ISTANBUL: Commodity markets followed a positive course with sharp rises last week, as the expectations for a 50-basis-point rate cut by the Fed gained strength, while bond yields and the US Dollar Index retreated.

Former Fed official William Dudley s…

ISTANBUL: Major US stock exchanges opened Monday on a mixed note.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 330 points, or 0.8%, to 41,726 as of 9.54 a.m. EDT (1354GMT). The SandP 500 rose six points, or 0.12% to 5,632

The Nasdaq Composite, on the …

ISTANBUL: Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies were on decline Monday after an assassination attempt on former US President and Republican nominee Donald Trump.

Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, was trading just above $57,825 at 11.42 a.m. EDT (15…