Oil prices climbed on Monday as attacks on Saudi Arabia overshadowed hopes for supply improvements, and expectations for higher US
October 12, 2026Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack said on Monday the US central bank should move "relatively quickly" to a restrictive monetary policy stance in
October 12, 2026The dollar held at an 18-month high on Monday, supported by safe-haven demand as attacks escalated in the Middle East over the weekend, keeping investors
October 12, 2026Citigroup is seeking to rapidly resolve its efforts to address regulatory demands that have long dogged the third-largest US bank, in
October 12, 2026Fed officials are warning of more pain. Many Americans are already feeling it
October 12, 2026Quarterly earnings reports from banks, along with inflation data and other economic releases next week, will offer US stock investors insight into the
October 09, 2026Lawyers for Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook said on Friday that if a planned White House hearing on allegations against her is "anything close to objective," it will demonstrate
October 09, 2026President Donald Trump opened another chapter in his effort to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook Friday by establishing a “committee of inquiry” to investigate allegations that she made false statements in mortgage applications
October 09, 2026With midterms approaching, Americans’ confidence in the economy is in a tailspin
October 09, 2026Could bond market pain be contagious?
October 09, 2026US stocks dipped on Thursday as crude prices surged on a spike in Middle East tensions and a cut in US output that stoked inflation
October 08, 2026US Treasuries rose on Thursday, with most yields across the curve falling for just the second time this week, after a 30-year bond auction met
October 08, 2026The dollar retreated on Thursday as a rise in euro zone bond yields stalled, while expectations for the path of interest rates from the Federal Reserve
October 08, 2026The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell last week, pointing to continued labor market stability despite a sharp
October 08, 2026Stock markets finally stalled on Wednesday and early Thursday as the bond crunch ground on, with the latest Federal Reserve minutes showing most policymakers in
October 08, 2026US Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said on Thursday that additional rate hikes will likely be needed to lower inflation to the Fed's 2%
October 08, 2026Asian shares slid on Thursday as strains in sovereign bond markets were aggravated by reports some major tech companies were seeking to raise billions in debt
October 08, 2026A sea of red swept across global stocks on Wednesday as the bond market selloff picked up again and lifted long-dated US yields to 24-year highs,
October 08, 2026Wall Street closed lower on Wednesday, as long-dated US Treasury yields resumed their climb, reviving fears about inflation and
October 07, 2026US Treasuries rose in afternoon trading on Wednesday, with yields backing away from their highs as oil prices fell and a strong $39 billion
October 07, 2026Federal Reserve policymakers were divided last month over the rationale for raising interest rates, with "some participants" seeing a hike as needed
October 08, 2026Most Federal Reserve officials expect that another interest rate increase will likely be needed this year to combat inflation, minutes released Wednesday from the central bank’s most recent meeting showed
October 08, 2026By Michael S.
October 07, 2026The euro tumbled on Wednesday as French bonds came under renewed pressure on fiscal concerns, while the dollar held gains following the minutes from
October 07, 2026Wall Street's main indexes opened lower on Wednesday as Treasury yields and oil prices rose again, keeping investors cautious as they awaited the minutes of the Federal Reserve's
October 07, 2026As the US third-quarter earnings season gets set to kick off, Wall Street's S&P 500 joined the Nasdaq in setting a new record high on Tuesday - its first in about six
October 07, 2026A readout on Wednesday of the Federal Reserve's last policy meeting is expected to show a much broader debate than reflected in the unanimous decision
October 07, 2026The S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit record highs on Tuesday as a pause in the bond market sell-off and steady oil prices paved the way for a tech- and AI-
October 07, 2026San Francisco Federal Reserve President Mary Daly on Tuesday said she supported September's interest-rate hike in the face of rising inflation risks, but feels that whether more are
October 06, 2026The Federal Reserve plans to overhaul how it supervises US banks, restructuring its model with a new one that will be more accountable to Washington,
October 06, 2026The euro rebounded on Tuesday and was poised for its strongest move higher in seven weeks after falling to a 17-month low on the prior day, as a
October 06, 2026A stream of investor cash flowing into money-market funds has slowed significantly this year, pushing up yields on Treasury bills and
October 06, 2026Wall Street equities were buoyed by advances in mega-cap stocks on Monday, as Treasury yields held near multiyear highs, the dollar advanced
October 05, 2026The Nasdaq notched a record high close on Monday, lifted by Nvidia and Microsoft, as investors focused on a dip in oil prices and looked ahead to quarterly earnings
October 05, 2026US services sector activity slowed in September, while strong domestic demand stretched supply chains and pushed a measure of prices paid by businesses
October 05, 2026The US government is paying more to borrow, and it is running out of easy ways to rein in its borrowing costs.
October 05, 2026While a somewhat soft US employment report appeared to take the heat out of the interest rate and bond story on Friday, stress in sovereign debt markets shifted to
October 05, 2026European shares closed higher on Monday, while French equities slid to a six-month low on fiscal concerns and Schneider Electric's fall after
October 05, 2026The benchmark S&P 500 will retreat to 5,000 points by the end of 2027, Panmure Liberum said on Monday, warning that the equity bull market could end sooner than many investors expect
October 05, 2026A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Rae Wee The dollar charged higher on Monday, drawing support from still-lofty Treasury yields even after a weaker-than-expected jobs report
October 05, 2026The US central bank will need to raise short-term borrowing costs by at least another half of a percentage point to turn monetary policy "modestly restrictive" and get
October 02, 2026Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook said on Thursday that she sees AI, and its inflationary push, as a top risk for 2027, and noted that increasingly frequent supply shocks have had
October 02, 2026The interest rate on the most common US home loan shot up by a quarter percentage point this week to the highest in almost three years on the back of surging government bond yields,
October 02, 2026By Michael S.
October 01, 2026How are higher interest rates and rising prices affecting you?
October 02, 2026By Michael S.
October 01, 2026The dollar rose to a 17-month high against the euro on Thursday as a global bond selloff pushed US and European government yields
October 01, 2026US stocks recovered from early losses to close slightly higher on Thursday, with the S&P 500 bouncing from a two-week low as a
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