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Reuters
US shale patch slows down as oil prices sink - Reuters
... of the year because of the recent slump in oil prices, Daugherty said. U.S. crude futures tumbled to a more than four-year low of $55.12 a barrel...
Bloomberg News
Russia's Oil-Drilling Is Fastest in 5 Years as Curbs Ease - Bloomberg News
Russia's oil producers have been drilling wells at a pace not seen in at least five years as the nation readies for both a loosening of OPEC+...
Reuters
Oil set for weekly fall under supply pressure | Reuters
Oil prices fell on Friday and were set for a weekly decline of over 2% on the back of oversupply concerns and uncertainty around tariff talks...
Treasury yields dropped across the curve and the dollar fell against most major currencies. Stock Movers. Kering, Nokia, Unilever. 4:21. Listen to...
Reuters
Fed officials argue for patience while gauging tariff impact - Reuters
Federal Reserve officials speaking in television interviews on Thursday indicated they see no urgency for a change in monetary policy as they seek...
Reuters
Fed's Hammack says time for Fed to be patient on policy - CNBC | Reuters
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Beth Hammack on Thursday called for patience on monetary policy amid high levels of uncertainty,...
Bloomberg News
Treasuries Rally After Fed's Hammack Revives June Rate-Cut Odds - Bloomberg News
Treasuries jumped after comments by a Federal Reserve official bolstered odds that the central bank will cut interest rates as early as June.
CNBC
Japan woos retail investors by lowering entry barriers to stock investing - CNBC
Japan's Tokyo Stock Exchange is asking listed companies to reduce ... economy, a group formed by the TSE composed of market experts said in a...
Reuters
Japan says no talk of currency target, yen control in finance dialogue with US | Reuters
Japan's Kato, US Bessent meet for 1st face-to-face talks; Kato says explained Japan's economy, wages to Bessent; US Treasury issues no statement on...
Bloomberg News
Japan to Resist Trump Efforts to Form Trade Bloc Against China - Bloomberg News
Japan intends to push back against any US effort to bring it into an economic bloc aligned against China because of the importance of Tokyo's...
Reuters
Japan urges G20 to stabilise markets, warns of US tariff damage | Reuters
... economy achieve more balanced growth. Finance ministers and central bank governors of the G7 advanced nations and the broader G20 major economies...
Los Angeles Times
California overtakes Japan to become world's fourth-largest economy. But tariffs pose threat
If California were its own country, its economy would now rank as the fourth largest of any nation in the globe, Gov. Gavin Newsom said this week.
Reuters
ECB's Rehn says central bank may need to lower interest rates, Bloomberg News reports | Reuters
The European Central Bank may need to lower interest rates further and shouldn't exclude a larger reduction, Governing Council member Olli Rehn...
Bloomberg News
ECB Sees Inflation Job Almost Done Despite Tariff Mess - Bloomberg News
European Central Bank officials are starting to open up on what monetary-policy remedies the region's economy may need to cope with the recent...
Bloomberg
ECB Drafts Plan for More Nimble Policy Moves After Inflation Pain - Bloomberg
The European Central Bank is set to consider changing its monetary-policy strategy to enable more nimble responses to price shocks as the global...
CNBC
Tariffs give Europe an opportunity to assert itself as a superpower, central bank governor says
... European Central Bank said. Global vulnerability an opportunity for ... European Central Bank. "It's a time for Europe to grasp all the...
Reuters
ECB policymaker Rehn plays up chance of rate cut in June - Reuters
European Central Bank policymaker Olli Rehn on Thursday played up the chance of an interest rate cut in June as the ECB's new forecasts "may well"...
CNBC
European Central Bank's Holzmann says rate cuts must wait for more tariff certainty - CNBC
Austrian central bank chief Robert Holzmann, one of the most hawkish members of the European Central Bank, told CNBC future monetary policy...
CNBC
S&P 500, Nasdaq close higher for third straight day, fueled by tech gains - CNBC
The day's move lower comes as the stock has been lagging the broader market in recent months. Shares have slid more than 16% over the past three...
Reuters
China supports free trade, central bank governor says in Washington meeting, CCTV reports
People's Bank of China (PBOC) Governor Pan Gongsheng attends a press conference in Beijing, China September 24, 2024. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang...
Reuters
China c.bank daily yuan/dollar midpoint strengthens most since April 29 | Reuters
The People's Bank of China (PBOC) on Monday set its official midpoint rate at 6.5497 per dollar prior to the market opening, strengthening 0.45...
Bloomberg.com
China Says US Should Revoke All Unilateral Tariffs, Denies Talks - Bloomberg
The Commerce Ministry's remarks come hours after Pan Gongsheng, governor of the People's Bank of China, warned of the threat ongoing frictions...
Reuters
Kazakhstan's OPEC+ defiance could push Saudi into a painful price war - Reuters
Illustration shows OPEC logo. OPEC logo is seen in this illustration taken, October 8, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Purchase...
CNBC
Oil steadies after 2% drop on potential OPEC+ output increase - CNBC
Logo of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). Andrey Rudakov | Bloomberg | Getty Images. Oil prices ticked up early on...
Reuters
Oil prices steady on mixed economic news, possible OPEC+ output increase | Reuters
Oil prices were little changed on Thursday as investors weighed a potential OPEC+ output increase, mixed economic news, conflicting tariff signals...
Reuters
Gold gains amid bargain hunting, all eyes on trade updates | Reuters
Gold prices gained on Thursday after falling more than 3% in the previous session, helped by a subdued dollar and bargain hunting, while market...
Reuters
Price hikes, a rush to buy autos, and uncertainty in wake of Trump tariffs -- Fed report
Prices are rising and economic activity has begun to slow across parts of the nation as businesses and households try to adapt to U.S. President...
Reuters
Analysts game out use of Fed toolkit if market needs central bank's help | Reuters
Zobel also said an ongoing Treasury debt buyback program could also help manage liquidity if needed, adding that "in extremis," if cash markets were...
CNBC
Fed's Hammack calls for patience in assessing what impacts tariffs will have on the economy
... interest rate policy. "I think we need to be patient. I think this ... Markets strongly expect the Fed will stand pat on interest rates when...
The Guardian
Is a US recession on the horizon amid Trump's tariffs? | Jeffrey Frankel - The Guardian
... Fed will cut short-term interest rates and falling consumer ... An inverted yield curve, when the long-term interest rate falls to or...