GLOBAL MARKETS-South Korea lifts martial law, relieving some market uncertainty
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JOLTS report confirms measured labor market cooldown
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Crude rises ahead of OPEC+ meeting
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Yuan drops amid Trump tariff threats
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U.S. stocks were muted and range-bound, with the blue-chip Dow down the most.
"These developments, combined with those in
On Friday, the
"We're seeing the rally take a pause, with stocks at all-time highs," Bassuk added. "And there's a host of economic data on this week's calendar, so investors are taking a wait-and-see as this week's data will likely impact the Fed's December rate decision."
Elsewhere, aside from the ongoing conflicts in
South Korean President
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 44.06 points, or 0.10%, to 44,737.19, the S&P 500 rose 0.79 points, or 0.01%, to 6,048.03 and the Nasdaq Composite rose 38.49 points, or 0.20%, to 19,442.44.
European shares nabbed a one-month high even as political
turmoil in
MSCI's gauge of stocks across the globe rose 3.10 points, or 0.36%, to 867.74.
The STOXX 600 index rose 0.37%, while
Emerging market stocks rose 10.17 points, or 0.94%, to 1,096.56.
The dollar lost ground against a basket of world currencies as financial markets cemented expectations that the Federal Reserve will make another interest rate cut at this month's policy meeting.
But its losses were held in check by
The dollar index, which measures the greenback
against a basket of currencies including the yen and the euro,
fell 0.07% to 106.29, with the euro up 0.14% at
The Korean won weakened 0.74% to 1,414.57 per dollar.
Against the Japanese yen, the dollar weakened 0.15% to 149.38.
Bitcoin was uncharacteristically subdued, prolonging its
flirtation with the elusive and closely watched
In cryptocurrencies, bitcoin fell 0.03% to
Yields on 10-year Treasuries edged higher in the wake of the
JOLTS report as investors cement their expectations for a 25
basis point rate cut at the conclusion of the Fed's
The yield on benchmark U.S. 10-year notes rose 2.1 basis points to 4.215%, from 4.194% late on Monday.
The 30-year bond yield rose 2.9 basis points to 4.3868% from 4.358% late on Monday.
Crude oil prices gained ground ahead of an expected decision by OPEC+ to approve continued output cuts.
Oil's advance was also supported by a fragile ceasefire
between
U.S. crude rose 2.70% to
Gold held firm amid firming expectations for a December rate cut from the Federal Reserve.
Spot gold rose 0.08% to
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