"Concerns were also expressed about recent statements in the international arena about exchange rate developments and, more broadly, the overall state of international relations."
After sliding initially in Thursday's session, S&P futures have since staged a rebound, rising as much as 20 points from session lows, and are currently back in the green, modestly above 2,700.
Turkish central bank added 205 tons “over 13 consecutive months.” Meanwhile, Russian ally Venezuela is launching a new gold-backed cryptocurrency next week
It will be painfully ironic if Trump tax reform, seen by virtually everyone as a slam dunk for higher stock prices as a result of the hundreds of billions in stock buybacks it enables, ends up being just the catalyst that breaks the market.
"Clients sold fixed income ETFs for the third week, the longest selling streak since we began tracking ETF granularity in 2017, driven by institutional and hedge fund clients."
The comments on inflation will take much of the focus given the language change in the statement as market watchers try to gauge how the much confidence they have in the inflation outlook.
"With a new headquarters at 270 Park Ave.,” CEO Jamie Dimon, said in a statement, “we are recommitting ourselves to New York City while also ensuring that we operate in a highly efficient and world-class environment for the 21st century."
The dollar rose to its highest level in a week against its G10 peers on Wednesday, rising for the 4th day against the yen and most pairs as investor focus shifted to the minutes of the Federal Reserve’s last policy meeting.
A convoy of fighters waving Syrian flags entered the northern Kurdish-held region of Afrin, which Turkey is targeting in a cross-border operation, according to footage on Syrian state TV shows.
Nearly €1 trillion in non-performing loans poses risks to European banks’ (see charts). Deposits in banks in Greece, Cyprus, Italy, Ireland, Czech Republic and Portugal most at risk from deposit bail-ins