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Naomi Rovnick

Naomi Rovnick

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Britain's growth risks put bond investors on high alert

Britain's public finances, strained by growing debt and sluggish growth, face a crucial test this month that investors say could prompt another

Britain's growth risks put bond investors on high alert
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Stocks rebound after S&P 500 correction, safe-haven gold touches record

U.S. equities followed European stocks higher on Friday to end a bumpy week on a positive note, although safe-haven gold hit a record high

Stocks rebound after S&P 500 correction, safe-haven gold touches record
Business|Europe|Finance|Political

Europe's top money managers start to bring defence stocks in from the cold

European asset managers are reconsidering their policies on investing in defence, under pressure from clients and some politicians to

Europe's top money managers start to bring defence stocks in from the cold
Business|Economy|Finance|Political|Stock Markets

Market jitters over trade fade as investors call 'Tariff Man' Trump's bluff

The outsized swings in markets on the back of Donald Trump's every word on tariffs just weeks ago have faded to mere flickers, as investors switch

Market jitters over trade fade as investors call 'Tariff Man' Trump's bluff
Asia|Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets

Shares drop, gold surges as Trump trades weigh on markets

Global equity markets fell while gold prices surged on Thursday, with traders marking one month since U.S.

Shares drop, gold surges as Trump trades weigh on markets
Asia|Business|Economy|Finance|Political|Stock Markets|US

Trump's trade war salvo heightens market turbulence

Financial markets that had banked on avoiding trade wars are recalibrating the possibility of

Trump's trade war salvo heightens market turbulence
Asia|Business|Economy|Political|Stock Markets|US

Wall Street ends higher, tariff tumult tips gold to record high

U.S. stocks rallied on Tuesday, while gold reached new highs as global trade jitters kept

Wall Street ends higher, tariff tumult tips gold to record high
Business|Economy|Europe|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology|US

Five charts on market signals flashing red amid DeepSeek selloff

In a week when AI chipmaker Nvidia suffered the biggest one-day loss of value on record and the Federal Reserve said it was in no

Five charts on market signals flashing red amid DeepSeek selloff
Business|Economy|Europe|Finance|Political|Stock Markets|US

US tech and tariff shocks spark scramble for new market havens

As a tech stock rout and U.S. dollar swings driven by President Donald Trump's tariff threats send markets into a tailspin, investors are piling into assets from

US tech and tariff shocks spark scramble for new market havens
Business|Economy|Europe|Finance|Political|Stock Markets|US

Trump's return to the White House: Market winners and losers

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Trump's return to the White House: Market winners and losers
Business|Economy|Europe|Finance|Political|Stock Markets

Investors strap in for prolonged pain in debt-scarred UK markets

Investors who had been enjoying a brief rebound in long-suffering UK markets are hunkering down for a stretch of losses as

Investors strap in for prolonged pain in debt-scarred UK markets
Business|News|Technology|World

How China-West tensions will shape global markets

Tensions between the West and China are rising, from tit-for-tat trade tariffs to tech rivalry and spying allegations.

How China-West tensions will shape global markets
Business|Economy|Finance|US

World's biggest bond markets hit by heavy selloff

A sustained selloff in world government bonds on Wednesday briefly drove up U.S. 30-year Treasury yields to 5% for the first time since 2007 and

World's biggest bond markets hit by heavy selloff
Economy|MidEast|News|World

Uneasy calm in markets as Middle East tension rises

An escalation of the Israel-Gaza war into a broader conflict could deliver another shock to world growth and halt disinflationary

Uneasy calm in markets as Middle East tension rises
Business|Economy|Finance

Analysis-Central banks' big pause spurs bruised bond investors to double down

Bond investors bruised by a record hiking cycle are increasing their positions, betting that central banks really are done with raising rates and

Analysis-Central banks' big pause spurs bruised bond investors to double down
Business|Economy|Finance

Analysis-Japan's inflation comeback prompts investors to tear up old playbooks

Global inflationary forces are finally seeping into Japan's economy after decades of falling prices, forcing investors to radically rethink

Analysis-Japan's inflation comeback prompts investors to tear up old playbooks
Business|Economy|Finance|News|Stock Markets

Goldilocks meets Santa as global stocks power to best month in three years

November has shaped up to be a fairytale month for equities, with the festive Santa rally investors traditionally hope for coming early as traders bet on a

Goldilocks meets Santa as global stocks power to best month in three years
Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|World

Markets pin hopes on soft landing, with one eye on recession risk

A stellar rally in equities and bonds suggests market confidence is high for the world economy to reach a soft landing after a run of

Markets pin hopes on soft landing, with one eye on recession risk
Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|US

Analysis-Market bets for 2024 thrown into chaos by US recession conundrum

Investment banks and asset managers have wildly varying stock market and currency calls for 2024, reflecting deep division over whether the U.S. economy will enter

Analysis-Market bets for 2024 thrown into chaos by US recession conundrum
Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets

Financial conditions loosen further in warning shot to euphoric markets

Feverish speculation about future interest rate cuts has further loosened global financial conditions, storing up risks for euphoric stock and bond markets if

Financial conditions loosen further in warning shot to euphoric markets
Business|Economy|Finance

BOJ joins a rate-hike party that other big central banks have left

Global interest rates are in flux.

BOJ joins a rate-hike party that other big central banks have left
Business|Economy|Finance

Switzerland surprises with rate cut, who's next?

The Swiss National Bank kicked off rate cuts on Thursday, the week's second momentous central bank decision after the non-conformist Bank of Japan

Switzerland surprises with rate cut, who's next?
Business|Economy|Finance|News|Stock Markets|World

Analysis-Markets ready for more as Switzerland starts clock on rate cuts

Markets are racing ahead to bet on big central banks lowering borrowing costs after Switzerland on Thursday delivered a surprise rate cut, but analysts cautioned

Analysis-Markets ready for more as Switzerland starts clock on rate cuts
Business|Economy|Finance|News

Markets grapple with shifting central bank rate cut bets

Big central banks have ended their historic monetary tightening cycle but predictions about who will cut rates next, and how deeply, are diverging

Markets grapple with shifting central bank rate cut bets
Business|Economy|Finance|News|Stock Markets

Analysis-Painful high rates wake-up call threatens global markets

Fear that interest rates in major economies will stay relatively high is creeping back and threatens a painful wake-up call for financial markets, big investors

Analysis-Painful high rates wake-up call threatens global markets

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