World Market News of the 5 March with FXOpen #sp500 #nasdaq #goldprice #fed #interestratehikes

Stock Futures Slip after Nasdaq Composite Retreats from Record US stock futures ticked lower Tuesday after the Nasdaq Composite retreated from its record high. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 77 points, or 0.2%. S&P 500 futures inched down 0.2%, while Nasdaq-100 futures fell roughly 0.4%. During Monday’s main trading session, the S&P 500 dropped %, and the tech-forward Nasdaq Composite slipped %. This came on the back of the two indexes’ record closing highs on Friday. The Dow also slipped nearly 98 points, or %. Source: CNBC Gold Rises above $2,100 to Highest Level Ever Gold futures for April settled at $2, per ounce, the highest level dating back to the contract’s creation in 1974. When adjusted for inflation, gold set an all-time high of about $3,200 in 1980, according to Peter Boockvar, chief investment officer at Bleakley Financial Group. “We’re still a ways away, which then also points to the p