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U.S. Stocks Pushed Lower By Climb in Bond Yields, Oil Prices

Rising bond yields around the world dinged investors' appetite for equities, pushing stocks lower.

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Mounting Inflation Pressures Deepen Global Bond Slide

The yield on the 10-year Treasury climbed to nearly 4.6% Friday, its highest level in more than a year.

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Oil Prices Notch Weekly Gain as Trump's China Trip Fails to Reopen Hormuz

Both countries agreed that the Strait of Hormuz must remain open, according to a White House statement.

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Trump and Xi Want to Stabilize U.S.-China Ties. Now Comes the Hard Part.

The president's tightly choreographed visit to Beijing masked big differences between U.S. and China.

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U.S. Industrial Production Rose in April

U.S. industrial production rose by 0.7% last month, after decreasing by an upwardly revised 0.3% in March.

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Week Ahead for FX, Bonds: Fed Minutes in Focus as Middle East Uncertainty Continues

Minutes to the U.S. Federal Reserve's most recent meeting will be watched for signs of whether prospects of an interest-rate hike are starting to build given elevated energy prices.

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House Passes Ethanol Bill, But Fate Uncertain in Senate

Advocates for ethanol blended gasoline got a long-awaited win in the House, but a bill allowing year-round sale faces a murky future in the Senate.

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The U.S. dollar has barely budged this year - but that could be about to change

Currency traders are not convinced that high interest rates are here to stay.

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Canada, Alberta Finalize Carbon-Tax Deal, Set Stage For New Pipeline Proposal

Alberta agreed to a stringent levy on carbon from its energy producers, the first of a series of conditions it has to meet before Prime Minister Mark Carney backs a new crude-carrying pipeline to the Pacific Coast.

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Canada Factory Sales Climb 3% in March to Highest Level in More Than a Year

Manufacturing shipments increased 3% from the month before to a seasonally adjusted C$73.57 billion, the highest level since the start of 2025.

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The World Is Burning Through Its Oil Safety Net

Global oil inventories have fallen at a record pace during the Iran war, and oil executives and analysts predict a reckoning within weeks if the Strait of Hormuz remains shut.

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Beijing's 'Industrial Policy of Everything' Leaves Rest of the World in the Dust

Government support encompasses the old, the new, goods and services, micro and macro. Nothing Trump elicits in China will alter this.

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Fed's Barr: Shrinking The Balance Sheet Is The Wrong Objective

Federal Reserve Gov. Michael Barr said shrinking the balance sheet is the wrong objective for the central bank, and many of the proposals to meet that objective would threaten financial stability.

 

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May 15, 2026 17:00 ET (21:00 GMT)

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