06:46 AM EDT, 05/09/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Asian stock markets were choppy Thursday with China-exposed exchanges rising after a better-than-expected international commerce report from Beijing, while other trading floors were gloomy. Hong Kong and Shanghai gained, while Tokyo finished in the red, as did most other regional exchanges. In Japan, the Nikkei 225 opened evenly but finished off 0.3% as...

A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan As Wall Street stalls its recent rally, world markets switched attention to China's on-off recovery and whether the Bank of England's latest policy decision on Thursday may signal that it is ready to ease credit as early as next month. U.S. stock futures as well as...

(Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures slipped on Thursday as Treasury yields rose further ahead of jobless claims data that could provide a clearer picture of the Federal Reserve's interest rate agenda for the year. In a week lacking big catalysts, market momentum has stalled somewhat as investors look for fresh clues on the monetary policy outlook, after softer-than-expected payrolls...

A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan As Wall Street stalls its recent rally, world markets switched attention to China's on-off recovery and whether the Bank of England's latest policy decision on Thursday may signal that it is ready to ease credit as early as next month. U.S. stock futures as well as...