By RoboForex Analytical Department The New Zealand dollar has plummeted to a five-month low, with the NZD/USD pair touching the 0.5890 mark. This decline was triggered by the release of robust American retail sales data, which raised concerns that the Federal Reserve might delay interest rate cuts expected in 2024. The prevailing expectation in the stock market is that the...

(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click or type LIVE/ in a news window.) * UnitedHealth ( UNH ) gains on Q1 profit beat * Fed Chair Jerome Powell to speak at 1:15 pm ET * Indexes: Dow up 0.23%, S&P down 0.26%, Nasdaq down 0.30% (Updated at 9:48 a.m. ET/1348 GMT) By Shashwat...

09:44 AM EDT, 04/16/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Gold prices rose early on Tuesday as buying momentum for the metal continues even as treasury yields rise and the dollar appreciates. Gold for June delivery was last seen up US$6.80 to US$2,389.80 per ounce as it again pushes toward the US$2,400 mark. The rise comes after the United States reported housing starts...

April 16 (Reuters) - The Dow and the S&P 500 opened higher on Tuesday, with health insurers leading the charge following upbeat results from industry major UnitedHealth ( UNH ), while investors kept tabs on the conflict in the Middle East. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 257.11 points, or 0.68%, at the open to 37,992.22. The S&P 500 opened...