Stocks up, U.S. yields at 3% as markets ready for Fed hike
World stocks rose on Tuesday and U.S. 10-year Treasury yields held above 3% as investors prepared for the Federal Reserve’s biggest rate hike since 2000.
Dollar rises towards 20-year high, euro dips after weak data
The dollar rose back towards a 20-year high on Monday as the euro struggled around the $1.05 mark, with investors preparing for a busy week of central bank meetings including a likely Federal Reserve interest rate hike.
Analysis: U.S. bond investors worry deep slide will end 40-year bull market
The 40-year bull market in U.S. bonds is dead. Long live the bond bull market.
Analysis: China struggles for options as COVID threatens economic goals
China’s policymakers are struggling to find ways to ward off an economic slowdown that threatens job losses in a politically sensitive year, as COVID-19 lockdowns disrupt supply chains and jolt businesses.
With inflation, gold notes and cards find their way into America’s wallet
With inflation running at its highest levels in four decades, Utah business owner Steve Allred is concerned about the declining purchasing power of the U.S. dollar.
Analysis: Positive real yields may spell more trouble for U.S. stocks
A hawkish turn by the Federal Reserve is eroding a key support for U.S. stocks, as real yields climb into positive territory for the first time in two years.
European shares fall as Ukraine crisis, Fed tightening worries weigh
European shares were set for their worst day in nearly two weeks on Tuesday as worries about the war in Ukraine, aggressive monetary policy tightening by the U.S. Federal Reserve and a batch of upcoming earnings kept investors on edge.
Global growth optimism at all-time low, fund manager survey finds
Optimism among fund managers over global economic growth has hit an all-time low while concerns of possible stagflation have risen to the highest since August 2008, a monthly survey by investment bank BoFA Securities showed on Tuesday.
U.S. yields near 3-year high, euro stronger after French election
U.S. Treasury yields rose to multi-year highs on Monday, while the euro strengthened and the spread between French and German bond yields narrowed after French President Emmanuel Macron won a larger than expected vote share in Sunday’s election
Dollar index touches 100 for first time in nearly two years
The U.S. dollar index strengthened to 100 for the first time in nearly two years on Friday, supported by the prospect of a more aggressive pace of Federal Reserve interest rate hikes.
