* HSBC ( HSBC ) lifts 2025 gold forecast to $3,355/oz * U.S. shutdown halts data; Treasury warns $15 bln weekly hit * Traders see 25 bps Fed cuts in Oct and Dec (Updates for morning US hours) By Sherin Elizabeth Varghese Oct 16 (Reuters) - Gold hit a record high for the fourth straight session on Thursday, as investors...

10:29 AM EDT, 10/16/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Asian equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were little changed Thursday morning at 2,704.76 on the S&P Asia 50 ADR Index. From North Asia, the gainers were led by education company 17 Education & Technology Group ( YQ ) and lender CNFinance ( CNF ) , which climbed 8.6% and...

11:04 AM EDT, 10/16/2025 (MT Newswires) -- European equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were trending higher late Thursday morning, rising 0.80% to 1,586.74 on the S&P Europe Select ADR Index. From continental Europe, the gainers were led by biopharmaceutical companies DBV Technologies ( DBVT ) and Cellectis ( CLLS ) , which climbed 11% and 8.8%,...

12:21 PM EDT, 10/16/2025 (MT Newswires) -- European stock markets closed higher in Thursday trading as the Stoxx Europe 600 gained 0.63%, Germany's DAX rose 0.38%, the FTSE 100 was up 0.12%, and France's CAC and the Swiss Market Index each advanced 1.38%. In the UK, the monthly gross domestic product grew an estimated 0.1% in August after shrinking 0.1%...