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Stock MarketStock Market Slides as Treasury Yields Rise. What to Watch Next.August 18, 202369Everyone likes a good competition—except when it’s hammering the stock market.With yields rising, stocks have real competition from bonds in...
CurrenciesU.S. Dollar is No. 1 and Will Stay That Way for a Long TimeAugust 18, 202343This commentary was issued recently by money managers, research firms, and market newsletter writers and has been edited by Barron's.Global...
InvestingWhat the U.K.’s Investment Minister Says Brexit Britain’s Economic StrategyJuly 31, 202357About the author: Edward Price is principal at Ergo, a global intelligence, consulting, and forecasting firm. A former British trade official, he...
CurrenciesThe U.S. Can Make the Rules on Stablecoins, or It Can Take ThemJuly 19, 2023118About the author: Timothy G. Massad is a research fellow and the director of the Digital Assets Policy Project at the Harvard...