US stocks fell as renewed fighting in the Middle East pushed oil prices higher, adding pressure before key inflation reports and next week’s Federal Reserve meeting.
Brent crude nears $100 while Middle East tensions and yen rally shake markets. U.S. bond yields and sector performance in ...
Strong employment and inflation data have reinforced the case for tighter policy, and "we now expect two rate hikes in 2026" ...
OECD governments now spend over $2 trillion annually on debt interest, roughly 3% of GDP, as borrowing costs hit two-decade ...
The glass-half-full view, championed by America’s treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, is that bond markets are reacting to prospects of faster long-term economic growth. The artificial-intelligence ...
U.S. stocks are drifting lower in their return to trading from a three-day weekend after the latest fighting in the war with ...
Investors are increasingly worried about government deficits and persistent inflation, driving up the price of money. The ...
As the midterm elections draw closer, President Donald Trump’s pledge to lower mortgage rates and improve housing ...
In the oil market, the price for a barrel of Brent crude rose 0.6% to $97.54 after briefly climbing as high as $99.46. It’s ...
The bond market is responding accordingly. The ten-year Treasury has topped 4.75 percent, its highest level since January 2025. The thirty-year Treasury sits above 5.2 percent. Higher yields widen the ...
Prime minister Andy Burnham and chancellor John Healey have to find answers about where cuts will be made or taxes raised.
For years, bonds were treated as the portfolio ballast that investors could rely on when stocks stumbled. That assumption ...