Charting the Global Economy: Fed, BOJ and BOE Hold Rates as Tariffs Loom
Trump’s trade policies have abruptly set the world onto a path of slower growth and higher inflation that could worsen ...
Japan’s currency was one of the first challengers to the U.S. dollar—why 90s predictions of a ‘yen bloc’ fell apart
Journalists in the 1980s and 1990s worried about the death of dollar dominance. Paul Blustein explains why the yen failed to ...
Week Ahead for FX, Bonds: Data to Indicate How U.S. Economy Is Faring Amid Trump’s Policies
U.S. economic data will be watched for signs of whether President Trump’s policies are hurting sentiment among consumers and ...
Warren Buffett Played the Stock Market Sell-Off Perfectly. Now, the Billionaire Investor Is Shopping Abroad.
Warren Buffett Played the Stock Market Sell-Off Perfectly. Now, the Billionaire Investor Is Shopping Abroad.
Japan's core inflation hits 3% in February, keeps alive BOJ rate-hike bets
Japan's core inflation hit 3.0% in February and an index stripping away the effect of fuel rose at the fastest pace in nearly ...
Lazard International Small Cap Equity Portfolio Q4 2024 Commentary
In Q4 2024, the Lazard International Small Cap Equity Portfolio declined 9.6%, compared to its benchmark, the MSCI EAFE Small ...
The world’s lowest interest rate no longer belongs to Japan
The world’s lowest interest rate is longer Japan but Switzerland after the Swiss National Bank cut rates by a quarter-point.
Wall Street rallies after Fed meets
U.S. stocks climbed Wednesday after the Federal Reserve said the economy still looks healthy enough to keep interest rates ...
Bank of Japan keeps rates at 0.5%, but more hikes to come say analysts
There was some good news for global borrowing costs when the Bank of Japan kept its main interest rate at 0.5% on Wednesday. Investors worldwide have for many years utilized the cheap cost of Japanese ...
2-year Treasury leads yields lower as Fed sticks with 2025-27 rate-cut forecast
-- The yield on the 2-year Treasury BX:TMUBMUSD02Y fell 6 basis points to 3.979% versus 4.039% on Tuesday. Wednesday's decline was the biggest in more than a week. Yields move in the opposite ...