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Norway's $2 trillion sovereign fund proposes deep cuts to US Treasury holdings

Norway's $2 trillion sovereign fund proposes deep cuts to US Treasury holdings

By Iain Withers and Tommy Reggiori Wilkes LONDON, Sept 4 (Reuters) - The manager of Norway's $2.3 trillion sovereign wealth fund has proposed significantly cutting its exposure to U.S.

Yen jumps, oil pumps

Yen jumps, oil pumps

By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida, Sept 2 (Reuters) - The Japanese yen leaped against the dollar on Wednesday, its biggest rise since joint U.S.-Japanese intervention a month ago, while U.S.

S&P Global Ratings warns of risks from China's generous credit ratings

S&P Global Ratings warns of risks from China's generous credit ratings

SHANGHAI, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Generous credit ratings are baking risks into China's booming bond market as Beijing attracts foreign issuers, S&P Global Ratings' Asia-Pacific ratings chief said on Thursday.

Morning Bid: Bonds boil

Morning Bid: Bonds boil

By Mike Dolan Sept 2 (Reuters) - A new wave of strikes in the Iran war this week has seen energy prices surge once again, adding fuel to the selloff across world bond markets as investors brace for a series of central bank interest rate rises this month.

S&P 500, Dow rise as AI boost counters US-Iran tensions

S&P 500, Dow rise as AI boost counters US-Iran tensions

By Niket Nishant and Tharuniyaa Lakshmi Sept 2 (Reuters) - The benchmark S&P 500 and the blue-chip Dow indexes rose on Wednesday, as investors weighed renewed U.S.-Iran clashes against signs of strength in the AI trade.

Federal Reserve's Interest Rate Decisions Influenced by Economic Data and Market Expectations

Federal Reserve's Interest Rate Decisions Influenced by Economic Data and Market Expectations

Federal Reserve's Interest Rate Decisions Influenced by Economic Data and Market Expectations

Explainer-US Treasury yields are rising — Why does it matter?

Explainer-US Treasury yields are rising — Why does it matter?

By Karen Brettell NEW YORK, Sept 1 (Reuters) - A selloff in U.S. government bonds is pushing up borrowing costs, which could squeeze households, companies, financial markets and the federal budget alike. WHY HAVE YIELDS BEEN RISING?

Billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller gets sharp response from Scott Bessent

Billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller gets sharp response from Scott Bessent

Stanley Druckenmiller sounds alarm on Treasury’s bond strategy, but his former protégé Scott Bessent says the billionaire may have lost money on the trade.

Jim Cramer Identifies Iran, Oil, and Interest Rates as Key Factors Creating Punishing Market Chain

Jim Cramer Identifies Iran, Oil, and Interest Rates as Key Factors Creating Punishing Market Chain

Jim Cramer Identifies Iran, Oil, and Interest Rates as Key Factors Creating Punishing Market Chain

Explainer-What's behind the selloff in world bond markets?

Explainer-What's behind the selloff in world bond markets?

By Dhara Ranasinghe and Harry Robertson LONDON, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Government borrowing costs from the United States to Germany and Japan are at or near multi-decade peaks on heightened worries about inflation and rising interest rates, along with nagging anxiety about their debt loads.

Bessent says G20 countries should also use tariffs to protect their industries from cheap imports

Bessent says G20 countries should also use tariffs to protect their industries from cheap imports

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says he’s urging his G20 counterparts to take a page from the Trump administration’s playbook of using tariffs to crack down on trade imbalances

US urges G20 to cut trade imbalances, focus on China

US urges G20 to cut trade imbalances, focus on China

By Philip Blenkinsop and David Lawder ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, Sept 1 (Reuters) - The Trump administration urged other G20 countries on Tuesday to do more to protect their domestic industries and job markets from Chinese imports, arguing such distortions were "sucking" much-needed growth out of