US stocks have retreated sharply, snapping the recent winning streak, as markets reacted to renewed fears over a second wave of infections in the US. Significant areas of disease...

Gold surged to levels not seen in eight years overnight, surpassing the recent May peak, to trade above $1,770 as people look to spread out their investments across multiple asset...

Global stock markets were weaker overnight in Asia as concerns about the resurgent coronavirus continue to grow. Both the Nikkei and the Hong Kong Hang Seng were weaker on the...

European markets have opened positively after the US reported that an additional 1.5 million people filed for unemployment benefits this week, despite economies in all states...

European markets have opened fairly flat this morning as the rally ran out of steam amid increased fears of a second wave of infections, particularly in China and some US states....

Stock markets in the US, UK and Europe jumped yesterday and this morning on several pieces of news. First up, retail sales in the US mounted a comeback in May, jumping by 17.7% in...

After opening sharply lower on Monday morning, US stocks staged a comeback over the course of the day, with the S&P 500 finishing the day 0.8% higher and the tech heavy Nasdaq...

Markets in Asia sold off overnight and the US was poised to open lower later today as fears of a second wave of infections from coronavirus mount. Overnight Japan’s Nikkei slid...

After powering higher in recent weeks, stock markets fell backwards on Thursday, with the S&P 500 down 5.9% and the FTSE 100 ending the day 4% lower. Investors had been...

Last week the US Department of Labour announced that 2.5 million new jobs had been created in the US in May. This was in stark contrast to expectations that the US economy would...