What Were Markets Doing the Monday Morning After? With last week out of the way, markets continued to move forward overnight through early Monday morning with the spotlight on US soybeans. Barchart · Nov 11, 2024
Mortgage Rates Rise Despite Fed Rate Cuts Understand why mortgage rates are rising despite Fed rate cuts and economic factors. Top News · Nov 7, 2024
Investors brace for volatile trading week as US election draws near Donald Trump has been ahead in betting markets, despite trailing in opinion polls The Guardian - UK · Nov 4, 2024
Gold price hits fresh record high, as bitcoin also rallies – as it happened Analysts say gold is benefited from safe-haven demand amid persistent geopolitical tensions, expectations of monetary policy easing, and mounting uncertainty surrounding the US presidential election. The Guardian - UK · Oct 29, 2024
Asian Traders Struggle After Wall St Losses As US Yields Spike Asian markets were mixed Thursday following steep losses on Wall Street as a spike in US Treasury yields led investors to scale back their expectations on interest rate cuts. International Business Times · Oct 24, 2024
G7 To Make $50 Bn Ukraine Loan Available By Year-end: Yellen G7 nations are committed to making $50 billion in lending available to Ukraine by year-end, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Wednesday as she met her Ukrainian counterpart in Washington. International Business Times · Oct 23, 2024
Consumers Have Saved More Than $2B From EV Adoption: US Treasury Owners of EVs can save an average of $1,750 annually on fuel and maintenance expenditures, resulting in savings of up to $21,000 over a car's 15-year lifespan. International Business Times · Oct 2, 2024
Brickbat: Sticky Fingers Saahir Irby, who works at the U.S. Postal Service's Philadelphia Processing and Distribution Center, has been charged with mail theft… The post Brickbat: Sticky Fingers appeared first on Reason.com. Reason · Oct 2, 2024
Cryptocurrency exchange network accused of helping Russia hit with sanctions A network of people and virtual currency exchanges associated with harboring Russian cybercrime have been hit with sanctions in a government-wide crackdown on cybercrime The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2024
Businesses Warn Yellen On 'Political Pressure' Over US Steel Sale Major Japanese and American business groups have urged US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen not to succumb to political pressure when reviewing Nippon Steel's proposed acquisition of United States Steel. International Business Times · Sep 12, 2024
'El Tanque' is among those accused by the U.S. of leading a fuel theft ring for the CJNG cartel Over the past two years, the U.S. Treasury has sanctioned more than 300 targets for involvement in drug trafficking activities Latin Times · Sep 12, 2024
Yellen Says She's 'Probably Done' With Government Work Once Biden's Term Ends The 78-year-old treasury secretary is the first woman to hold the job and that of Federal Reserve chair, and the first person to also chair the White House Council of Economic Advisers. International Business Times · Sep 8, 2024
‘A big ask’: can Labour fix Britain using modern supply-side economics? Turning to a theory championed by the US Treasury secretary, Reeves aims to upskill the workforce while boosting productivity The Guardian - UK · Aug 16, 2024
US Treasury Yields Plummet Following Jobs Report Release US Treasury yields drop below 4%, hinting at Fed rate cuts. Borrowers and homebuyers may benefit from lower interest rates. Top News · Aug 2, 2024
International Business Times · Jul 25, 2024 'Mischief Makers' Evolving With Crypto Industry, Single-Week Losses Hit $250M The broader crypto industry is evolving ways to protect investors from hacks and frauds, but bad actors are evolving too, as exhibited last week, when WazirX was exploited for a staggering $230 million.
Top News · Jul 16, 2024 US Treasury Secretary Warns Of Declining Dollar Dominance Global concerns over U.S. dollar decline as Bitcoin gains momentum, impacting financial strategies and geopolitical dynamics.
Barchart · Jul 16, 2024 S&P Futures Tick Higher Ahead of Key U.S. Retail Sales Data and More Big Bank Earnings September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU24) are trending up +0.12% this morning as market participants looked ahead to key U.S. retail sales data and quarterly reports from more big banks.
Barchart · Jul 16, 2024 S&P Futures Tread Water Ahead of Key U.S. Retail Sales Data and More Big Bank Earnings September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU24) are trending up +0.04% this morning as market participants looked ahead to key U.S. retail sales data and quarterly reports from more big banks.
Barchart · Jul 1, 2024 Stocks Set to Open Mixed as Investors Await FOMC Minutes and U.S. Jobs Data September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU24) are up +0.03%, and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU24) are down -0.06% this morning as U.S. Treasury yields climbed at the start of a holiday-shortened week, with market participants looking ahead to the release of the minutes of the Federal Reserve’s latest policy…
Fortune · Jun 30, 2024 The U.S. deficit is nearly as big a Russia's economy, and there's a 'vicious' feedback loop that could make it worse The CBO's new estimate for the fiscal 2024 deficit is now $1.9 trillion, up from its prior view for $1.6 trillion issued in February and up from the 2023 deficit of about $1.7 trillion.
Barchart · Jun 26, 2024 Stock Index Futures Muted as Bond Yields Climb, FedEx Soars on Upbeat Results September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU24) are up +0.03%, and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU24) are up +0.12% this morning as U.S. Treasury yields marched higher, while FedEx shares surged following better-than-expected quarterly results and profit forecast.
Barchart · Jun 26, 2024 Stock Index Futures Muted as Bond Yields Climb, FedEx Climbs on Upbeat Results September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU24) are up +0.03%, and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU24) are up +0.12% this morning as U.S. Treasury yields marched higher, while FedEx shares surged following better-than-expected quarterly results and profit forecast.
Barchart · Jun 18, 2024 S&P Futures Tread Water Ahead of Key U.S. Retail Sales Data and Fed Speak June S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESM24) are trending up +0.03% this morning as market participants braced for crucial U.S. retail sales data and a series of Federal Reserve speakers.
Fortune · Jun 17, 2024 The raging bull market hasn’t peaked just yet, BofA says Bank of America’s head of U.S. equity and quantitative strategy notes that only four out of 10 bull market peak indicators are flashing warning signs.
Barchart · Jun 10, 2024 Stocks Set to Open Lower as Investors Await U.S. Inflation Data and Fed Meeting June S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESM24) are down -0.09%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM24) are down -0.04% this morning as U.S. Treasury yields continued to rise, with investors looking ahead to the release of U.S. inflation data as well as the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting later in the…