Wall Street will get key updates next week on closely-watched measures for consumer confidence and inflation
August 20, 2026
From the Editor I was reminded this week of the famous quip from Democratic political strategist James Carville: "I would like to come back as the bond market.
August 21, 2026
That didn't last long.
August 21, 2026
Interest rates rebounded Thursday despite efforts by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to put a lid on longer-term borrowing costs
August 21, 2026
The number of Americans filing claims for unemployment benefits slipped last week, suggesting that the labor market remains stable despite a surprise drop in employment in July and
August 20, 2026
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August 20, 2026
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August 20, 2026
U.S. government bonds sold off again following a brief reprieve on Thursday, pushing yields higher and keeping stocks under pressure as investors
August 20, 2026
What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-at-Large, Finance and Markets Buybacks to the rescue? The surprising move by the U.S.
August 20, 2026
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August 20, 2026
Longer-dated global bond yields retreated from multi-decade highs, the dollar tumbled and gold jumped on Wednesday after the U.S.
August 19, 2026
Long-dated U.S. bond yields and the dollar tumbled on Wednesday after the U.S.
August 20, 2026
Normally quiet, the bond market can occasionally send warning signals loud enough to hit stock markets worldwide and even grab the attention of U.S. presidents and other world leaders
August 20, 2026
Many Federal Reserve officials think the central bank will have to lift its key short-term interest rate in the coming months if inflation doesn’t subside, minutes of the Fed’s meeting last month showed
August 20, 2026
The dollar weakened against major currencies on Wednesday after the U.S.
August 19, 2026
Bond market takes a breather after surprise move by Treasury Department
August 19, 2026
What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-at-Large, Finance and Markets The bond storm quietened a bit overnight but left equity markets bruised, with an
August 19, 2026
The dollar edged lower against the euro and the Swiss franc on Monday as traders trimmed rate hike bets in the wake of softer U.S. economic data.
August 17, 2026
The Federal Reserve's current policy rate is probably accommodative, if measured against a medium-run estimate of the so-called neutral rate at which borrowing costs are neither
August 17, 2026
U.S. stocks slipped further from their record heights after rising oil prices cranked up the pressure on inflation and financial markets
August 17, 2026
Wall Street's three major indexes finished lower on Monday as investors waited for quarterly reports from large retailers to provide insights into U.S.
August 17, 2026
The Federal Reserve will keep its key interest rate unchanged next month and through year-end, according to most economists in a Reuters poll, a view
August 17, 2026
U.S. equity funds attracted inflows in the week through August 12, as a softer-than-expected payrolls report and benign inflation data tempered expectations of a Federal Reserve
August 14, 2026
World markets are in full summer mode, even as tensions flare in the Gulf and there is no shortage of risk events for investors, including a health check on the mighty U.S. consumer
August 14, 2026
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