Calm returned to Wall Street, and U.S. stocks rallied, while oil prices gave back some of their initial spurts following Israel’s attack on Iranian nuclear and military targets at the end of last week.
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KANANASKIS (Canada), June 17 — World leaders at the Group of Seven summit in Canada yesterday pushed US President Donald Trump to back away from his punishing trade war, arguing that it poses a risk to global economic stability.
At a summit where host Canada worked to avoid stoking Trump’s anger,
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The financial markets offer traders numerous instruments for profit generation, but among beginners, CFDs (Contracts for Difference) and binary options enjoy pa …
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LONDON: A fresh wave of bullishness is washing through the oil-options market as the confrontation between Israel and Iran escalates, with activity led by unusually heavy trading of call options at …
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The newest thing in exchange-traded funds is an expensive rocket ship for day traders that amps up returns to three times the daily performance of various stock indexes and sectors.
Bankers — the ones that manage national economies — get no rest this week. Central banks in a host of countries are meeting soon, starting with Sweden’s Riksbank and the Bank of Japan, followed by the U.S. Federal Reserve, Switzerland’s National Bank and the Bank of England later in the week.
Keep in mind,
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Members of the Federal Open Market Committee will hold their fourth meeting of the year this week — that’s the body that sets interest rates for the Federal Reserve.
Chairman Jerome Powell and his colleagues will, like so many of us, try to figure out what exactly is going on in this economy.
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Growing fears of a retirement crisis in the U.S. are no secret as Americans face a future that potentially includes fewer Social Security benefits. But the uncertainty of Social Security is not the only thing that seniors should consider as they seek to safeguard their financial well-being.
Over the weekend,
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