Several Fed officials considered rate pause in March, minutes show
WASHINGTON, April 12 (Reuters) – Several Federal Reserve policymakers last month considered pausing interest rate increases after the failure of two regional banks and a...
Gold shines as bets for US rate hike pause gather pace
U.S. CPI comes in below estimates, core in line with estimates Dollar down 0.7%, yields skid Market bets on 25 bps Fed hike in May,...
Wall St ends lower, Treasury yields slide as data fuels recession jitters
NEW YORK, April 5 (Reuters) – U.S. stocks lost ground on Wednesday and Treasury yields extended their decline as a batch of data fueled worries...
Factbox: The developing countries facing a debt crisis
LONDON, April 5 (Reuters) – The record number of developing nations at risk of a debt crisis will be high on the agenda next week...
US dividend funds see biggest quarterly outflows in 2-1/2 years
April 6 (Reuters) – U.S. dividend funds have faced steep outflows this year after strong inflows last year as investors rush to safer money market...
Yellen says not willing to allow contagious bank runs to develop
NEW HAVEN, Conn., April 3 (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Monday said deposit outflows from small and medium-sized banks were diminishing, but...
Fed’s Powell discussed FDIC limits with House Republicans -lawmaker
WASHINGTON, March 29 (Reuters) – U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell told Republican lawmakers that Congress should re-evaluate limits on the size of federally insured...
Global derivatives industry defends CDS after banking blow-ups
LONDON, March 30 (Reuters) – The derivatives industry body, the International Association of Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA), has backed Credit Default Swaps amid concerns...
Signs of pain as easy cash era ends are growing
LONDON, March 30 (Reuters) – The easy-cash era is over and markets are feeling the pinch from the sharpest jump in interest rate in decades....
Inflation data spurs stocks rally, drop in U.S. yields
U.S. inflation cools in February Two-year U.S. Treasury yield set for biggest monthly drop since 2008 S&P 500 records back-to-back quarterly gains NEW YORK, March...