Why AI is both the hope and the hazard for world leaders, according to IMF chief Georgieva
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 22: Kristalina Georgieva, managing director for the International Monetary Fund, speaks onstage during "Semafor:...
Economic events
India’s central bank hikes rates for the first time since 2023 as inflation risks build
The Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday raised interest rates for the first time since 2023, joining several major central...
Trade deficit hits $105.6 billion, widest since just before Trump tariffs enacted last year
Trucks move goods in a shipping container next to large stacks of shipping containers and cranes at the Port of...
World Bank warns of AI concentration risks as it lifts East Asia and Pacific growth outlook to 4.5%
South Korea has found increased attempts to disguise foreign products as Korean exports, primarily from China, to avoid U.S. President...
The 2029 tipping point: Western populations are about to start shrinking, piling pressure on public finances
As Western populations age, fewer workers and higher costs will strain public finances, credit rating agency Moody's has warned. Europe is...
Surging Treasury yields don’t signal a U.S. 'fiscal apocalypse' — yet
A trader works at the New York Stock Exchange on Sept. 2, 2026. NYSEU.S. government borrowing costs have risen to...
Stock futures are flat as investors grapple with higher yields, await Fed minutes: Live updates
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, U.S., Sept. 29, 2026. Jeenah...
High mortgage rates are trapping homeowners in place, and making renovations harder to afford
Courtneyk | E+ | Getty ImagesWith mortgage rates continuing to stay untenably high for most Americans, many are staying put....
America’s data center fight is a preview of what's to come for the rest of the world
As the AI boom becomes a major part of political debate, the public backlash against data centers in the U.S....
Labor market faltered in September as jobs increased by just 29,000, unemployment rate rose to 4.2%
The U.S. economy created far fewer jobs than expected in September, pointing to a surprising soft spot in the labor...
Brazil votes in high-stakes election as U.S.-China rivalry and debt loom large
Brazil's President and presidential candidate Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva waves a national flag during a campaign rally in Sao...
10-year Treasury yield slides after hitting highest levels in 24 years
Treasury yields fell on Thursday, giving back some of the sharp gains seen of late that propelled longer-dated rates to...
Fed's Kashkari says inflation is 'still too high' even after softer-than-expected PCE data, labor market is 'pretty good'
Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari said Wednesday that price growth remained a concern despite the latest data coming in...
Fed’s preferred gauge showed core inflation at 3.0% in August, much lighter than expected
Consumer prices posted a smaller-than-expected increase in August from a year ago, according to the Federal Reserve's primary inflation gauge,...
China factory activity snaps 2-month contractionary streak in September
SHENZHEN, CHINA - AUGUST 30: A man stands on the waterfront overlooking MSC and Ocean Network Express (ONE) container ships...
China posts weakest industrial profit growth this year, expanding 4.2% in August
SHENZHEN, CHINA - AUGUST 30: A Chinese national flag flies from a vessel in front of the MSC Claire container...
The 10-year Treasury yield is at its highest in nearly two decades. How we got here
Investors were rattled this week as the benchmark 10-year Treasury yield soared to its highest level since 2007, but sticky...
Bond market alarms are ringing on Wall Street. Here's what's ahead
The chance that higher rates are here to stay is unnerving those who fear that eventually something will break. Source...
10-year Treasury yield hit a 19-year high—and some investors see opportunity to buy bonds
Often it doesn't feel like good news when a U.S. economic indicator matches a level last seen in 2007. But...
Treasury yields rise again to end a volatile week
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Wednesday, Aug....
