The Latest Breaking News from Interest Rates

The U.S. banking industry has been facing several headwinds, including slowing loan growth, stricter capital requirements, rising deposit costs and credit rating downgrades. Amid the uncertainty surrounding the U.S. banking industry’s prospects, it could be wise to look beyond borders and buy fundamentally strong foreign banking stocks Barclays (BCS), Agricultural…

Most forecasters do not expect a cut for another year

Britain in for ‘protracted period of high taxes and tight spending’, says Institute for Fiscal Studies

Britain is heading towards a recession next year as borrowing costs stay elevated, the IFS warned in its latest Green Budget.

With the list of headwinds for the stock market, from high interest rates to geopolitical concerns in the Middle East, investors hope that soon-to-be-released third-quarter earnings results from the mega-cap technology companies will boost market sentiment. The biggest U.S technology companies have slashed thousands of jobs and reduced costs, and...

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +1.10%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.97%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +1.22%. Stocks this morning are moderately higher, with the Dow...

Rightmove says 0.5% rise is smallest for time of year since financial crisis 15 years ago as higher interest rates hit home

Just like the Yom Kippur war 50 years before, the current conflict represents a grave threat to an already fragile global economy

Earlier today, I was interviewed by Michelle Rook on AgWeb's Markets Now. We spoke about the action in the grain markets, energy markets, gold, cattle, and interest rates.