Giving up some of the strong gains in the previous session, the Japanese stock market is notably lower on Tuesday, with the Nikkei 225 falling below the 39,600 level, despite the broadly positive cues from Wall Street overnight, with losses in index heavyweights and technology stocks as investors braced for a BOJ policy shift when...
At 11:30 pm ET in the early Asian session on Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia will announce its decision on interest rates in the monetary policy meeting. The RBA is widely expected to keep its benchmark lending rate unchanged at 4.35 percent. Ahead of the RBA rate decision, the Australian dollar rose against its...
German stocks traded slightly higher on Tuesday as investors looked ahead to key Fed and Bank of England policy meetings this week for directional cues. Earlier in the day, the Bank of Japan hiked its main interest rate for the first time in 17 years after assessing the virtuous cycle between wages and prices. Elsewhere,...
French stocks were little changed on Tuesday as investors awaited the Fed and BOE policy meetings due this week for directional cues. A two-day policy meeting of the U.S. Federal Reserve gets underway later today, with investors looking for clear signals on rate cuts in the face of sticky inflation. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)...
U.K. stocks were subdued on Tuesday ahead of updated inflation figures due on Wednesday, PMIs and the Bank of England decision on Thursday and Friday\'s retail sales report. The benchmark FTSE 100 was marginally lower at 7,717 after ending flat with a negative bias in the previous session. Trustpilot Group, an online platform that connects...
European stocks were little changed in cautious trade on Tuesday as investors awaited the Fed and Bank of England policy meetings this week for directional cues. The euro was under mild pressure ahead of Germany\'s ZEW economic confidence survey results due later in the day. The economic confidence index is forecast to rise to 20.6...
Indian shares ended sharply lower on Tuesday as the dollar remained stubbornly strong and Treasury yields hovered near four-month highs ahead of Wednesday\'s FOMC rate decision. The U.S. central bank is almost certain to leave its benchmark interest rate unchanged, but the focus will be about what Fed officials say about lowering rates. Recent hotter-than-expected...
Doughnut chain Krispy Kreme, Inc. (DNUT) announced Tuesday that it is launching all-new Spring Minis Collection of doughnuts. From the first day of spring today through Easter Sunday, the company said it is helping fans \"hatch happy\" with family and friends. Krispy Kreme\'s new Spring Minis will be available beginning March 19 for a limited...
The Japanese yen weakened against other major currencies in the Asian session on Monday, as traders speculate over an end to the Bank of Japan\'s negative interest rate policy this week. The positive wage data and sticky inflation reports from the nation had spurred traders to speculate the BOJ will end its ultra-loose policies, at...
Final inflation data from the euro area is the only major economic news due on Monday, headlining a light day for the European economic news. At 3.00 am ET, Statistics Norway releases GDP data for January. The Mainland Norway is forecast to grow 0.1 percent, in contrast to the 0.1 percent decrease in December. At...