Jan 8, 2025 | Markets
Rising yields are in a ‘negative feedback loop’: Schroders Stocks and pound sink as traders pull away from UK assets Plunging UK markets are serving a fresh warning about the British economy and heaping pressure on Keir Starmer’s embattled Labour government. While UK...
Jan 8, 2025 | Markets
The military’s jamming of navigational signals has undercut an agricultural formula that’s heavily dependent on advanced technologies. When a ceasefire between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah went into effect in late November, 67-year-old Itzhik Cohen...
Jan 7, 2025 | Markets
Sale of 10-year notes is awarded at 4.68% after strong data Traders lose faith that Fed will cut interest rates again soon The US government’s monthly auction of 10-year notes drew the highest yield since 2007 after the latest economic data suggested that the Federal...
Jan 7, 2025 | Markets
Goods, services gap widened 6.2% in November to $78.2 billion Total imports rose 3.4%, or $11.6 billion, in broad advance The US trade deficit widened in November, reflecting the biggest jump in imports since March 2022 as companies accelerated shipments ahead of a...
Jan 6, 2025 | Markets
Thirty-year yield climbs to 4.86%, highest since late 2023 Speculation around Trump tariffs roils markets on Monday The yield on 30-year US Treasuries climbed to the highest in more than a year in a session that gave investors a taste of how President-elect Donald...
