US job openings fall to 8.5 million in March, the lowest level in more than 3 years
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. jobs openings slid in March to the lowest level in more than three years, but stayed...
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Why hundreds of U.S. banks may be at risk of failure
Hundreds of small and regional banks across the U.S. are feeling stressed."You could see some banks either fail or at...
Why Japan’s currency is cratering right now, despite its red-hot stock market
Japan’s stock market has been on fire over the past few years. The Nikkei 225, which tracks the 225 largest...
Yen retreats after U.S. data as eyes turn from Tokyo to Fed
The dollar index gained ground after economic data showed U.S. labor costs increased more than expected in the first quarter...
BOJ Holds; US Inflation Won’t Let Up
(Bloomberg) -- The Bank of Japan kept interest rates unchanged, driving the yen to a fresh 34-year low, while US...
Central bankers in Southeast Asia are closely watching the Fed as a strong dollar pummels their currencies
As 2024 began, Fed watchers thought it was a matter of when, not if, the U.S. central bank would cut...
Lloyds profits hit by rush of homeowners refinancing mortgages
He is seeking to make Lloyds a slimmer and more profitable bank, cutting costs and boosting sales by offering customers...
Shadow banking collapse would ‘put millions of jobs at risk’
Default rates are rising as businesses fail to refinance or repay their debts.Mr Benjamin said: “Private equity is particularly vulnerable...
Dollar firm as U.S. rates and earnings take center stage
"There will be a focus on the BOJ meeting, but it is too soon for them to alter policy, and...
7 Best Dividend ETFs to Buy Now | Investing
The U.S. Federal Reserve increased its key interest rate a total of 11 times between March 2022 and July 2023. And while the central bank hasn't made additional increases lately – and some think it may even move toward cuts soon – the bottom line is that the current rate environment makes fixed-income instruments much more attractive than most dividend stocks.Consider that the average yield of a stock in the S&P 500 index of the largest U.S. companies is just 1.7% at present, while 10-year U.S. Treasury bonds provide 4.7%...