2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (399+ words) WASHINGTON, Sept 10 (Reuters) - The IMF said on Thursday the global economy ‌had weathered the energy shock caused by the war in the Middle East better than feared and global economic output was still expected to expand by about 3% in 2026, but…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (241+ words) WASHINGTON, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Better Markets, a Washington nonprofit that advocates for Wall Street reforms, sued the U.S. Federal Reserve on Thursday, alleging the central bank ​has broken federal rules in its handling of a sweeping overhaul of ‌its capital regulations. The…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (1767+ words) The US Treasury tried to calm the bond market on Wednesday, and the bond market declined the offer. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent tripled the ceiling on the government's purchases of its own long-dated debt to as much as $6 billion. A…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (263+ words) (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are higher in late-afternoon U.S. trading Wednesday, as a weaker U.S. dollar and safe-haven demand tied to the U.S.-Iran conflict outweighed higher Treasury yields and another surge in crude oil. At the time of writing,…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (279+ words) WASHINGTON, Sept 8 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent advocated on Tuesday for Washington's use of financial power as a foreign policy tool with the goal ​of advancing the interests of American allies, including in financial and political ‌situations abroad. Last year,…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (669+ words) NEW YORK, Sept 9 (Reuters) - With two months until the U.S. midterm elections, the options market is showing a potentially toxic mix of fragility and ​fearlessness, with some analysts worried markets are ill-prepared to absorb any shock. Despite recent bond market volatility,…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (388+ words) China’s iron ore imports in August rose 0.4% from a month earlier, defying analysts’ expectations for a decline, as multiple typhoons battered unloading at ports and delayed customs clearance in July. The world’s largest iron ore consumer brought in 108.54 million metric…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (382+ words) OTTAWA, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Canada's retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods took effect ​just after midnight on Tuesday as Prime Minister Mark Carney increased economic pressure on his country's ‌biggest trading partner after negotiations collapsed last month, intensifying an 18-month-old trade war. "What…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (319+ words) On September 8, Canada hit back with tariffs of 15% to 50% on hundreds of US products, matching the 50% tariffs Donald Trump imposed on $20 billion of Canadian exports at the end of August. In response to Canada’s response, Trump threatened to block Canadian…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (325+ words) (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are lower in early U.S. trading Tuesday, as rising oil prices and elevated Treasury yields kept pressure on non-yielding metals ahead of this week’s U.S. inflation reports. At the time of writing, spot gold…...