a goldilocks jobs report. President Trump said the two sides were making swift progress in trade talks, adding we should know over the next 4 weeks if an agreement can be reached.Chinese Vice Premier Liu He also stated a new consensus has been reached by both parties...
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