Analysis: Interest Rates

Brazil Senate approves income tax break for middle class, new levy on the rich

BRASILIA -Brazil's Senate on Wednesday approved a bill raising income tax exemptions to benefit the middle class while introducing a minimum tax on high earners. The proposal, which now...

US economic resilience lifts spirits

ORLANDO, Florida -U.S. stocks and bond yields rose on Wednesday on surprisingly strong job growth and service sector data, which suggests the economy is in decent shape and calls into question how...

Stocks slide from record highs as caution reigns

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Kevin Buckland On another day, tech-driven stock rallies to fresh record highs in Tokyo and Taipei would probably signal a...

November lift ahead of tariff hearing

What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-at-Large, Finance and Markets World markets kicked off November in an upbeat mood, riffing off buoyant...

-'Trick or Treat' on Wall Street

Everything Mike Dolan and the ROI team are excited to read, watch and listen to over the weekend. From the Editor Hello Morning Bid readers!  Wall Street got...

Trading Day: Tech pAIn trade, Trump-Xi readout

ORLANDO, Florida -Tech shares on Wall Street took a beating on Thursday after some megacap earnings reports, while the dollar and U.S. bond yields rose further following the Fed's hawkish rate cut as...

Hesitation about 'foregone conclusions'

What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-At-Large, Finance and Markets Perhaps because many of the positive twists this week were already priced...

48 hours to test the exuberance

What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-At-Large, Finance and Markets Bulled up by another wave of AI deal-making and earnings excitement and...

Gold sold, stocks stall

What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-At-Large, Finance and Markets As U.S. stock indexes hit new records on Monday ahead of a likely Federal...

Oil jumps and Tesla skids

What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-At-Large, Finance and Markets Oil prices jumped 4% on a wave of new retaliatory sanctions on Russian...

IMF chief hopes for US-China rare earths deal to avoid 'material impact' on global economy

WASHINGTON -International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Friday she was hoping for an agreement between the U.S. and China that avoids a cutoff in the flow of rare...

Bessent urges IMF, World Bank to take tougher stance on China's economic practices

WASHINGTON -U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday gave specific marching orders for the International Monetary Fund and World Bank to take tougher stances on China's state-driven economic...

Regionals spoil the banking party

NEW YORK -Making sense of the forces driving global marketsBy Alden Bentley, Editor in Charge, Americas Finance and Markets        Jamie is enjoying some well-deserved time-off, but the Reuters...

AI fizzes and banks are buoyant

What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-At-Large, Finance and Markets A combination of ongoing optimism over the AI boom, impressive U.S. bank...

Trading Day: Risk on, or off? It's trade vs earnings

NEW YORK -Making sense of the forces driving global markets By Alden Bentley, Editor in Charge, Americas Finance and Markets Jamie McGeever is enjoying some well-deserved...

China to keep its 'all about production' economic playbook as rivalry with US intensifies

SINGAPORE/BEIJING -China's Communist Party meets this month to map a five-year vision that prioritises high-tech manufacturing in its quest to upgrade its sprawling industries and project global...

IMF lifts growth outlook on more benign tariffs as revived US-China trade war looms

WASHINGTON -The International Monetary Fund edged up its 2025 global growth forecast on Tuesday as tariff shocks and financial conditions have proven more benign than expected, but warned that a...

Volatility builds as AI jockeys with trade

What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-At-Large, Finance and Markets Wall Street's 'fear gauge' of implied stock market volatility touched its...

Banks set to open earnings floodgate with Powell on tap

NEW YORK -TRADING DAY Making sense of the forces driving global markets Jamie McGeever is enjoying some well-deserved time off, but the Reuters markets team will still...