Category: Pre-Market Report

UPDATED 7:10 am ET STOCKS – U.S. stock-index futures were little changed, with equities heading for the longest stretch of quarterly gains since 1998, as investors assessed valuations before data that may show the economy is improving. BONDS – Treasuries rose in the first half of 2014 to almost erase last year’s losses as the…

UPDATED 7:20 am ET STOCKS – European stocks were little changed, with the benchmark index heading for the biggest weekly loss since early April, as investors awaited data on U.S. consumer confidence to gauge the outlook for the world’s largest economy. U.S. index futures and Asian shares declined. BONDS – Treasuries rose, sending benchmark 10-year…

UPDATED 7:03 am ET STOCKS – European stocks advanced, snapping a four-day decline, amid increased mergers-and-acquisitions activity, and as investors awaited data to assess the health of the U.S. economy. U.S. index futures were little changed, while Asian shares rose. BONDS – The extra yield on Treasury two-year notes over the Federal Reserve’s benchmark interest…

UPDATED 7:20 am ET    STOCKS – Stocks declined in Europe as rebels broke a cease-fire in Ukraine and the Iraq crisis deepened. US stock futures trading slightly higher after yesterday’s sell-off.    BONDS –  Global bonds advanced from Australia to Britain as tension builds in Iraq and Ukraine. US Treasuries trading higher ahead of the US open.   COMMODITIES –Gold…

UPDATED 7:18 am ET  STOCKS – European stocks fell as German business confidence dropped to the lowest level this year. U.S. equity-index futures slid, while Asian shares climbed.   BONDS –  Treasuries gained before reports that analysts said will show new-home sales slowed and gross domestic product contracted more than earlier estimated.   COMMODITIES – Gold climbed…

UPDATED 7:17 am ET  STOCKS –European stocks declined, after posting a ninth weekly gain in ten, as investors watched developments in Iraq and as euro-area manufacturing weakened. U.S. index futures and Asian shares were little changed.   BONDS –  Treasury 10-year yields approached the highest compared with equivalent German bonds in 15 years before a…

UPDATED 7:05 am ET  STOCKS – European stocks were little changed, with the Stoxx Europe 600 Index heading for a weekly gain, amid an increase in mergers-and-acquisitions activity and as investors awaited data on euro-area consumer confidence. U.S. index futures were little changed, while Asian shares fell.   BONDS –  Investors trying to anticipate Federal Reserve…

UPDATED  7:25 am ET STOCKS – European stocks rose the most in two weeks after the Federal Reserve repeated its pledge to leave interest rates near their record low and said the world’s largest economy should experience sustained growth. U.S. index futures were little changed, while Asian shares rallied. BONDS – Investors trying to anticipate…

UPDATED 6:40 am ET  STOCKS – Most European stocks advanced for a second day as investors awaited a Federal Reserve monetary- policy decision. U.S. stock-index futures and Asian shares were little changed.   BONDS –  Treasury 10-year note yields were near the most versus German bunds since 1999 on speculation the Federal Reserve is moving closer…

UPDATED 7:00 am ET    STOCKS – European stocks fell the most in four weeks as escalating violence in Iraq threatened oil supplies, and U.K. property companies slid after Britain promised new measures to restrict mortgage lending. U.S. index futures and Asian shares were little changed.   BONDS –  The Treasury yield curve approached its flattest level in…