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New York (AFP) - Global stock markets mostly rose Friday following modestly positive economic data in Europe and the United States, while the yen tumbled after the Bank of Japan maintained its easing policies.

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Friday rose by +0.18% and posted a 1-week high. The dollar found support Friday on the stronger-than-expected U.S. Q1 employment cost index report, which bolsters the case for the Fed to keep raising interest rates. The dollar also found support on weakness in the...

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.53%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.44%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.40%. U.S. stock indexes this morning are moderately higher, with...

Morning Markets The S&P 500 Index ( $SPX ) ( SPY ) today is up +0.46%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ( $DOWI ) ( DIA ) is up +0.40%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ( $IUXX ) ( QQQ ) is up +0.30%. U.S. stock indexes are moderately higher,...

Morning Markets June E-Mini S&P 500 futures (ESM2 3) this morning are down -0.29%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM2 3) are down -0.22%. U.S. stock index futures this morning are moderately lower. Weakness in technology stocks is weighing on the overall market after Amazon.com gave up a +12%...

Shares are mostly higher in Asia after Wall Street rallied to its best day since January and the Bank of Japan kept its ultra-lax monetary policy unchanged

Tokyo (AFP) - The Bank of Japan announced a review of its longstanding monetary easing measures on Friday, but said it would maintain them for the time being in the first policy decision under new governor Kazuo Ueda.

Tokyo (AFP) - The Bank of Japan announced a review of its longstanding monetary easing measures on Friday, but said it would maintain them for the time being in the first policy decision under new governor Kazuo Ueda.

LONDON: Investors are positioning for a regime change in global markets as the Bank of Japan edges closer to ditching the policies that depressed the yen for decades, thereby luring Japanese money back home.

Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian stocks were up on Friday, tracking big gains on Wall Street fuelled by strong tech earnings and mixed, but manageable, macroeconomic data.

Morning Markets June E-Mini S&P 500 futures (ESM2 3) this morning are up +0.47%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM2 3) are up +0.87%. U.S. stock index futures this morning are moderately higher. Strength in technology stocks is lifting the overall market this morning, with Meta Platforms up more...