06:39 AM EST, 01/15/2025 (MT Newswires) -- European bourses tracked moderately higher midday Wednesday as traders weighed recent crests in key global benchmark bond yields, including US Treasuries and German Bunds. Markets also awaited the pending December consumer price index (CPI) report from Washington, which follows Tuesday's cooler-than-expected December producer price index (PPI) from the nation's capital. On the continent,...

Financial analysts are bracing for a potentially volatile week as markets grapple with inflationary concerns and the looming inauguration of Donald Trump.. A preview of the December Consumer Price Index (CPI) suggests persistently elevated inflation, despite a recent dip in the Producer Price Index (PPI), raising fears among investors and impacting bond yields and equity markets. The specter of inflation...

* S&P 500 futures rise; BlackRock ( BLK ), BNY report earnings * Bond yields tick lower ahead of CPI; oil steady * Pound holds, gilts soothed by UK inflation * Sterling, gilts in focus ahead of UK CPI data (Updates with late morning European pricing) By Amanda Cooper LONDON, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Global stocks edged up on Wednesday...

07:00 AM EST, 01/15/2025 (MT Newswires) -- The main US stock measures were trending upward in Wednesday's premarket activity as traders await a key inflation report and the latest earnings of some of Wall Street's biggest banks. Standard & Poor's 500 rose 0.2% while the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Nasdaq increased 0.3% each before the opening bell. Asian...