Japanese GDP

Stocks in Japan dropped to a seven-week low overnight on reports that the world's third-largest economy grew much slower than expected in the second quarter. Inflation also ran at a higher rate than anticipated, raising fears that the extraordinary expansionary policies of the both the Bank of...

Futures Lower After Weak Japan Data U.S. equity futures traded lower in early pre-market trade following a much weaker than expected GDP report out of Japan. With little data out today in the U.S. and thin trading volumes due to the time of the year, volatile trading could be on tap. Top News In...

Futures Higher After Japanese Gains U.S. equity futures rose in early pre-market trade after Japanese stocks bounced back from a bear market overnight. The benchmark Nikkei 225 Index rose almost 5 percent overnight following better than expected economic data which points to a recovery being...

Futures Flat After Strong Japanese GDP U.S. equity futures traded just near unchanged in early pre-market trade following a stronger than expected GDP report from Japan. Japan reported first quarter GDP rose 3.5 percent on an annualized basis, better than the 2.7 percent expected growth rate....

Futures Lower on Weak European Growth Data U.S. equity futures traded lower in early pre-market trade following a weaker than expected GDP report from the eurozone for the first quarter. GDP growth rose to -0.2 percent on a quarterly basis from -0.6 percent but missed forecasts of a 0.1 percent...