Posts in category Economic Times
Why oil prices have been rising recently (10-04-2024)
The price of a barrel of Brent crude oil, the international benchmark, has risen more than 20% since mid-December. It has jumped more than 10% over the past month alone, to around $90 per barrel.
Gold hovers below record peak ahead of inflation data, Fed minutes (10-04-2024)
Spot gold was down 0.2% at $2,348.49 per ounce, as of 0107 GMT, after hitting a record high of $2,365.09 on Tuesday.
Dollar sideways, yen under watch ahead of key CPI release (10-04-2024)
The main market focus on Wednesday is U.S. consumer price inflation for March, which traders have been eagerly awaiting for hints on the Fed's policy outlook.
Oil steady as U.S. crude stock build offsets Middle East uncertainty (10-04-2024)
Brent crude futures were flat at $89.42 per barrel at 0010 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures rose 2 cents to $85.25.
Big movers on D-Street: What should investors do with Hindustan Zinc, Vodafone Idea and Angel One? (10-04-2024)
Stocks that were in focus included names like Hindustan Zinc, which jumped nearly 17%, Vodafone Idea, which fell 2%, and Angel One, whose shares declined 3.06% on Tuesday.
S&P 500 ends slightly higher as markets brace for inflation data, earnings (10-04-2024)
Wednesday's hotly anticipated Consumer Price Index (CPI) is at the top of most investors' minds as they tweak expectations on the timing and extent of the Federal Reserve's rate-cutting phase, following robust economic data such as last Friday's blockbuster employment report.
Asian stocks subdued on yen caution, US inflation in focus (10-04-2024)
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up 0.2%, after U.S. stocks ended the previous session with mild gains. The index is up 0.2% so far this month.
Sensex hits 75,000, was at 25,000 when PM Modi won 10 years ago (10-04-2024)
The BSE sensex, India's most closely watched stock market bellwether, crossed the 75,000-point mark on Tuesday, indicating past successes of the Indian economy and market and raising hopes for future wealth creation. On the NSE, Nifty also reached a new lifetime high of 22,768 points during early sessions before closing at 22,643, down 24 points.