Saudi Arabia to showcase cultural depth at 2025 Beijing Book Fair    207 catheterization and surgical procedures performed for Hajj pilgrims in Madinah    Voluntary Carbon Market and Enowa sign deal to deliver over 30 million tons of carbon credits    Smart applications transform visitor experience and accelerate digital transformation in Saudi tourism    Riyadh residents to receive alerts on nearby infrastructure work    Aramco Chief: Global energy security is threatened amid escalating tensions "Importance of oil and gas cannot be underestimated in times of conflict"    Iran has fired 370 ballistic missiles at Israel since hostilities began, Israel says    Saudi Arabia beat Haiti 1-0 to open 2025 Gold Cup campaign    Trump orders increase in migrant deportations    Investigators find cockpit voice recorder from crashed Air India flight    Man suspected of shooting Minnesota lawmakers arrested after huge manhunt    Crown Prince reaffirms Saudi condemnation of Israeli attacks in call with Iran's president    Hajj minister reassures safe departure of Iranian pilgrims in call with head of Iran's Hajj Organization    Saudi Arabia miss World Cup spot after Australia defeat, head to Asian playoff    Al Hilal president: No new signings for Club World Cup due to inflated demands    New York Gallery showcases AlUla Heritage sketches by French architect Heim    Saudi Arabia face uphill task against Australia in World Cup qualifier    Cowboy Beyoncé dazzles nearly sold-out stadium    How to pre-register for VALORANT Mobile    Disney lays off hundreds more as it cuts costs    Ministry launches online booking for slaughterhouses on eve of Eid Al-Adha    Shah Rukh Khan makes Met Gala debut in Sabyasachi    Pakistani star's Bollywood return excites fans and riles far right    Veteran Bollywood actor Manoj Kumar dies at 87    Exotic Taif Roses Simulation Performed at Taif Rose Festival    Asian shares mixed Tuesday    Weather Forecast for Tuesday    Saudi Tourism Authority Participates in Arabian Travel Market Exhibition in Dubai    Minister of Industry Announces 50 Investment Opportunities Worth over SAR 96 Billion in Machinery, Equipment Sector    HRH Crown Prince Offers Condolences to Crown Prince of Kuwait on Death of Sheikh Fawaz Salman Abdullah Al-Ali Al-Malek Al-Sabah    HRH Crown Prince Congratulates Santiago Peña on Winning Presidential Election in Paraguay    SDAIA Launches 1st Phase of 'Elevate Program' to Train 1,000 Women on Data, AI    41 Saudi Citizens and 171 Others from Brotherly and Friendly Countries Arrive in Saudi Arabia from Sudan    Saudi Arabia Hosts 1st Meeting of Arab Authorities Controlling Medicines    General Directorate of Narcotics Control Foils Attempt to Smuggle over 5 Million Amphetamine Pills    NAVI Javelins Crowned as Champions of Women's Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) Competitions    Saudi Karate Team Wins Four Medals in World Youth League Championship    Third Edition of FIFA Forward Program Kicks off in Riyadh    Evacuated from Sudan, 187 Nationals from Several Countries Arrive in Jeddah    SPA Documents Thajjud Prayer at Prophet's Mosque in Madinah    SFDA Recommends to Test Blood Sugar at Home Two or Three Hours after Meals    SFDA Offers Various Recommendations for Safe Food Frying    SFDA Provides Five Tips for Using Home Blood Pressure Monitor    SFDA: Instant Soup Contains Large Amounts of Salt    Mawani: New shipping service to connect Jubail Commercial Port to 11 global ports    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Delivers Speech to Pilgrims, Citizens, Residents and Muslims around the World    Sheikh Al-Issa in Arafah's Sermon: Allaah Blessed You by Making It Easy for You to Carry out This Obligation. Thus, Ensure Following the Guidance of Your Prophet    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques addresses citizens and all Muslims on the occasion of the Holy month of Ramadan    







Thank you for reporting!
This image will be automatically disabled when it gets reported by several people.



Stocks, dollar rise as investors place Fed bets after U.S. jobs data
Published in Alriyadh on 08 - 07 - 2017

Wall Street stocks rose on Friday along with the U.S. dollar and Treasury yields as investors bet that Federal Reserve policy tightening would stay on track after data showed stronger-than-expected U.S. jobs growth with wage increases that lagged forecasts.
Oil prices tumbled after a report showed U.S. crude production rose last week just as OPEC exports hit a 2017 high, casting doubt on efforts to curb persistent oversupply. [O/R]
U.S. Treasury debt yields and the dollar rose as investors analyzed how the mix of strong jobs and weak wage growth would influence the Fed's plans for an interest rate hike or balance-sheet reduction.
"There is certainly no reason given the data we saw this morning to knock the Fed off the track of probably one more raise this year and maybe an announcement in September about reducing the bond purchase," said Sean Lynch, co-head of global equity strategy at Wells Fargo Investment Institute in Omaha, Nebraska.
Wall Street's S&P 500 stock index .SPX closed higher after a selloff on Thursday as investors, while reassured by the strong jobs number, bet weak wage growth would limit the extent of Fed hawkishness.
"The fears of rates rising too quickly have dissipated and market participants are looking for bargains," said Andrew Frankel, co-president of Stuart Frankel & Co in New York.
"Maybe there was just enough bad news in a great jobs number to keep the Fed off the gas pedal," he said.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 94.3 points, or 0.44 percent, to 21,414.34, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 15.43 points, or 0.64 percent, to 2,425.18 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 63.62 points, or 1.04 percent, to 6,153.08.
The U.S. dollar was up 0.2 percent against a basket of currencies .DXY.
The greenback hit two-month highs against the yen JPY= and was on pace to post its biggest weekly percentage gain against Japan's currency since late April after the jobs data.
"On balance, the labor market continues to be solid and despite the softer inflation data as of late, the solid employment data should keep the Fed on course for policy normalization," said Charlie Ripley, investment strategist at Allianz Investment Management in Minneapolis.
In Treasuries, longer dated yields briefly hit multi-week highs. Benchmark 10-year notes US10YT=RR were last down 5/32 in price to yield 2.3874 percent, from 2.369 percent late on Thursday.
The 30-year bond US30YT=RR fell 16/32 in price to yield 2.9289 percent, from 2.904 percent late on Thursday.
Bets that some of the world's major central banks are moving closer to unwinding ultra-loose monetary policies affected stocks this week as European Central Bank minutes showed policymakers are open to tightening.
In Europe, German government bond yields had risen to 18-month highs, weighing on stocks there.
The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index .FTEU3 lost 0.12 percent but MSCI's gauge of stocks across the globe .MIWD00000PUS gained 0.19 percent.
U.S. crude CLcv1 fell 2.61 percent to $44.33 per barrel and Brent LCOcv1 was last at $46.82, down 2.68 percent.


Clic here to read the story from its source.