Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to members of the media outside the White House in Washington, Aug. 20, 2026. Yuri Gripas | Abaca | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Treasury could use its near $1 trillion General Account to help fund its recently announced plans to increase purchases of government bonds, according to two senior…
GUANGZHOU, CHINA – JULY 14: A woman looks at her smartphone while walking past a SHEIN sign outside the company’s office on July 14, 2026, in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China. Cheng Xin | Getty Images News | Getty Images Shein is planning to raise up to $13.86 billion in Hong Kong dollars ($1.77 billion) in…
Roberto Machado Noa | Lightrocket | Getty Images The Canadian dollar fell on Monday morning after trade talks between Ottawa and Washington fell apart, leaving both sides facing higher prices on a wide array of imported goods. The U.S. on Saturday slapped 50% tariffs on around $20 billion worth of imports from Canada, its second-biggest…
Treasury yields moved lower Monday as investors look ahead to Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh’s keynote speech at Jackson Hole, which takes place later this week against a backdrop of bond market pressure, stubborn inflation and soaring U.S. national debt. Yields on the 10-year Treasury note — the main benchmark for mortgages, auto loans and…
A Boeing 737 MAX 10 fuselage is pictured during the opening ceremony for the company’s new North Line assembly line, which will produce 737 MAX aircraft, at the Boeing Everett Factory in Everett, Washington, on July 10, 2026. Jason Redmond | Afp | Getty Images In August 2018, the then-president and now CEO of United…
A housewife (R) buys vegetables at a wet market in Singapore Roslan Rahman | Afp | Getty Images Singapore inflation missed estimates even as it accelerated to a near two-year high in July, as higher energy prices due to the Iran war lifted electricity prices. The city-state reported that consumer prices last month rose 2.2%,…
Night view of Alibaba’s headquarters building located by the Huangpu River in Shanghai, China on Nov. 16, 2025. CFOTO | Future Publishing | Getty Images Alibaba shares plunged as much as 10% in Hong Kong on Monday after the Chinese tech giant priced an 80 billion Hong Kong dollar ($10.20 billion) placement of newly issued…
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to reporters at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Aug. 20, 2026. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters The U.S will unveil “the single greatest financial offensive ever” against Iran on Monday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said, while Tehran threatened to seize vessels that violate transit rules in the Strait…
Drone view of oil tanker HELGA berthed at one of Iraq’s southern offshore oil terminals near Basra as it prepares to load crude oil, becoming the second vessel to arrive since the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, April 24, 2026. Mohammed Aty | Reuters Oil prices fell Monday as investors awaited details of what…
TOPSHOT – A man takes a selfie with the Indian Railways’ hydrogen-powered train after its flagging-off ceremony at Pandu Pindara railway station in Haryana’s Jind city on July 17, 2026. India launched its first hydrogen-powered train July 17, joining a small group of nations testing the technology as part of efforts to decarbonise rail transport…
