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France's fresh budget battle threatens to topple another government
Time is not on the side of French government bonds, strategists have warned, as the nation's deficit balloons.
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The big August jobs report is due out Friday. Here's what to expect for what has been a jobless summer
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India’s economy expands 7.8% in fiscal first quarter, beating estimates
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Fed Chairman Warsh expresses concern about inflation, advocates for 'quieter' central bank
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Bessent could tap near $1 trillion Treasury General Account to fund bond buybacks, sources said
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'They asked too much': Canadian dollar slides as Ottawa and Washington head for all-out trade war
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Singapore inflation hits highest in nearly two years, but undershoots expectations
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Bessent's bond gambit aimed at calming markets is instead stirring inflation worries
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Bessent's efforts in the Treasury market so far haven't worked. Here's what else he can try
Market experts showed skepticism at whether the push would succeed against a bevy of factors working against Treasurys.
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Bessent says there's a 'very good chance' U.S. budget deficit under Trump has peaked
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday that there's a "very good chance" of the U.S. has seen its budget deficit peak under President Donald Trump.
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Bessent says Treasury buyback operation could be more than $4 billion
Bessent said his department is going "make a market" in the longer-dated securities where yields have been surging lately.
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U.S. government debt passes $40 trillion, more than doubling in a decade
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Trump bemoans Fed interest rate policy, says U.S. should be paying much less
As he has done in the past, Trump accused Fed officials of having political motives.
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Russia says its economy is strong. It just fired a top economist who warned otherwise
Andrei Klepach was reportedly fired from his role after presenting a report warning that Russia could not win a prolonged war of attrition with Ukraine.
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Wholesale prices were flat in July, below expectations for 0.2% increase
The producer price index was expected to increase by 0.2% in July, according to the Dow Jones consensus.
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The Iran war risks bringing the G7's fastest-growing economy to a halt
The U.K. economy is showing further signs of a long-awaited rebound, but the picture is complicated by the fallout from the Iran war and high energy prices.
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U.S. budget deficit surged in July to highest level since March 2021
Beyond the big single-month jump, the collective red ink over the 10 months of the fiscal year rose to nearly $1.8 trillion, surpassing the same period in 2025.
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'Nobody wants it': Lettuce prices see record-setting plunge as cyclospora spooks consumers
Lettuce prices posted their sharpest month-over-month decline on record as diners reconsider the vegetable amid the cyclospora outbreak.
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Here are five key takeaways from the July CPI inflation report
Readings for July on the prices consumers pay for goods and services came in pretty much on target.
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