Big week coming up with PCE, Nvidia earnings and then Jackson Hole. Here's what to expect
The summer may be winding down, but there's an awful lot of potentially market moving activity in store next week....
Scott Bessent
Bessent's bond gambit aimed at calming markets is instead stirring inflation worries
Scott Bessent, Treasury Secretary, speaking a the CNBC Invest in America Forum in Washington, D.C. on April 15th, 2026. CNBCInvestors...
Bessent's efforts in the Treasury market so far haven't worked. Here's what else he can try
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to members of the media outside the White House in Washington, Aug. 20, 2026.Yuri Gripas...
Oil prices rise after Treasury Secretary says U.S. will collapse Iran with economic pressure
Oil moved higher Thursday after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. will impose the toughest sanctions in history against...
Bessent says there's a 'very good chance' U.S. budget deficit under Trump has peaked
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaking with CNBC on Aug. 4th, 2026.CNBCTreasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday there's a "very good...
Bessent says Treasury buyback operation could be more than $4 billion
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC on Thursday that an accelerated buyback of government debt could be higher than the...
U.S. to use economic tactics on Iran 'that have never been seen'; Navy works to relieve troubled carrier USS Abraham Lincoln
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaking with CNBC on Aug. 4th, 2026.CNBCThe U.S. will be applying economic measures "that have never...
S&P 500 futures slip as traders watch for Strait of Hormuz deal, inflation data: Live updates
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. NYSES&P 500 futures edged lower on Sunday night amid...
S&P 500 rises as it wraps up banner week with traders seeing bright side of dismal jobs report: Live updates
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.NYSEThe S&P 500 rose on Friday as traders interpreted an...
S&P 500 futures are little changed after massive rally lifts index to fresh record: Live updates
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., August 4, 2026....
U.S. Treasury intervenes to support yen after Japan steps in, FT reports
The U.S. Treasury bought yen on Friday to support the battered Japanese currency, the Financial Times reported, marking Washington's first...
Nvidia, Microsoft, Meta warn against 'premature restrictions' of open-weight models
Nvidia, Microsoft, Meta, Palantir and more than 20 other companies released a letter Friday urging policymakers to avoid "premature restrictions"...
IRS chief Frank Bisignano laughs off JPMorgan spying allegations
Frank Bisignano, chief executive officer of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), during a House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social...
Trump threatens to 'decimate' Iran if it tries to kill him, as Treasury sanctions alleged Iranian financier
Donald Trump, President of the United States, speaks during a press conference at the NATO Summit at the Presidential Complex...
Inside NATO's extraordinary 48 hours that revealed Trump's grip on global diplomacy
For 48 hours in Ankara, Turkey, it felt as though the world was moving on Donald Trump's timetable.Markets lurched. NATO...
Oil prices are little changed as investors continue to watch U.S.-Iran moves, Citi sees 'overhang' disappearing
Commercial vessels and oil tankers preparing to transit through the Strait of Hormuz, one of the most critical strategic waterways...
U.S. issues sweeping Iran oil sanctions waivers, unlocking billions in revenue for Tehran
The Brugge oil tanker anchored off the Port of Long Beach in Long Beach, California, US, on Thursday, May 7,...
DOJ rebuffs judge's request to put in writing it won't move forward with 'anti-weaponization' fund
Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks during a press conference hosted with U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin...
Judge blocks DOJ 'anti-weaponization' fund for longer, wants guarantee it’s dead
Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche listens to a reporter's question during a press conference at the Department of Justice...
Oil prices jumps after Trump says China agreed to buy U.S. crude following Xi talks
The Sea Voyager crude oil tanker anchored off the Port of Long Beach in Long Beach, California, US, on Thursday,...
