Traders work on the floor during morning trading at the New York Stock Exchange on March 6, 2024. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Despite the heavy concentration of the U.S. market rally in expensive, AI-focused tech stocks, analysts say Wall Street is not yet in bubble territory. The S&P 500 has climbed for 16 of … Read more
WASHINGTON — Labor unions, domestic manufacturers, business associations and other interest organizations on Wednesday announced a bipartisan coalition to target an import loophole allowing billions of un-taxed goods into the U.S. “The coalition we have assembled is a testament to the mounting pressure to close the de minimis loophole,” Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., said. The … Read more
A smartphone with a displayed AMD logo is placed on a computer motherboard in this illustration taken March 6, 2023. Dado Ruvic | Reuters American semiconductor company Advanced Micro Devices has failed in getting a made-for-China AI chip past U.S. regulators and will need to apply for an export license, Bloomberg reported Tuesday. The report … Read more
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington, D.C., on March 13, 2023. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images The debt load of the U.S. is growing at a quicker clip in recent months, increasing about $1 trillion nearly every 100 days. The nation’s debt permanently crossed over to $34 trillion on Jan. 4, after briefly … Read more
U.S. Treasury yields inched lower on Thursday after the latest inflation data was in line with predictions. The 10-year Treasury yield fell nearly 4 basis points to 4.236%. The yield on the 2-year Treasury declined almost 2 basis points to 4.629%. Yields and prices have an inverted relationship and one basis point equals 0.01%. January’s … Read more
When investors think of the financial markets, the first thing that likely comes to mind is the stock market. But there is a bigger, less-flashy counterpart to the equity market: the bond market. At the heart of the fixed income space lies U.S. Treasurys, one of the safest investments in the world. “We have not … Read more
Soaring rents, rising inflation and student debt are among some of the reasons millennials have struggled to purchase their own homes or build up their savings. Catherine Falls Commercial | Moment | Getty Images A gigantic wealth transfer over roughly the next decade will likely make millennials “the richest generation in history,” according to a … Read more
A trader works, as a screen displays a news conference by Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell following the Fed rate announcement, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., January 31, 2024. Brendan McDermid | Reuters The Bank of Japan and the Swiss National Bank have emerged … Read more
Brian Nelson, US Treasury under secretary for terrorism and financial crimes, during a House Financial Services Committee hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024. The hearing is titled “Oversight of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and the Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence (TFI).” Graeme Sloan | Bloomberg | Getty Images … Read more
U.S. Treasury yields slipped Tuesday after a large drop in durable goods orders raised some questions about the stability of the economy. The moves were muted as investors awaited a key inflation report later in the week. At 8:36 a.m. ET, the yield on the 10-year Treasury yield was down by more than 2 basis … Read more
