Gold and Silver Slide as Fed Rate Hike Bets Build Ahead of US Jobs Report
Gold and silver, assets that investors traditionally buy when the world looks risky, have been sold hard as markets bet the US Federal Reserve will...
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Bank of Japan Holds at 1.25% but Says Inflation Is at Target, Keeping December Hike in Play
The Bank of Japan left interest rates unchanged on Friday. In the same breath it said that inflation has reached its target, a message that...
Fed Holds Rates but Two Officials Back a Hike, as Warsh Cuts Back Rate-Setting Meetings
The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday. A split vote and a change to its meeting calendar showed a central bank still divided...
Fed Set to Hold Rates Today as Traders Price In a December Hike
The Federal Reserve is widely expected to leave interest rates unchanged on Wednesday, pausing a tightening campaign that began only last month. Investors, meanwhile, are...
Oil Slips as Gulf Diplomacy Gathers Pace, but Brent Stays Near Six-Month Highs
Oil prices edged lower on Tuesday as a new round of regional diplomacy raised hopes that the war involving the United States, Israel and Iran...
Five Central Banks Decide in Three Days as Oil-Fuelled Inflation Tests Rate Makers
Global borrowing costs face a crowded few days. Five major central banks will announce interest-rate decisions within roughly 50 hours this week, just as oil...
Treasury Yields Retreat Toward 5% as Tech Rout Cools Bets on a Fed Rate Hike
A sharp fall in technology shares has changed the mood in the bond market. US Treasury yields dropped on Thursday and expectations for another Federal...
Oil Jumps to $112 as Deadly Houthi Strikes on Saudi Arabia Rattle Energy Markets
Oil prices jumped on Thursday after a new wave of attacks on Saudi Arabia reminded traders how quickly the Middle East conflict can reach the...
Central Banks Signal Higher-for-Longer Rates as Oil Near $110 Fuels Inflation Fears
Anyone hoping for cheaper borrowing this year is being given a sobering message. With Brent crude trading around $110 a barrel and long-dated US government...
UK Inflation Climbs to 3.5% as Fuel Costs Squeeze Households Ahead of Budget
Britain’s annual inflation rate climbed to 3.5% in September, its highest level in almost a year, as dearer petrol and diesel pushed up the cost...