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Foreign funds sour on US corporate bonds as Trump sows chaosInvestors outside the US turned into net sellers of corporate debt in the first half of April, after US President Donald Trump announced th...
Retail nightmare incoming? Donald Trump’s trade policies may lead to empty shelves and full-blown recession by JuneExperts warn that US President Trump's escalating trade war with China is set to significantly impact American businesses and consumers. Ap...
Wall St Week Ahead-Rising investor angst about economy to be tested by US jobs dataInvestors are closely watching the U.S. jobs report due on March 7, as concerns about economic health rise due to recent disappointing data...
Will Donald Trump face same fate as ex-British PM Liz Truss? Spiking US bond yields risk a situation similar to one that ousted her in 2022, Apollo chief economist saysSeveral speculations are on the rise that will US President- elect Donald Trump face the same fate similar to that of ex-British Prime Mini...
Fed's rate cuts to trigger a $2 trillion exodus from money-market funds, where will the money go? Here's what Apollo's Torsten Slok saysUS Fed rate cuts were implemented a couple of weeks ago, and that helped put recession fears at bay. However, the rate cuts have the potent...
Fed rate-cutting cycle could be shallower than expectedThe U.S. Federal Reserve is expected to begin its rate-easing cycle, but major investors and analysts predict that the cuts may be shallowe...
AI fantasy fades as Wall Street reels from real-world rate jumpThe recent increase in borrowing costs across Corporate America is causing concern for stock investors, particularly in the tech sector. Fe...
US Federal Reserve will be mindful of the banking turmoil of March as it meets this weekThe regional banking crisis that occurred earlier this year continues to have a lasting impact on the regional banking industry and the eco...
Brave New World: High govt borrowing comes at a great costFed fund futures are now pricing negative fed rate by June 21.
Fed lowers long-run US rate outlook as growth stays tepidThe upshot is the Fed may have to lower rates if it wants to boost expansion to offset global headwinds.
What ‘highly unusual’ markets are watching into the Fed decisionWhile market participants don’t expect a rate cut this time around, they do see lower rates.
Trump win pushes recession back five months, says Deutsche BankTrump's victory, along with a Republican-controlled Congress, has raised expectations that corporate and personal tax cuts are a foregone c...
Is China exporting deflation? Deutsche Bank says not so“We need to see a dramatic depreciation of the RMB of 25% or more before it would begin to have a measurable impact on US inflation.”
Hold on, inflation might already be hereSince the worst of the financial crisis has passed, those watching the markets have been waiting for inflation and it might already be here.
Will mario draghi leave ecb without raising rates?By contrast, Draghi’s predecessor, Jean-Claude Trichet, raised rates 11 times. Even Ben Bernanke got to tighten at the Federal Reserve on t...
The oil crash has done nothing to slow the American shale boomCrude production rose to 9.12 million barrels per day in the first week of December, the highest since 1986.
Market expects the US economy to expand for another five yearsCurrently, the Fed's target fed funds rate is in a range of 0.00 % to 0.25%. The Fed's primary dealers see that rate topping out at 3.75%.