The U.S. central bank will likely need to raise interest rates again to curb unacceptably high inflation, two Federal Reserve policymakers said on Thursday.
September 24, 2026Bank of England Deputy Governor Sarah Breeden said on Thursday that it would be "increasingly appropriate" to respond to growing inflation risks by raising interest rates.
September 24, 2026Brazil's central bank sees a slowdown in economic activity next year as essential for inflation to converge to its 3% target, a senior official said on Thursday.
September 24, 2026The dollar hit a fresh two-month high on Thursday as Treasury yields rose and expectations of further Federal Reserve interest rate hikes
September 24, 2026Bond markets came under renewed pressure on Thursday with US 30-year bond yields hitting a more than 20-year high as rising oil prices reignited
September 24, 2026Two senior Bank of England interest rate-setters suggested on Thursday that they were getting closer to voting for an increase in borrowing
September 24, 2026US long-dated Treasury yields rose to their highest in more than 20 years on Thursday, extending a
September 24, 2026Mortgage rates top 7%, dealing a further blow to the frozen housing market
September 24, 2026Like Treasuries themselves, the Treasury basis trade has fallen out of favor lately.
September 24, 2026The two leading candidates in Brazil's tightly contested presidential race differ sharply on how fast they would tackle the country's
September 24, 2026US Federal Reserve officials, who have begun hiking interest rates to tame high inflation, believe they can do so
September 24, 2026Just as some investors were wondering whether it was time to return to battered bond markets, Wednesday's fresh rout offered a clear answer: not yet.
September 24, 2026Bank of England Deputy Governor Clare Lombardelli said on Thursday that interest rates will likely have to rise if energy prices stay elevated, unless there is clear evidence of a
September 24, 2026New York Federal Reserve President John Williams said on Thursday it was reasonable to think that the U.S. central bank might need to raise interest rates
September 24, 2026The Bank of Japan is expected to raise interest rates roughly once every three months and push them up to 2% by around June next year to
September 24, 2026World financial markets remained on edge on Thursday after concerns about the Iran war and inflation pain had triggered the sharpest
September 24, 2026For decades, whenever house prices in Australia fell, the central bank rode to the rescue with rate cuts to shore up economic demand and keep households
September 24, 2026Australia's jobless rate unexpectedly rose to a five-year high in August even as employment enjoyed a solid rebound, a mixed report that left
September 24, 2026For years, 5% on the benchmark US 10-year Treasury yield was viewed as the point at which global financial markets would start hitting
September 23, 2026The European Central Bank is not seeing significant wage pressures in response to this year's energy-driven inflation surge, the bank's chief economist said on
September 23, 2026Wall Street ended lower on Wednesday, pulled down by Alphabet and Amazon, as Treasury yields climbed and Iran's president said Tehran would never surrender to US
September 23, 202610-year Treasury yield hits 5.1% for first time in 19 years
September 24, 2026The Hungarian central bank's move to lower its inflation target has sent a fresh signal to investors that the new government in
September 23, 2026The rate on the most popular US home loan rose last week to its highest in more than two years and pierced the 7% level for the first time since the first week of
September 23, 2026As a lifelong real estate investor whose businesses relied on debt and interest rates, President Donald Trump might be expected to
September 23, 2026Brazil's central bank monetary policy director Nilton David said on Wednesday that the best response to the current uncertainty was to pursue smooth and predictable
September 23, 2026Bank of America Global Research became the latest brokerage to expect the Bank of England to raise interest rates twice over the next six months, as higher energy prices raise the
September 23, 2026Company chief financial officers expect higher inflation this year and next, and have begun to cite rising interest rates as a top concern,
September 23, 2026Growth in British business activity cooled this month and inflation pressure built, a survey showed on Wednesday, an awkward backdrop for finance minister John Healey
September 23, 2026Europe's economy is showing unexpected signs of health even as conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine drive up energy costs for firms and households,
September 23, 2026AI-led investment is helping the global economy hold up marginally better than expected this year, but the energy shock is becoming more entrenched, weighing
September 23, 2026US economic conditions "are, if anything, firming," with continued consumer spending and strength beyond the boom in artificial intelligence keeping
September 22, 2026By Michael S.
September 22, 2026Australia's top central banker said on Tuesday that upside risks to inflation may be materialising given energy prices have stayed high and there continued to be excess
September 22, 2026New Zealand's top central banker said on Tuesday if recent gains in oil prices persist it would lead to "somewhat" higher inflation than previously forecast, adding that
September 22, 2026A board member of the Bank of Korea said on Tuesday the central bank will determine the timing and pace of further interest rate hikes by closely assessing inflation,
September 22, 2026Wall Street climbed to the edge of its all-time high, and stocks rallied worldwide after oil prices and yields in the bond market surrendered their market-rattling gains from last week
September 21, 2026The Nasdaq surged to a record-high close on Monday, lifted by gains in Advanced Micro Devices and other AI heavyweights, while Treasury
September 21, 2026The Federal Reserve will likely need to hike interest rates further to lower inflation resulting from strong demand as well as a commodity price
September 22, 2026The Japanese yen retreated on Monday and was set for its fifth decline in six sessions as investors were attuned to any signs of a possible currency
September 21, 2026The Nasdaq hit a record closing high on Monday, lifted by gains in Advanced Micro Devices and other AI heavyweights, while falling oil prices and long-
September 21, 2026Suggestions that the Federal Reserve could lower borrowing costs to help the US government finance its current debt and deficits are the very reason
September 21, 2026US inflation may have moved beyond the tariff and energy prices shocks of the last 18 months and is now being driven by strong demand as well,
September 21, 2026Private-sector economists polled weekly by Brazil's central bank lowered their estimate for the country's benchmark interest rate at the end of 2026, now expecting one
September 21, 2026The housing market is shifting toward buyers. They’re still not feeling it
September 21, 2026Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari said on Sunday that inflation is too high across all sectors of the US economy, not just in rising oil prices.
September 20, 2026President Donald Trump has renewed his attacks on the Federal Reserve after it hiked its benchmark interest rate Wednesday, but the Fed matters less than broader economic trends when it comes to longer-term borrowing costs, economists say
September 20, 2026China kept its benchmark lending rates unchanged for the 16th straight month on Sunday, in line with market expectations.
September 20, 2026The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate Wednesday for the first time since 2023 in an effort to quell stubbornly high inflation, and the central bank signaled another rate hike could occur later this year
September 18, 2026Wall Street closed out an up-and-down week with a mixed finish for U.S. indexes as bond yields rose and oil prices swung
September 18, 2026Wall Street closed a volatile week on a muted note on Friday as benchmark US Treasury yields topped 5%, while crude prices reversed
September 18, 2026An index of global equity markets edged higher on Friday, as losses in Europe were partly offset by late gains on Wall Street,
September 18, 2026The dollar jumped against the yen on Friday after two policymakers at the Bank of Japan dissented from a widely expected decision
September 18, 2026US stock investors will focus next week on the trajectory of interest rates, tensions in the Middle East and fresh calls to slow AI advancement as they
September 18, 2026London's FTSE 100 pulled back from a more than one-week high on Friday as financial stocks weighed, ending a week packed with economic data and central bank decisions.
September 18, 2026The prospect of a new global interest rate-tightening cycle is coming into view as some of the world's top central banks raise rates and signal more
September 18, 2026The cost of servicing Italy's public debt is rising at "an alarming rate" in the wake of geopolitical tensions, Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti said on
September 18, 2026Cross-border investment into commercial property globally jumped 56% to $71.8 billion in the first half of this year, driven by more deals in Asia and
September 18, 2026Investors poured money into US stocks at the fastest pace in three months and yanked cash from corporate bonds in the latest week, according to a Bank of America Global
September 18, 2026Warnings of machine-driven human extinction kicked off the week, but the market's attention quickly turned to more prosaic matters, namely Middle East energy
September 18, 2026Soaring fuel and borrowing costs have overtaken aircraft shortages as the biggest concern for jet financiers, delegates at a major industry meeting said
September 18, 2026China is widely expected to leave benchmark lending rates steady for a 16th consecutive month in September, a Reuters survey showed, as policymakers remain cautious about
September 18, 2026The Bank of Japan raised interest rates to a 31-year high on Friday and signalled its readiness to keep pushing up borrowing costs, joining other major central banks in fighting
September 18, 2026Barclays and UBS Global Research expect the Bank of England to hike interest rates as soon as November, saying rising inflation risks point to a quicker resumption of
September 18, 2026The surge in energy and global borrowing costs as a result of
September 17, 2026A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook The Bank of Japan raised interest rates, as expected, though it knocked the yen by sounding a fraction less hawkish than its
September 18, 2026Market bets on further European Central Bank rate hikes are being driven largely by higher energy prices but policymakers will look at a much wider
September 18, 2026The Bank of Japan raised interest rates to a 31-year high of 1.25% on Friday in a widely expected move to forestall risks of inflation overshooting its 2% inflation target.
September 18, 2026The Bank of Japan raised interest rates to a 31-year high of 1.25% on Friday in a widely expected move to forestall risks of inflation overshooting its 2% inflation target.
September 18, 2026When Japanese finance minister Satsuki Katayama called Scott Bessent for help to support the cratering
September 18, 2026Australia's top central banker said on Friday some of the upside risks to inflation flagged by policymakers appeared to be
September 18, 2026Japan's core consumer inflation held steady near the central bank's 2% target in August, data showed on Friday, highlighting mounting
September 18, 2026World stocks paused their recent slide and rebounded strongly on Thursday, and the global bond rout also took a breather, as investors digested
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