The Latest Breaking News from Interest Rates

Gold prices continue to climb amid enhanced geopolitical risk due to the conflict in the Middle East and the likelihood that the Fed will not raise interest rates in November. During economic uncertainties, demand for gold surges given its safe-haven appeal. Thus, high-growth gold stocks Kinross Gold (KGC), B2Gold (BTG),…

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said interest rates are not causing “dysfunction” in the market.

With interest rates continuing to remain elevated, investors can once again generate significant income from their bond investments.

The International Monetary Fund warned Tuesday that the battle to tame global inflation has not yet been won, and urged central banks to keep interest rates elevated as price pressures impose restricts on economic growth over the coming year. In its annual World Economic Outlook report, published ...

The International Monetary Fund warns that the world economy is losing momentum in the face of higher interest rates, the ongoing war in Ukraine and widening geopolitical rifts

Asian shares are higher after Wall Street advanced on potentially encouraging news about interest rates, which have been dragging markets lower since the summer

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Monday closed up +0.63%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.59%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +0.49%. Stocks on Monday recovered from early losses and...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Monday was little changed. The dollar Monday saw support from safe-haven demand after Israel declared war on Hamas. However, the dollar gave up most of its advance after stocks recovered from early losses and moved higher, reducing the liquidity demand for the dollar. Also,...

Two Federal Reserve officials suggested that the central bank may leave interest rates unchanged at its next meeting in three weeks because a surge in long-term interest rates has made borrowing more expensive and could help cool inflation without further action by the Fed

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.22%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.22%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.01%. Stocks are mixed after the militant group Hamas attacked...

The Fed Funds Rate’s rise from zero percent in March 2022 to 5.375% in October 2023 and quantitative tightening to reduce the central bank’s swollen balance sheet have put upward pressure on interest rates, causing bonds to fall. In early October, the U.S. long bond futures fell to the lowest…