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Britain’s Financial Disaster Is a Warning to the World

A toxic mix of politics, inflation, and higher interest rates is threatening the financial system in the U.K., sending a shock wave through global markets and providing a warning to governments everywhere of the dangers of the new economic era we are entering. A surprise tax cut by the new British government just over a […]

Asian Stocks Rally as BOE Lifts Risk Sentiment: Markets Wrap

Asian equities jumped on Thursday following the strongest day for US stocks since early August after the Bank of England unveiled a bond-buying program that triggered a global rally in government debt. Shares rose in Japan, Hong Kong and Australia, mirroring a 2% advance for the S&P 500, which snapped a six-day losing streak. Lingering […]

Column: Sterling needs the kindness of reserve managers :Mike Dolan

Perhaps remarkably, some of the world’s major economies still hold at least part of their rainy-day savings in sterling and British government bonds – raising questions about whether long instability in both will keep them doing so. A pound plummeting to record lows and an illiquid and sometimes unstable gilt market has sent shockwaves around […]

Futures Rise, Pound Gains as Global Selloff Pauses: Markets Wrap

Global markets remained on edge Tuesday as investors braced for a heightened risk of global recession, even as dip buyers emerged. Most stocks rose as Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and BlackRock Inc. soured on equities for the short term and Citigroup Inc. said bearish positioning continues to rise. Tech giants including Apple Inc., Amazon.com Inc., […]

House may consider changes to STOCK Act next week

Legislation that would ban members of Congress from trading stocks may be considered in the House of Representatives as soon as next week. That word came from Democratic Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York who announced on the House floor on Thursday afternoon that the body “may consider legislation to reform the STOCK Act.” Jefferies is the […]

Rising Interest Rates Squeeze Stocks on Both Sides, Constraining Earnings, Multiples

Stocks fell Tuesday ahead of the Federal Reserve’s next policy decision as investors grappled with the impact of rising rates on corporate earnings and valuations. The central bank is expected to sharply raise interest rates again Wednesday in a bid to curb inflation, a move that will eventually slow the economy and likely ding company profits. At the […]

US Futures Fall as Traders Eye Supersized Fed Hike: Markets Wrap

US equity futures fell after giving up early gains, as traders braced for another supersized US rate hike amid rising anxiety the Federal Reserve could overtighten and raise the odds of a hard landing. The dollar rebounded on haven demand. Contracts on the tech-heavy and rate-sensitive Nasdaq 100 slipped 0.5%, underperforming S&P 500 peers. In […]

Indian shares gain as banks boost; cenbank rate hikes in focus

Indian shares edged higher in volatile trade on Monday, helped by gains in banking stocks, while investors awaited a host of central bank meetings this week to gauge the impact of rate hikes on global economy. The NSE Nifty 50 index (.NSEI) rose 0.7% to 17,649 as of 0455 GMT and the S&P BSE Sensex (.BSESN) was up 0.6% […]

Stocks Slide Deepens as Dollar Extends Advance: Markets Wrap

Equities extended declines on Friday, with an index of global stocks on track for the worst week since June, while a gauge of the dollar soared to a fresh record, reflecting bets for outsize Federal Reserve interest rate hikes. US futures dropped, suggesting the selloff that drove the S&P 500 index to its lowest close […]

Yen Rings Alarm in Japan Amid Global Stock Rout: Markets Wrap

Asian stocks and bonds tumbled in the wake of the broad-based selloff on Wall Street while the yen strengthened after Japan warned of possible intervention in the currency market.  Equity indexes in Japan, Hong Kong and Australia slumped after US shares had their biggest drop in more than two years, with the S&P 500 falling […]