An aerial photograph shows the Greek-flagged crude oil tanker “Asahi Princess” off the coast of the Syrian Baniyas port refinery, along the Mediterranean Sea on on April 15, 2026. Bakr Alkasem | Afp | Getty Images Ahead of a meeting of finance ministers from the Group of Seven developed economies in Paris on Monday, a…
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange, April 23, 2026. Jeenah Moon | Reuters U.S. Treasury yields spiked on Friday following a week of messy inflation data and as traders looked to price interest rate policy under new Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh. The yield on the 30-year bond jumped more…
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange. Brendan McDermid | Reuters The 10-year U.S. Treasury note yield rose on Wednesday as investors digested the implications of hotter-than-expected wholesale prices in April. The yield on the 10-year note — the key benchmark for U.S. government borrowing — was last up 1 basis…
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon attends an interview with Reuters in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., Nov. 5, 2025. Emily Elconin | Reuters JPMorgan Chase may reconsider a planned multibillion-dollar office tower in London if U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is ousted, the bank’s CEO, Jamie Dimon, said on Wednesday. Speaking to Bloomberg in Paris, the head of…
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks at the start of a Cabinet meeting to mark the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, at Downing Street in London, Feb. 24, 2026. Wpa Pool | Getty Images News | Getty Images Yields on U.K. government bonds surged to multi-decade highs on Tuesday morning, as pressure…
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer gives an update on the situation in the Middle East at Downing Street Briefing Room, in London, Britain, March 05, 2026. Jaimi Joy | Via Reuters Early results from local council elections pointed to big losses for the U.K.’s ruling Labour Party on Friday, raising questions about Keir Starmer’s future…
Natalia Gdovskaia | Moment | Getty Images As consumer prices climb amid the Iran war, some investors are looking for ways to combat inflation. One option, Series I bonds — a government-backed, nearly risk-free asset — could now be more attractive, some experts say. But others may prefer more flexible options. Newly purchased I bonds…
Risk in the credit markets has received a lot of attention in 2026, from fears about private credit stress to the head of the nation’s biggest bank, JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon, warning this week — though not pointing to any specific current credit market signal — “We haven’t had a credit recession in so long,…
The Samsung exhibition stand features the prominent ”A new era of mobile agentic AI” slogan by the South Korean company Samsung Electronics. Joan Cros | Nurphoto | Getty Images Shares of Samsung SDS surged as much as 21.3% on Wednesday after global private equity firm KKR agreed to invest 1.22 trillion won ($820 million) of…
Treasury yields edged higher on Monday as the breakdown of negotiations between Iran and the U.S. clouded the inflation outlook once again. The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note — the benchmark for government borrowing — was up more than 1 basis point at 4.333%. The 2-year Treasury note yield, which is more sensitive to short-term Federal Reserve interest rate…
