Today: September 30, 2024
Today: September 30, 2024

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Economy

Traders boost bets Fed will keep rates on hold this year

Traders on Thursday added to bets the Federal Reserve will keep policy on hold through this year and will begin interest rate cuts in mid-2024, despite a stronger-than-expected reading for

Traders boost bets Fed will keep rates on hold this year
Economy

Marketmind: Haunted by 5% ahead of ECB, GDP and Amazon

A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan The selloff in Wall Street stocks is starting to snowball as even megacap tech beats get batted away by a fresh wave of bond market

Marketmind: Haunted by 5% ahead of ECB, GDP and Amazon
Economy

Third-quarter US earnings estimate improves slightly -LSEG

The estimate for U.S. third-quarter earnings has improved slightly this week, with more S&P 500 companies including Microsoft reporting stronger-than-expected results.

Third-quarter US earnings estimate improves slightly -LSEG
Economy

U.S mortgage rates soar to highest in more than 23 years

The interest rate on the most popular U.S. home loan last week jumped to the highest since September 2000, marking its seventh straight weekly increase and driving mortgage applications to

U.S mortgage rates soar to highest in more than 23 years
Economy

White House says US supplemental spending request this week to address child care, disaster relief, other priorities

The White House will request another supplemental spending package this week to address child care, disaster relief, and other priorities, White House spokesperson Karine Jean-

White House says US supplemental spending request this week to address child care, disaster relief, other priorities
Economy

US business output ticks up in October; inflation pressures ease

U.S. business output ticked higher in October as the manufacturing sector pulled out of a five-month contraction on a pickup in new orders, and services activity accelerated modestly amid

US business output ticks up in October; inflation pressures ease
Economy

Marketmind: Big Tech reports as bond yields recoil

A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan Big Tech heavyweights Microsoft and Alphabet are set to switch global investors' focus from Monday's bond market bounce, although the

Marketmind: Big Tech reports as bond yields recoil
Economy

China-US Economic Working Group holds first meeting

The China-U.S. Economic Working Group held its first meeting via video link on Tuesday, the Chinese finance ministry said.

China-US Economic Working Group holds first meeting
Economy

Fed hawks, Fed doves: What U.S. central bankers have been saying

The labels “dove” and “hawk” have long been used by central bank watchers to describe the monetary policy leanings of policymakers, with a dove more focused on risks to the labor market

Fed hawks, Fed doves: What U.S. central bankers have been saying
Economy

Venezuelan creditors say gov't-opposition deal helpful for debt restructuring

The Venezuela

Venezuelan creditors say gov't-opposition deal helpful for debt restructuring
Economy

Billionaire investor Ackman says 'covered our bond short'

Bill Ackman's hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management has covered its bond short position, the billionaire investor posted on Monday, saying it was too risky to remain short bonds at

Billionaire investor Ackman says 'covered our bond short'
Economy

Goldman Sachs Asset Management raises $4 billion for infrastructure deals

Goldman Sachs Asset Management has raised $4 billion for a new fund to invest in infrastructure assets globally, including energy transition, transport and logistics, the company said on

Goldman Sachs Asset Management raises $4 billion for infrastructure deals
Economy

Markets juggle 5% yields and 150 yen

A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan Partly unwinding pre-weekend safety hedges related to the Middle East conflict, world markets are back focused on some critical macro

Markets juggle 5% yields and 150 yen
Economy

Marketmind: Stocks struggle as yields rise, tech earnings loom

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole.

Marketmind: Stocks struggle as yields rise, tech earnings loom
Economy

U.S. budget deficit jumps 23% to nearly $1.7 trillion as Social Security, health costs rise

The U.S. government on Friday posted a $1.695 trillion budget deficit in fiscal 2023, a 23% jump from the prior year as revenues fell and outlays for Social Security, Medicare

U.S. budget deficit jumps 23% to nearly $1.7 trillion as Social Security, health costs rise
Economy

Fed's Mester says plenty of room left to run on balance sheet drawdown

Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Loretta Mester said on Friday the central bank still has plenty of space to cut the size of its holdings as a complement to its tighter

Fed's Mester says plenty of room left to run on balance sheet drawdown
Economy

Bond term premiums are now a focus for the Fed. What are they?

U.S.

Bond term premiums are now a focus for the Fed. What are they?
Economy

BofA pushes out final Fed rate hike expectation to December

BofA Global Research said on Friday it now expects the U.S. Federal Reserve to deliver a 25-basis-point rate hike in December instead of November.

BofA pushes out final Fed rate hike expectation to December
Economy

EU only wants free trade deal with India that gives it 'real' market access

European Union member states want to close a free trade deal with India, but only if it grants real access to the Asian country's markets, Spanish Deputy Trade Minister

EU only wants free trade deal with India that gives it 'real' market access
Economy

US equity funds suffer outflows on rising bond yields, geopolitical tensions

U.S. equity funds registered huge withdrawals in the week ending Oct. 18, hit by a surge in bond yields and escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.

US equity funds suffer outflows on rising bond yields, geopolitical tensions
Economy

Marketmind: Bond squeeze abates as Middle East war in focus

A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan After a hectic week deciphering a blizzard of economic and corporate updates and a bruising bond yield surge, world markets turn

Marketmind: Bond squeeze abates as Middle East war in focus
Economy

Take Five: Another curve ball for markets

Escalating tension in the Middle East and surging U.S. bond yields set financial markets up for more turbulence, exacerbated by high oil prices and China's property pain.

Take Five: Another curve ball for markets
Economy

U.S. 10-year Treasury yields hits 5% for first time since 2007

The U.S. 10-year Treasury yield briefly reached 5% for the first time since 2007, marking a fresh milestone in a relentless push higher for government borrowing costs.

U.S. 10-year Treasury yields hits 5% for first time since 2007
Economy

Fed's Bostic: Lowering inflation still main US central bank mission

Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic said on Thursday that controlling inflation is still the U.S. central bank's mission, although he did not say what that

Fed's Bostic: Lowering inflation still main US central bank mission
Economy

Venezuela's bonds rally after U.S. trading ban lifted

Venezuela's sovereign bonds rallied on Thursday, a day after the United States lifted its ban on secondary market trading of some of the country's eurobonds.

Venezuela's bonds rally after U.S. trading ban lifted

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