US stocks edge higher on easing Treasury yields and strong earnings while Asian markets struggle and gold silver surge on weak dollar

About this episode

The episode discusses the recent performance of US stocks, easing Treasury yields, and the struggles of Asian markets amidst a weaker dollar and rising precious metals.

According to the Associated Press via the Times of India, United States stocks finished the prior session with a modestly positive tone as easing United States Treasury yields and solid corporate earnings supported sentiment. The Standard and Poor five hundred index rose about zero point three percent in early trade, moving closer to last week’s record high, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped roughly sixty two points and the Nasdaq Composite gained about zero point six percent. Those moves leave the broad market leaning risk on, helped by bond yields edging lower and some strong earnings reports. Overnight, global equity action was mixed, with Britain’s FTSE one hundred described as largely unchanged, while Asian markets remained under pressure. The Times of India notes that Japan’s Nikkei two hundred twenty five fell about one point two percent, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng declined about zero point six percent, Shanghai’s Composite eased roughly zero point three percent, South Korea’s Kospi lost about zero point nine percent, and Australia’s S and P ASX two hundred dropped around one point three percent, reinforcing a cautious tone heading into the new United States…

Topics covered

• US stock market
• Treasury yields
• corporate earnings
• Asian markets
• precious metals
• weak dollar

Keywords

• US stocks
• Treasury yields
• corporate earnings
• Asian markets
• gold
• silver
• weak dollar

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Associated Press, Times of India, TexMetals

Products: gold, silver, Treasury yields

Places: United States, Britain, Japan, Hong Kong, Shanghai, South Korea, Australia

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