Economic News Category

On Tuesday, a carefully watched part of the US Treasury yield curve inverted for the first time since September 2019, reflecting market fears that the Federal Reserve may push the economy into recession as it confronts growing inflation. For a brief while, the two-year Treasury note yielded more than the benchmark 10-year note. Many people

Oil exports from the United States are increasing, pushing fuel away from storage hubs Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, US oil exports have increased, and barrels of domestic oil that would normally go to the Cushing, Oklahoma, storage center are now being shipped via the Gulf Coast, dealers said. The invasion shook the oil market,

As Treasury rates rise, the S&P 500 finishes higher with financials The S&P 500 finished higher on Friday as banking stocks rallied following a surge in the benchmark Treasury yield to its highest level in almost three years. The Nasdaq closed down, with tech and other large growth companies mainly falling, but they finished off

The labour market in U.S.A is tightening, with weekly unemployment claims at the lowest level Last week, the number of Americans filing new jobless benefits claims fell to a 52-1/2-year low, while unemployment rolls continued to decline, indicating fast reducing labour market slack that will continue to support wage inflation. The Federal Reserve may raise

Options traders see the stock rally as an opportunity to buy downside protection Risk appetite has returned to Wall Street following a nasty start to the year, but some experts caution that the respite in volatility may be fleeting and encourage investors to be wary of more stock market gyrations. The Cboe Volatility Index, which