Bank Lending to Eurozone Businesses Fell Again in July
Rising borrowing costs might be weakening the bloc's economy ahead of another expected rate rise.
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BOJ Deputy Gov. Himino Vows Inflation Vigilance as Rate-Hike Bets Mount
The overnight index swaps market is pricing in nearly a 90% chance of a rate increase at the coming Bank of Japan meeting.
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Forget the VIX-Bond Yields Are the Market's New Fear Index
The myriad issues facing the economy aren't being reflected in traditional risk gauges. But you can't fool the bond market.
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Fed's Warsh Has Little Room to Falter at Jackson Hole
Kevin Warsh's success as Federal Reserve chairman may rest, in part, on his willingness to explain in his Jackson Hole speech his framework for thinking about monetary policy.
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German Consumer Confidence Rises on Economic Resilience
While consumer confidence remained below prewar levels, consumer economic expectations picked up for the fourth month in a row.
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Fed's Cook Says She Never Committed Fraud
A lawyer for Fed governor Lisa Cook said her mortgage documents provide no legal basis for Trump to remove her.
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U.S. and Canada Are Bracing for Prolonged Trade Dispute
Few are seeing an offramp as Trump faces political pressures in advance of the midterm elections.
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Reality Dawns That RBA Has Further Work to Do in Taming Inflation
The data points to an increasingly buoyant Australian economy, with aggregate demand still well above levels the central bank will feel are appropriate.
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The ugly math on interest expenses, yields and the $40 trillion U.S. national debt
"The interest payments are starting to snowball," said Joe Boyle at Hartford Funds.
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Banks Fought Against Stablecoins. Now They Are Considering Launching Their Own.
Executives are on the defensive as companies outside of the banking system launch coins.
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Bank of Korea Hikes Again as It Raises Growth, Inflation Forecasts
South Korea's central bank lifted its projections for economic growth and core inflation this year
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The Country That Has the Biggest Trade Surplus With the U.S. Is Now… Vietnam
For the first half of the year, federal data shows the Southeast Asian country's trade surplus with the U.S. hit $114 billion, ahead of Taiwan, Mexico and China.
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Three Takeaways From Bill Gates's 5,784-Word Warning on AI: 'There Is No Plan'
The billionaire philanthropist urges regulation and global coordination to prepare for the likely harms to employment, safety and well-being.
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