Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., November 15, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File photoWall Street stocks gainU.S. Treasury yields advanceOil prices hit three-month highDollar index weakens; Safe-haven gold risesNEW YORK, July 25 (Reuters) - Global equity markets and U.S. Treasury yields rose on Tuesday ahead of the Federal Reserve's expected interest rate hike and as markets awaited a stream of quarterly results from corporate heavyweights.Fed officials are gathering for their July monetary policy meeting, starting on Tuesday, where the central bank's...
A trader works on the trading floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., November 11, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File PhotoWall Street stocks gainBenchmark 10-year yields riseU.S. dollar advancesOil prices climb 2%Safe-haven gold prices little changedNEW YORK, July 24 (Reuters) - Global equity markets and Treasury yields rose on Monday as investors braced for interest rate decisions from key central banks, including the U.S. Federal Reserve, as well as corporate earnings that may shed light on the state of the economy.An overwhelming majority of traders...
ORLANDO, Florida, July 16 (Reuters) - Hedge funds have been positioned for a weaker dollar all year and those bets are paying off handsomely, especially against the Mexican peso, Brazilian real and sterling.The latest Commodity Futures Trading Commission data for the week to July 11 show speculators' held their largest net long sterling position since 2007, and their biggest bullish bet on the Mexican peso and Brazilian real in three years.Overall, funds' net short dollar position against a range of currencies was worth some $13.17 billion, down slightly from $13.58...