Dolar Mencatat Penguatan Bulanan Tertajam Sejak Januari

Dolar sedikit lebih tinggi pada hari Senin, memperkuat kinerja terbaik bulanan sejak awal tahun karena investor bersiap untuk menunggu kenaikan suku bunga oleh Federal Reserve, yang banyak diharapkan pada bulan Desember. Indeks Dolar naik 0,2% pada hari ke level 100,16 akhir Senin di New York. Ini naik setinggi 100,31 pada awal sesi, level tertinggi sejak Maret. Indeks tersebut naik 3,4% pada bulan November, kinerja bulanan tertajam...

Gold Futures Advance as U.S. Slower Home Sales Give Bears Pause

Gold advanced for the first time in three sessions as signs of cooling U.S. housing and manufacturing called into question the extent to which the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates. Bullion has fallen 10 percent this year on expectations that the Fed will raise interest rates for the first time since 2006 next month. The dollar has also strengthened against the euro as analysts predict the European Central Bank will unveil additional...

U.S. Stocks Trim Monthly Gains as Investors Await Policy Moves

U.S. stocks trimmed monthly gains, with the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index clinging to a slim November increase, as investors prepared for policy decisions from central banks while awaiting a slew of economic data this week. The S&P 500 advanced 0.1 percent in the month as signs of a strengthening U.S. economy offset concerns that the Federal Reserve intends to raise interest rates this year, throttling back on stimulus that has...

U.S. Stocks Slip Amid Retreat in Consumer, Health-Care Shares

U.S. stocks fell as consumer and health-care companies pared their monthly gains and investors prepared for policy decisions from central banks while awaiting a slew of economic data this week. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index fell 0.4 percent to 2,082.82 at 12 p.m. in New York, after rising less than 0.05 percent last week. The gauge is on track for a second consecutive monthly advance. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 62.93...

Europe Stocks Climb to Three-Month High on Stimulus Anticipation

European stocks pulled off a second monthly advance on bets the region’s central bank will increase stimulus at this week’s meeting. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index rallied to a three-month high, taking its November gain to 2.7 percent. Auto-related shares rose the most on Monday as the weakening euro is seen helping exporters. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg unanimously predict the European Central Bank will expand stimulus on Thursday. The...