The Trading Room

Gold is often considered a hedge against higher inflation, but a Fed rate hike would increase the opportunity cost of holding gold, which pays no interest.

Global markets were mixed this week, as many analysts comprehended the possible impact of China's Evergrande Group into a global financial abyss. With no shortage of headlines to worry about, volatility made a comeback last...

The Dow and S&P 500 edged higher on Friday and ended a turbulent week with slight increases, helped by gains in Tesla and Facebook that offset a tumble by Nike. Athletic wear company Nike’s shares...

At the end of the last weekday of trading on the Nairobi Securities Exchange  A total of 10,959,900 shares in 975 deals, corresponding to a market value of KES 375,311,750.00, were traded. Compared with the...

Stocks in Asia-Pacific were mixed on Friday, as investors continued to watch developments surrounding China Evergrande Group. The Nikkei 225 in Japan jumped 2.06% to close at 30,248.81, with shares of Fast Retailing and Softbank Group gaining 1.5% and 2.76% respectively....