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US debt hits $40 trillion. Here’s how Washington has tackled funding crises beforeAmerica has historically faced significant debt challenges and devised new funding methods. During the Civil War, new buyers were created f...
Hormuz will be bypassed in two years: Scott BessentThe Treasury department has taken a more central role in recent weeks in the conflict, with Bessent announcing plans last week to expand sa...
India, US commit to deepen relationship in critical minerals, other areasIn a significant move, India and the US have vowed to bolster their bilateral relationship, particularly in critical minerals supply chains...
US Treasury yields are rising — Why does it matter?Rising U.S. government bond yields are driving up borrowing costs across the board, directly affecting households, businesses, and governme...
FM Sitharaman invites Scott Bessent to New Delhi, commits to deepen India-US ties on critical mineralsIndia's Finance Minister and the US Treasury Secretary met to strengthen bilateral ties. They committed to deepening cooperation across sev...
US bond yields reflect 'flat to down' inflation expectations, stronger growth, Bessent saysDuring a finance leaders' gathering in Asheville, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent emphasized the significance of recent economic indica...
US may announce new Iran bank sanctions this week, next week: Scott BessentUS Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent revealed plans for new sanctions targeting Iran-linked banks soon. The department is also investigating...
Fed Chair Warsh sees global investment surge replacing savings glutFed Chair Kevin Warsh told G20 finance leaders that the global economy may be shifting from a savings glut toward an investment boom, drive...
Japan faces day of policy reckoning as Scott Bessent calls time on big stimulusWhile the BOJ was already widely expected to lift rates in September as inflation pressures grew, Bessent's recent comments effectively l...
Yen hangs near 160 amid BOJ rate-hike bets, dollar wobblesThe yen stabilized near 160 against the dollar on Tuesday. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urged the Bank of Japan to raise rates. Curr...
Longer-dated US Treasury yields climb as Iran and US restart military attacksTreasury yields increased as U.S. and Iran hostilities escalated. Crude oil prices surged, fueling inflation worries and complicating Fed o...
US stock market: Bessent dismisses US bond market turmoil concerns, points to economic strengthU.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reassured markets by minimizing concerns over turbulence and debt. He emphasized that robust economic...
Global Market: European central bankers leave Jackson Hole uneasy over US policy shiftsEuropean central bankers left the Jackson Hole symposium concerned that recent US Treasury interventions could strain long-standing norms o...
Dollar near two-week high as Warsh boosts rate-hike bets; yen slips past 160On Monday, the dollar maintained its strength close to a two-week peak, fueled by expectations of a rate hike in September following assert...
US Treasury's Bessent faces G20 diplomacy test amid tariffs, Iran war, bond turmoilUS Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will push G20 economies to reduce trade imbalances, boost growth and cut ties with Iran at meetings in ...
Has the S&P 500 really doubled since 2023? Chris Wood says it is down 21% in gold termsJefferies’ Christopher Wood highlights a sharp divergence in market returns: while the S&P 500 has doubled in dollar terms since early 2023...
20 economies, 2 days and Trump’s G20 agenda — including Iran tiesThe US Treasury plans to address global trade imbalances and boost economic growth. Secretary Bessent will urge major economies to cut rema...
US Stock Market: Bessent-Warsh divide deepens over US interest rates and Treasury market strategyTreasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Fed Chair Kevin Warsh are taking different approaches to US interest rates and the Treasury market. Wh...
Global Market: Fiscal dominance debate takes centre stage as government debt mountsRising government debt and borrowing costs are bringing the issue of fiscal dominance back into focus, with concerns that central banks cou...
Muthoot Finance, Manappuram Finance shares rally up to 11% in 4 days as gold crosses Rs 1.63 lakhGold loan stocks Muthoot Finance, Manappuram Finance and IIFL Finance gained sharply as gold prices climbed on a weaker dollar and liquidit...