Chuck Mikolajczak, Reuters

French election spurs equity market, euro rally

Chuck Mikolajczak, Reuters
April 24, 2017
Global equity markets rallied on Monday to lift a gauge of world stock indexes to a fresh peak, while the euro briefly jumped to a five-month peak against the U.S. dollar as the first round of an election in France went to the market's preferred contender.

NYSE Arca says systems normal after technical issue

Chuck Mikolajczak, Reuters
March 21, 2017
NYSE Arca said on Tuesday that all systems were functioning normally after a technical issue in the prior session prevented some symbols from completing a closing auction.

U.S. home prices increase faster than expected in November

Chuck Mikolajczak, Reuters
January 31, 2017
U.S. single-family home price increases accelerated at a faster pace than expected in November and rising mortgage rates coupled with potential economic growth could push them higher, a survey showed on Tuesday.

Bank stocks continue rally; bond yields, dollar rise

Chuck Mikolajczak, Reuters
November 10, 2016
A rally in major world stock markets lost some steam on Thursday despite a continued surge in bank shares, as investors reassessed positions, while U.S. bond yields continued to climb on the likelihood of inflation under President-elect Donald Trump's proposed fiscal policy.

Markets to open sharply lower in wake of U.S. election

Chuck Mikolajczak, Reuters
November 9, 2016
U.S. stocks futures pointed to a sharply lower open for Wall Street on Wednesday, as a market that had been projecting an election victory by Democrat Hillary Clinton scrambled to recalibrate to an upset win by Republican Donald Trump.

Wall Street to open lower after North Korea test, Fed comments

Chuck Mikolajczak, Reuters
September 9, 2016
As we head into the end of the trading week, attention will remain on a few familiar topics that have dominated recently, the Federal Reserve, crude oil and the aftermath of the ECB response, or lack of, to new lower inflation and growth forecasts.

Wall Street advances as U.S. payrolls report falls short

Chuck Mikolajczak, Reuters
September 2, 2016
U.S. stocks advanced today as a weaker-than-expected payrolls report tamped down expectations for a September rate hike from the U.S. Federal Reserve, although hawkish comments from another Fed official kept expectations for one this year intact.

Wall Street falls as healthcare, materials stumble

Chuck Mikolajczak, Reuters
August 24, 2016
Wall Street retreated today, pulled lower by weakness in the materials and healthcare sectors as investors continued to weigh the possibility of an interest rate hike in the coming months.

Payrolls power Wall Street to record high

Chuck Mikolajczak, Reuters
August 5, 2016

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Wall Street flat as investors look to jobs data

Chuck Mikolajczak, Reuters
August 4, 2016
Wall Street stocks ended little changed today as investors kept to the sidelines ahead of tomorrow's U.S. payrolls report for July.