Stocks scale another peak as markets await Fed signal
World stocks climbed another peak on Monday, while U.S. bond yields were near three-month lows as worries of rising inflation abated and investors anticipated the U.S. Federal Reserve sticking to its dovish course this week.
Saudi first quarter GDP shrinks 3%, hit by oil sector decline
Saudi Arabia’s gross domestic product fell 3% in the first quarter, slightly less than official estimates and compared with a 1% contraction last year, as a sharp fall in the oil sector pulled back the economy, data showed.
EU hires banks for first recovery fund bond – lead managers
The European Union on Monday hired banks for a 10-year bond sale, the first to finance its recovery fund, according to two lead managers, a crucial step in financing the bloc’s economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.
World stocks near record high as investors await dovish Fed act
Global shares held firm near record highs on Monday while U.S. bond yields flirted with three-month lows as investors expect the Federal Reserve to stick to its dovish mantra later this week.
Musk says Tesla will accept bitcoins when miners use more clean energy
Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk tweeted on Sunday that the electric carmarker will resume allowing bitcoin transactions when miners who verify transactions use more renewable energy.
EXCLUSIVE IMF eyes new trust to provide aid to broader group of countries-Georgieva
The International Monetary Fund is exploring creation of a new trust that could allow its members to lend their IMF reserves to more countries, including middle-income countries vulnerable to climate change, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva said on Sunday.
Bitcoin law is only latest head-turner by El Salvador’s ‘millennial’ president
The young president of small Central American nation El Salvador leapt to worldwide fame this week after his country became the first in the world to adopt bitcoin as legal tender, but Nayib Bukele is no stranger to controversy.
Dollar little changed as traders seek direction from Fed meeting
The U.S. dollar held steady against major currencies on Monday, after posting its biggest weekly gain in more than a month, as traders closed short positions ahead of a Federal Reserve policy meeting this week.
Wall St Week Ahead Fed meeting looms for stocks as inflation worries collide with ‘Goldilocks’ markets
Investors will be zeroing in on the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy meeting next week as a “Goldilocks” market environment that has helped lift stocks to record highs and tamed a bond selloff is tested by rising inflation.
Analysis: Remittance firms slow to add bitcoin, despite El Salvador move
El Salvador may be touting bitcoin’s use to help its citizens living abroad send funds back home, but the biggest remittance firms are cautious about offering cryptocurrency services.
