U.S. election worries show up in newly-listed volatility futures
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) – Newly-listed volatility futures contracts are showing heightened expectation for stock market gyrations around this year’s presidential election in November, a sign that investors are…
US Treasury futures rise on flight to quality, cautious Fed speak
By Davide Barbuscia NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury futures rose on Monday on expectations that investors will buy bonds as a safe haven during the conflict in the Middle East and…
Futures slip as yields steady ahead of July retail sales data
(Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures slipped on Tuesday as government bond yields held on to recent highs ahead of retail sales data for July which is expected to show resilient consumer…
US rate futures see slightly higher chance of Sept hike after Powell’s comments
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. interest rate futures on Wednesday saw an increased probability of another interest rate increase by the Federal Reserve this year in September after Chair Jerome Powell said…
US rate futures expect Fed pause in June in sharp turnaround from earlier
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. rate futures on Wednesday priced in a pause in interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve at next month’s monetary policy meeting, a massive…
China allows Morgan Stanley to set up China futures unit
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s securities regulator said on Friday it had allowed Morgan Stanley to set up a China futures company in Beijing, to implement the opening-up of the country’s futures market.…
US rate futures price in Fed pause in June, July; see September cut
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. interest rate futures on Wednesday have priced in a pause in Federal Reserve tightening at the June and July policy meetings, according to the CME’s FedWatch tool,…
NYSE-owner ICE says futures and options volumes hit record on regional bank stress
By John McCrank NEW YORK (Reuters) – Intercontinental Exchange Inc on Wednesday said investor concerns over risks from regional banks drove its futures and options volumes to record highs this week, topping…
Fed funds futures contracts price in further quarter-point hikes
(Reuters) – Traders of futures tied to the Federal Reserve’s policy rate on Wednesday largely stuck to the view the central bank will keep raising rates a quarter of a point at…
TSX futures edge higher as investors eye China reopening
(Reuters) – Futures for Canada’s main stock index edged up on Wednesday as investors returned from a long holiday weekend to global optimism over China moving towards reopening its economy. Futures on…
CSOP bitcoin futures ETF closes higher in Hong Kong debut
By Georgina Lee HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s first bitcoin and ether futures exchange traded funds (ETFs) ended their first trading day higher on Friday, reflecting investors’ interest despite the broader…
TSX futures steady as oil prices recover, Fed worries cap gains
(Reuters) – Futures for Canada’s resources-heavy main stock index rose on Thursday as oil prices recouped early losses, while a sharp drop in gold kept gains in check after hawkish Federal Reserve…
Amid crypto turmoil, Hong Kong debuts first crypto futures ETFs
By Georgina Lee HONG KONG (Reuters) – Two exchange traded funds (ETF) that track U.S.-listed cryptocurrency futures have raised a combined $73.6 million ahead of their debut on the Hong Kong stock…
TSX futures subdued ahead of Fed rate decision
(Reuters) – Futures for Canada’s main stock index were flat on Wednesday, mirroring tepid risk appetite in U.S. peers, as investors remained on the sidelines ahead of the Federal Reserve’s last interest…
China financial futures exchange adjusts rules for new option product
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – The China Financial Futures Exchange on Wednesday tweaked its trading limit rules to add a new product that will debut on Monday. The options based on the SSE 50…
Futures jump as CPI data eases jitters over interest rates
(Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures rose sharply on Tuesday after a smaller-than-expected rise in U.S. consumer prices boosted bets that the Federal Reserve would ease its aggressive rate hike stance. The…
TSX futures rise ahead of key U.S. inflation data
(Reuters) – Futures for Canada’s resources-heavy main stock index climbed on Tuesday as commodity prices rose, while investors kept a close watch on a key U.S. inflation reading for clues on the…
TSX futures tepid with focus on key cenbank decisions
(Reuters) – Futures for Canada’s main stock index were flat on Monday, with investors on the sidelines as they brace for a week of key interest rate decisions from major central banks,…
U.S. natgas futures jump 6% on colder forecasts for late December
(Reuters) – U.S. natural gas futures jumped 6% to a one-week high on Friday on forecasts for much colder weather and higher heating demand through late December than previously expected. In the…
Futures reverse gains as inflation data intensifies rate hike worries
(Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures turned negative on Friday after a higher-than-expected rise in producer prices in November fanned worries of the Federal Reserve sticking to its policy tightening for longer.…
TSX futures rise on higher commodity prices
(Reuters) – Futures tracking Canada’s resources-heavy main stock index gained on Friday as prices of oil and precious metals rose on investors’ hopes that top consumer China’s economy would strengthen as it…
Futures edge higher ahead of producer prices data
(Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures ticked up on Friday ahead of monthly producer prices data that could offer more clues on how long the Federal Reserve will keep raising interest rates…
TSX futures muted as gold prices slip; U.S. jobs data in focus
(Reuters) – Futures tracking Canada’s resources-heavy main stock index were subdued on Thursday as gold prices slipped, while investors awaited U.S. labor data to gauge the Federal Reserve’s next policy move amid…
TSX futures edge up as gold shines, BoC meet in focus
(Reuters) – Futures for Canada’s resources-heavy main stock index edged up on Tuesday as gold prices rose, while investors await the Bank of Canada’s interest rate decision. The S&P/TSX index futures were…
Short bets on 2-year Treasury futures largest since 1990
(Reuters) – Speculators raised their short positions on two-year Treasury note futures to the most since at least 1990 in the latest week, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) data showed on Monday.…
Colombia’s finance minister asks central bank to discuss futures markets liquidity
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombian Finance Minister Jose Antonio Ocampo has asked the country’s central bank to discuss liquidity in futures markets in its monthly meeting this Friday, he said on Wednesday, at…
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