Ryan Dezember

New York

Reporter at The Wall Street Journal

Reporter @WSJ. Author, Underwater https://t.co/yPtmMS6w60

Articles

Gold Prices Rise to New Record in Best Day Since April 2020

6 days ago | wsj.com | Ryan Dezember

Gold prices just wrapped up their biggest daily gain since April 2020, when panicked investors were hoarding the precious metal during the Covid market meltdown. Gold futures rose 3.4%, or $107.90 a troy ounce, Wednesday to settle at $3,326.60, a fresh record. Central banks, particularly those in countries with strained relationships with the U.S., have been stockpiling gold as well.
金价升至新高，创下自2020年4月以来最大单日涨幅

1 week ago | cn.wsj.com | Ryan Dezember

金价创下自2020年4月以来的最大单日涨幅，当时恐慌的投资者在新冠军疫情市场崩盘期间囤积贵金属。黄金期货周三上涨3.4%，涨幅107.90美元，收于3,326.60美元，创下新高。Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
Electronics Exemption Trims U.S. Tariff Rate

1 week ago | wsj.com | Ryan Dezember

That’s the effective tariff rate on U.S. imports following Friday night’s exemption of smartphones, semiconductors, televisions and other electronics, down from 27% earlier Friday but still way up from lat year’s 2.3%, estimates Capital Economics. The exempted products make up about 23% of all U.S. imports from China, bringing its headline tariff rate of 145% down closer to 106%, the firm estimates.
Stock Futures Open Higher

1 week ago | wsj.com | Ryan Dezember

Futures contracts tied to all three major U.S. indexes rose Sunday evening, lifted by the latest retreat in President’s Trump’s trade war: an exemption for many electronics, including smartphones, which bodes well for big technology stocks like Apple and Microsoft. Last week was a whirlwind in which the Dow posted its biggest point gain ever and bonds had their worst week since 2001.
How One of the Wildest Weeks in Market History Unfolded

1 week ago | wsj.com | Ryan Dezember |Sam Goldfarb

All three major stocks indexes rose 5% or more this weekThe biggest one-day rally since the financial crisis. The most volatile stretch since the Covid meltdown. A bond selloff that sent yields surging. A steep slide in the dollar. And rattled investors driving gold to new records. Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Stock Futures Fall Following Historic Rally

1 week ago | wsj.com | Ryan Dezember

On Wednesday, the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite gained more than 12% in its biggest climb since January 2001, during a short-lived bounce in the dot.com bust. The S&P 500 added 9.5% for its best day since October 2008, another jolt higher before an epic bust. The Dow Jones Industrial Average settled Wednesday up 7.9%, or 2963 points. That marked the blue-chip index’s greatest daily gain on a percentage basis since March 2020, when Covid-19 had markets moving wildly.
Stock Futures Edge Up Following Historic Rally

1 week ago | wsj.com | Ryan Dezember

Futures tied to the Dow and S&P 500 edged higher in late trading Wednesday, following up some of the biggest gains in years for major U.S. stock indexes after President Trump said he had authorized a 90-day pause on the steep reciprocal tariffs he had imposed on many trade partners last week. The tech heavy Nasdaq Composite—little changed after hours— gained more than 12% during regular hours for its biggest climb since January 2001, during a short-lived bounce in the dot.com bust.
Oil Prices Continue Rebound in Late Trading

1 week ago | wsj.com | Ryan Dezember

Oil prices continued to climb in late trading Wednesday, with benchmark U.S. crude futures rising to about $63 a barrel. That's up from Tuesday's settled price of $59.58, which was the lowest in four years. But it's still problematically low for many U.S. drillers. Oil-and-gas executives surveyed last month by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas said that on average they needed prices to be around $65 to profitably drill a new well.
Gold Just Had Its Best Day Since 2023

1 week ago | wsj.com | Ryan Dezember

Gold prices, which had tumbled from record highs over the past week, reversed course and rose roughly 3% today, the biggest percentage jump since October 2023. The move came amid a bond market rout this morning that was followed by a historic surge in stock prices in the afternoon.
Japanese Stocks Jump at the Open

2 weeks ago | wsj.com | Ryan Dezember

Japanese shares opened Thursday like U.S. stocks ended Wednesday: surging higher on President Trump's authorization of a 90-day pause on many tariffs to most trading partners. The Nikkei 225 shot up more than 8% to start trading in Asia.