President Trump rejected Iran’s proposal over the weekend, calling it “unacceptable,” but Iran said it was still waiting for “definitive news” from Washington.
Category: Stocks and Bonds
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Oil Prices Climb on Continued Impasse in U.S.-Iran Talks
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Rising Interest Rates Are Causing Alarm. Here’s What to Know.
The New York Times – Business:History shows that the markets and the economy flourished when rates were even higher than today’s. But, our columnist notes, those times didn’t last.
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Oil Prices Rise and Bond Markets Remain on Edge
The New York Times – Business:The rise came a day after a sharp sell-off in government debt.
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Bond Yields Soar as Investors Foresee Another Fed Interest Rate Increase
The New York Times – Business:The 10-year Treasury yield on Wednesday rose to around 5.1 percent, as investors grew more convinced the Fed Reserve will raise interest rates again.
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Trump’s Diesel Dilemma
The New York Times – Business:Calls to ban U.S. exports of the fuel are dividing Republicans. The energy crisis is also dominating discussions at the United Nations.
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Wall Street Is Growing Skeptical of the Data Center Boom
The New York Times – Business:Several companies tied to the data center industry have delayed their initial public offerings amid the increasing public backlash to these energy guzzling facilities.
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10 Ways to Explain Why Interest Rates Are So High
The New York Times – Business:If you can’t pin down why something’s happening, you don’t have much hope of fixing it.
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What Set Off the Rise in Interest Rates? Mainly, the Iran War.
The New York Times – Business:The Federal Reserve is trying to catch up with the leap in bond rates as the Middle East conflict unnerves world markets.
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Bessent and Warsh Take On the Bond Bears
The New York Times – Business:The Treasury secretary and the Federal Reserve chairman face similar tests: calming investors’ growing worries about inflation and deficits.
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Bessent Defends Faltering Bond Market Intervention
The New York Times – Business:Testifying before Congress, the Treasury secretary said that he supported giving Americans $5,000 dividends if Republicans win in November.
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Key U.S. Bond Rate Near 20-Year High as Oil Prices Keep Climbing
The New York Times – Business:The 10-year Treasury yield breached levels last seen in 2007, with intensifying worries about energy-driven inflation contributing to bond investors’ angst.