U.S. Treasury yields ticked lower on Thursday as investors digested new labor market data. The 2-year yield fell more than 2 basis points to 3.848%, while the 10-year Treasury yield dropped by more than 3 basis points to 4.328%. The 30-year long bond yield pulled back more than 4 basis points to 4.843%. One basis point equals 0.01%….
Landscape of Songdo International City. Incheon, South Korea. Photograph By Kangheewan. | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets advanced Wednesday after Wall Street rose on the back of a tech rally, led by chipmaker Nvidia, with South Korean stocks leading gains. Shares in the artificial intelligence darling advanced nearly 3%, extending Monday’s gains and driving…
Aaron Foster | The Image Bank | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets rose Tuesday following gains on all three Wall Street benchmarks overnight, despite mounting global trade frictions. China pushed back against the U.S.’ accusations that it had violated a temporary trade agreement. Instead, the Asian powerhouse blamed Washington for failing to uphold the deal — a…
A worker arranges cans of Campbell’s soup on a supermarket shelf in San Rafael, California. Getty Images Campbell’s has seen customers prepare their own meals at the highest rate in about half a decade, offering the latest sign of everyday people tightening their wallets amid economic concerns. “Consumers are cooking at home at the highest…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at the opening bell on May 27, 2025, in New York City. Timothy A. Clary | Afp | Getty Images Investors are getting nervous the U.S. government might struggle to pay its debt — and they are snapping up insurance in case it…
Overlooking the city with Busan Tower in Yongdusan Park. Nampo-dong, Busan, South Korea. Jungang Yan | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets are set to have a muted open Tuesday, as investors assessed U.S. President Donald Trump’s postponement of 50% tariffs on European Union imports. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 was set to open slightly higher, with the futures…
A customer places a Japanese 10,000 yen banknote on a checkout counter while making a purchase at an Akidai YK supermarket in Tokyo, Japan, on Monday, June 27, 2022. Kiyoshi Ota | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets are set to trade mixed Monday, trailing losses on all three key benchmarks on Wall Street last…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on March 13, 2025. NYSE Stock futures were little changed early Friday as investors continue to evaluate the effect of higher U.S. Treasury yields on the economy. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average ticked lower by 119 points, or 0.3%. Nasdaq 100…
The upscale shopping district of Ginza in Tokyo, Japan, on Saturday, May 4, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets mostly climbed Friday as investors assess a slew of economic data from the region. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 0.48% at the open and the Topix climbed 0.5%. South Korea’s Kospi rose 0.36% while…
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Thursday, May 21, 2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Stocks ticked higher on Thursday, as investors tried to shake off fears of rising rates and worries about a ballooning U.S. deficit. The 30-year Treasury yield…
