An asset is something that has value and can be bought, sold or held as an investment. It can be a share in a company, a bond issued by a government or business, a currency, a commodity, or an index ...

Gold is not returning to the monetary system in the form its advocates often imagine. It is unlikely to replace fiat currency, restore Bretton Woods or become the daily medium of exchange for modern ...

Long-term borrowing costs from the United States to Japan and Germany hit their highest levels in decades on Tuesday, as renewed inflation worries added to ​nagging concerns about the fiscal pressures ...

The U.S. and Canada are negotiating in an effort to reach a truce on tariffs before a 12:01 a.m. Wednesday deadline set by U.S. President Donald Trump. If no deal is reached, Trump has threatened to ...

The euro (EURUSD) is sitting just below the 1.16 level on Tuesday, and the market is trying to decide whether buyers can keep pressing higher. The tone is constructive, but it is hardly decisive.

Despite what are clearly ongoing attacks on international vessels in regional waters, suddenly mediators are feeling optimism again, and decided to float another apparent round of pre-US market open ...

I wrote a post a week ago warning that the mood is shifting in global bond markets. Ever since COVID, fiscal policy has become unmoored across much of the G10, with budget deficits and debt issuance ...

The Iranian-aligned Houthis said on Thursday they struck two Saudi oil tankers as part of a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia, threatening to create a second chokepoint on global oil supplies alongside ...

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.1 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis in July after falling 0.4 percent in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported ...

video Steven Blitz is a veteran Federal Reserve watcher and chief U.S. economist at Global Data TS Lombard, where he specializes in macroeconomic analysis and alternative investments. Now, as Steve ...

Charlie Sheen paid a high price after a very expensive prank backfired to the tune of a million dollars -- payable to his ex-wife, Denise Richards. The actor opened up about the whole thing during ...

What is going on in the economy? Inflation is still too high. High inflation has been driven by ongoing price pressures in Australia as well as energy cost pressures associated with the Middle East ...