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June 3, 2022
Ahead of job news, global stock markets climb, but US rates fall

Ahead of job news, global stock markets climb, but US rates fall On Thursday, global equity markets climbed, while US yields fell, as lower-than-expected private payrolls data raised optimism that the American economy was slowing and that the Federal Reserve may be convinced to change its hawkish attitude on interest rates and inflation. The ADP

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June 2, 2022
To begin June trading, stocks are down

To begin June trading, stocks are down After a volatile trading month, US stock indices fell on the first day of June. The three major US indexes all gave up their morning advances. To close at 4101.23, the S&P 500 dropped 30.92 points, or 0.7 percent. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 176.89 points, or

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June 1, 2022
Stocks end a bumpy month with a drop as the rally fades

Stocks end a bumpy month with a drop as the rally fades After a recovery late last week failed to maintain pace, US stocks ended a bumpy month of May down on Tuesday. In a turbulent session, the S&P 500 dropped 0.6 percent, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 220 points, or 0.7 percent.

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May 31, 2022
In May, Global stock markets swing positive due to Fed bets

In May, Global stock markets swing positive due to Fed bets On forecasts of a likely pause in US monetary tightening and after an easing of COVID restrictions in China, world stock markets climbed on Monday and the dollar was held near five-week lows. Following signals of peaking American inflation on Friday, confidence in a

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May 30, 2022
US stock market halted its losing trend & inflation to moderate

US stock market halted its losing trend & inflation to moderate The NASDAQ, which gained 3.3 percent, led all three US benchmarks to a positive finish on Friday, bringing the stock market’s seven-week losing streak to an end. The S&P 500 gained 2.5 percent, while the Dow Jones gained 1.8 percent, with 29 of the

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