June 18 (Reuters) - Euro zone government bond yields edged lower on Tuesday, with investors awaiting U.S. economic data later in the session while closely watching political developments in France. The risk premium investors demand to hold French government bonds dropped from its recent highs amid hopes France's National Rally will backtrack on fiscally expensive pledges should it win coming...

03:35 PM EDT, 06/17/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks rose late Monday afternoon with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) adding 1% and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) climbing 2%. In corporate news, Tesla (TSLA) on Friday sued Matthews International ( MATW ) for allegedly stealing confidential trade secrets related to the automaker's dry-electrode battery...

TOKYO, June 18 (Reuters) - Japanese government bond (JGB) yields rose on Tuesday, tracking strength in their U.S. peers, while investors remained cautious regarding Japan's monetary policy outlook and the central bank's tapering plans. The 10-year JGB yield edged up 1 basis point (bp) to 0.935%, following U.S. Treasury yields upward as investors consolidated positions ahead of a slew of...

The CNN Money Fear and Greed index showed an improvement in the overall market sentiment, but the index remained in the “Fear” zone on Monday. U.S. stocks recorded gains on Monday, with the S&P 500 settling at a fresh record high level during the session. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq notched their seventh weekly surge in eight weeks. On the...