The 10-year Treasury yield breached levels last seen in 2007, with intensifying worries about energy-driven inflation contributing to bond investors’ angst.
Category: Standard & Poor’s 500-Stock Index
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Key U.S. Bond Rate Near 20-Year High as Oil Prices Keep Climbing
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Tech Stocks Shudder in Response to Calls to Slow A.I. Progress
The New York Times – Business:Companies at the forefront of artificial intelligence in Asia, Europe and the United States posted declines after tech leaders expressed worries about the safety of “frontier” A.I. technology.
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Oil Prices Jump on Energy Supply Worries
The New York Times – Business:Traders sold oil futures on concerns that energy supplies from the Persian Gulf would be further diminished by a drone attack on a critical pipeline in Saudi Arabia.
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Oil Prices Jump on Energy Supply Worries
The New York Times – Business:Oil prices jumped and stock futures fell slightly on concerns that energy supplies from the Persian Gulf would be further diminished by a drone attack on a critical pipeline in Saudi Arabia.
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Bessent Takes on the Bond Vigilantes
The New York Times – Business:As a rout in the bond market deepens, the pressure grows on Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to restore calm.
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Why Stocks Are Defying Gravity and What Could Bring Them Down
The New York Times – Business:Investors are focused on strong corporate earnings and A.I., while looking past the war in Iran. But rising interest rates are an increasing risk to the rally.
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Oil Jumps for Fourth Straight Day and Diesel Nears Record High
The New York Times – Business:This week’s renewed strikes by the United States and Iran strain the flow of energy and diminish expectations the disruption will end soon.
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Investors Still on Edge Over War, Debt and Inflation
The New York Times – Business:U.S. and Iranian forces traded attacks again, pushing oil prices higher, stocks lower and making bond investors nervous.
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Global Oil Price Rises to $90 a Barrel After U.S. and Iran Trade Attacks
The New York Times – Business:The first attacks in a month jolted energy markets. The average U.S. gasoline price remained 37 percent higher since the war began.
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Oil Prices Fall Ahead of U.S. Vow to Intensify Economic War Against Iran
The New York Times – Business:Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is expected to announce an escalation of sanctions aimed at further isolating Iranian trade.
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Can Bessent’s ‘Big Tool Kit’ Calm Bond Investors?
The New York Times – Business:Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has vowed to step up efforts to restore calm to the debt markets. So far, it’s not working out that way.