Trading Day: Stocks, bonds in delicate dance
A 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, 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, 2026U.S. stocks pulled back from their record
October 07, 2026US President Donald Trump, asked by a reporter on Wednesday about mortgage rates, said the Federal Reserve Board "would like to see the country do badly".
October 08, 2026Wall Street closed lower on Wednesday, as long-dated US Treasury yields resumed their climb, reviving fears about inflation and
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, 2026Existential and financial risks posed by the artificial intelligence boom were top of mind for investors and policymakers at two conferences in Singapore
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 Indian central bank raised its benchmark repo rate INREPO=ECI by 25 basis points to 5.5% on Wednesday, marking the first rise in nearly four years amid mounting inflation and
October 07, 2026India's central bank raised its benchmark repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.5% on Wednesday, marking the first rise in nearly four years amid
October 07, 2026Japan's real wages rose 1.5% in August from a year earlier, marking the eighth consecutive month of gains, government data showed on Wednesday, pointing to a continued
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, 2026Supply chain pressures heated up modestly in September, a report said from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on Tuesday.
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, 2026Rapid energy inflation across the euro zone has not yet spread to other goods and services, and the recent rise in bond yields is likely to dampen price pressures as it
October 06, 2026Inflation running above the Bank of England's 2% target appears to have become embedded in the British economy and risks getting further entrenched in wage negotiations early
October 06, 2026Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Tuesday it was becoming more important to anchor underlying inflation around the central bank's 2% target, signalling
October 06, 2026Thailand's headline consumer price index rose 2.82% in September from a year earlier, after a 2.53% annual increase in the previous month, driven by higher fuel and food
October 06, 2026A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Stella Qiu Just when markets thought Europe's political theatre could not get more crowded with the French fiscal drama, Spanish Prime
October 06, 2026The Bank of Japan may signal this month that underlying inflation has roughly hit its 2% target, three sources familiar with its thinking
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, 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 euro stumbled to a 17-month low against the dollar on Monday as concerns about France's ability to tame its budget deficit and a sharp bond market
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, 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, 2026Euro zone business activity expanded at its fastest pace in nearly 3-1/2 years in September as demand remained strong despite inflation worries stemming
October 05, 2026Surging energy costs, higher yields and shrinking budget support could all weigh on economic growth and may limit how much the European Central Bank needs to tighten
October 05, 2026Investors have loaded up on bets that the Reserve Bank of India will raise rates this week, warning that it risks falling behind the curve as inflation
October 05, 2026Japan no longer needs expansionary fiscal and monetary policies aimed at boosting demand, former Bank of Japan board member Asahi Noguchi
October 05, 2026Global M&A activity in the third quarter totalled $993 billion, down 41% compared to the prior quarter, marking the first quarter to
October 02, 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, 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, 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, 2026Mortgage rates just hit 7.28%. But there are ways to get a lower rate
October 01, 2026New applications for US unemployment benefits drifted close to 57-year lows last week and layoffs decreased in September, suggesting labor market
October 01, 2026US manufacturing activity was little changed in September, with prices for inputs surging amid strong demand, pointing to sustained inflation pressures.
October 01, 2026Bank of England interest rate-setter Catherine Mann said the central bank made errors in how it framed its policy response to the shock from the
October 01, 2026British manufacturing cost pressures increased for the first time in four months in September, even as output grew at its slowest pace since March, according to purchasing
October 01, 2026A new month, a new quarter - but the bond squeeze goes on, with the 10-year US Treasury yield hitting a 24-year high on Thursday.
October 01, 2026Government borrowing costs from the United States to Germany and Japan have hit fresh multi-decade peaks on heightened worries about
October 01, 2026Bond market bust: The 10-year Treasury yield hit its highest level since 2002
October 01, 2026British manufacturing cost pressures increased for the first time in four months in September, even as output grew at its slowest pace since March, according to purchasing
October 01, 2026A massive year for corporate profit growth is driving US stock market gains, but investors' hesitancy that the good times will roll on without a hitch is
October 01, 2026Borrowing costs from the US to France, Britain and Japan hit their highest in decades on Thursday, squeezing already pressured government finances, and threatening stocks,
October 01, 2026A redefined mandate for New Zealand's central bank and policy reversals are among the prospects provoking unease among investors and businesses as a
October 01, 2026India's manufacturing sector expanded sharply in September, ending a three-month slowdown as robust demand drove the fastest growth in factory activity in seven months,
October 01, 2026Japanese manufacturers' confidence hit an eight-year high over July-September but non-manufacturers' mood soured, a central bank survey
October 01, 2026Bank of America's Merrill Lynch unit will pay $39 million to settle a class action claiming it paid brokerage customers near-zero interest rates instead
October 01, 2026By Michael S.
October 01, 2026Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook on Wednesday said she is committed to bringing inflation down without harming the labor market in remarks that only briefly touched on monetary
October 01, 2026Nasdaq climbed on Wednesday and the S&P 500 dipped, but both indexes notched their second straight quarterly gains, as a softer-
September 30, 2026A Federal Reserve rate hike next month looked less likely Wednesday after fresh government data showed inflation rose less than expected in August, easing pressure on
September 30, 2026President Donald Trump began publicly attacking Jerome Powell -- and privately musing about firing him -- just months after Trump elevated Powell in 2018 to the top job at the US
September 30, 2026US inflation increased less than expected in August and price pressures were more moderate in the prior month than previously reported, likely
September 30, 2026Stock market investors might have been expected to run for the hills in the face of an extraordinary surge in global borrowing costs, currency interventions,
September 30, 2026US stock index futures moved higher on Wednesday as a cooler-than-anticipated inflation reading lifted hopes that the Federal Reserve might not raise interest rates as soon as next
September 30, 2026Inflation slowed a bit last month as Americans ramped up their spending, though price gains remained elevated and are a challenge for many voters as the midterm elections approach
September 30, 2026Inflation rose far quicker than expected in some of the euro zone's biggest economies this month due to the energy-price shock of the
September 30, 2026The Bank of Japan expects interest rate increases to happen faster and more regularly in future as it pre-empts risks of an inflation overshoot, sources said
September 30, 2026Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will pledge a nimble response to any unexpected developments in the economy and financial markets in a policy speech next week, the
September 30, 2026A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee Bond markets are staring at a brutal quarter as inflation risks due to the seven-month-long war in the Middle East heighten
September 30, 2026Australian inflation accelerated in August as fuel costs surged anew and price pressures remained broadly based, showing no signs of easing
September 30, 2026Japan's factory output unexpectedly fell in August from the previous month, government data showed on Wednesday.
September 30, 2026US stocks ended the session slightly lower on Tuesday, as government bond yields continued their ascent ahead of inflation and labor market data,
September 30, 2026Too big a pullback in the US central bank's communications could lead to higher and more volatile interest rates and inflation if the public and
September 29, 2026Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr on Tuesday made a renewed case for further interest rate hikes, noting that high energy prices and a surge in AI-related
September 29, 2026Bank of England policymaker Alan Taylor said on Tuesday that an annual BoE survey of firms' 2027 wage expectations, due in January, would be key for his view on the case
September 29, 2026The case for raising interest rates will remain weak until high energy prices translate into clearer signs of inflation spreading across the broader economy, Bank of
September 29, 2026Bank of England policymaker Alan Taylor said on Tuesday it was unclear that it would be practical for the BoE to do a single rate hike to tame inflation without fuelling
September 29, 2026US job openings fell in August, but layoffs remained low, pointing to a stable labor market.
September 29, 2026Two-year US bond yields slipped on Tuesday as investors reduced bets on a Federal Reserve interest rate hike next month following comments by Fed
September 29, 2026Canada's economic growth was flat in July, data showed on Tuesday, in line with expectations and signaling a slower start to the third quarter after a
September 29, 2026India's central bank-appointed panel on Tuesday proposed raising the aggregate ways and means advances limit for state governments to 678.39 billion rupees ($7.07 billion) from the
September 29, 2026Unsecured lending to British households rose at the fastest annual pace since at least 1993 in August, Bank of England data showed on Tuesday, in a sign that household
September 29, 2026As the bond market squeeze tightened further and dragged on equities, there was a flurry of news overnight surrounding the leading lights of the artificial
September 29, 2026China unveiled measures on Tuesday designed to steer cheaper credit into a range of sectors including infrastructure and technology, as well
September 29, 2026The world's biggest sovereign bond markets are heading for their worst month in years as soaring energy costs fan
September 29, 2026Australia's central bank raised its cash rate to a 15-year high of 4.60% on Tuesday in its fourth hike of the year, saying inflation was too high and it was prepared to
September 29, 2026Australian household spending was flat in August as consumers cut back on everything from food to clothing and culture, data showed on Tuesday, while they forked out more
September 29, 2026A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook Anthropic is making a massive bet that AI will transform the global economy and that public investors will pay to underwrite
September 29, 2026Brazil's share of debt linked to the benchmark Selic rate jumped to 52.7% in August from 51.1% in July, Treasury data showed on Monday, extending a deterioration in the
September 29, 2026The dollar was flat against major currencies on Monday, as the continued stand-off between the US and Iran pushed oil prices
September 28, 2026Gold prices could face further pressure in the coming days as rising US Treasury yields and expectations of additional Federal Reserve rate hikes sap demand for the non-
September 28, 2026US stocks fell on Monday as oil prices and Treasury yields increased, with investors weighing uncertainty over the prospects for
September 28, 2026This year's inflation surge has yet to generate dangerous second-round effects across the euro zone, so a moderate policy response from the European Central Bank remains
September 28, 2026Long-term public inflation expectations in Britain came close to their highest level in more than a year in September, adding to pressure on the Bank of England as it
September 28, 2026China's cabinet pledged on Monday to step up counter-cyclical policy support to address rising economic strains, signalling greater urgency to shore up growth and keep the
September 28, 2026Nervy bond markets face another test this week as they navigate the ends of both the month and the third quarter on Wednesday, with the September US employment report
September 28, 2026Bank of England Deputy Governor Dave Ramsden said on Monday that markets appeared to have reacted well to the BoE's decision to set out a long-term path
September 28, 2026‘Is it really worth it to keep going on?’ Economic pain hits America’s farm belt
September 28, 2026Why the AI boom makes inflation harder to tame
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