A brief of world stock market on Friday (08/10/2021)(7:31 AM - 09/10/2021)

Much of the world's stock markets rallied on Friday, and the Vietnamese stock market rose slightly. US stocks closed in the red as investors digested a key report on the labor market’s recovery, which showed a much weaker-than-expected pace of hiring last month. The S&P 500 fluctuated between gains and losses throughout the day, trading choppily after three consecutive sessions of advances. The blue-chip index still eked out a weekly gain, however. The moves to the upside earlier this week came after Senate leaders said they reached an agreement on raising the government borrowing limit into early December, helping avert a default as soon as this month. The chamber voted Thursday evening to raise the debt limit by $480 billion, and the legislation for the short-term increase now heads to the House of Representatives. With concerns over the government debt ceiling pushed off, investors have fixed their attention toward the latest monthly jobs report from the Labor Department. Thi

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A brief of world stock market on Monday (11/10/2021)(7:19 AM - 12/10/2021)

Most stock markets in the world increased slightly on the first day of the week and Vietnam's stock market increased sharply. US stocks ended lower on Monday as investors mulled ongoing signs of inflation and supply-related challenges and awaited more data on corporate earnings. The S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq dropped to erase earlier gains. Treasury yields advanced across the curve, and the benchmark 10-year yield hovered around 1.61%, or its highest level since June. U.S. West Texas intermediate crude oil futures extended gains after logging a seventh straight weekly advance, jumping to top $82 per barrel at session highs and add to concerns over rising energy, commodity and input prices. WTI crude futures reached highest level since 2014, while Brent crude was at its highest since 2018 after topping $84 per barrel. Stocks have traded choppily over the past several weeks as investors contemplated the equity market implications of ongoing price increases against a backdrop of decele

A brief of world stock market on Tuesday (12/10/2021)(7:18 AM - 13/10/2021)

Most of the world's stock markets were up slightly on Tuesday, and Vietnam's stock market also rose slightly. US stocks fell on Tuesday in another choppy session, with investors eyeing elevated commodity prices and other signs of inflation heading into corporate earnings season. The S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq each posted a third consecutive day of declines. U.S. West Texas intermediate crude oil futures hovered near a seven-year high, with supply constraints and elevated fuel demand pushing prices higher over the past seven consecutive weeks. Outside of oil, aluminum prices also edged lower after reaching their highest level since 2008 on Monday, and copper prices turned lower after a near 2% jump. For investors, the recent, broad rise in commodity prices has threatened to exert further pressure on corporate margins. Companies have already been grappling with a host of supply-side challenges, including port congestion and labor scarcities, that are expected to drag on profit growth he