Richmond Fed President Tom Barkin said that the US economy remains resilient, with last year's rate cuts supporting the labor market, but added that the FOMC is ready to respond if conditions deteriorate.
* Global equities index dips as Wall Street loses ground. * Gold and silver rise after two-day selloff. * Dollar falls, US Treasury yields up. * RBA hikes rates to 3.85%; Aussie bounces. By Sin?ad Carew and Amanda Cooper.
Native American Tribes are working from a disadvantage in bond sales due to Securities and Exchange Commission regulations that force them to register public market issuances, which raises costs.
Financial stocks were decreasing in Tuesday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index shedding 0.9% and the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF dropping 1.3%. The Philadelphia Housing Index was climbing 1.6%, and the State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF was down 0.9%. Bitcoin was dropping nearly 6% to $74,031, and the yield for 10-year US Treasuries was rising 1.7 ba...
Investors are ramping up bets on higher long-dated Treasury yields and a steeper yield curve as incoming Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh is expected to press for interest rate cuts while shrinking the U.S. central bank's balance sheet.
Financial stocks were decreasing in Tuesday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index shedding 0.6% and the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF dropping 1.4%. The Philadelphia Housing Index was climbing 2%, and the State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF was down 0.5%. Bitcoin was dropping 4.8% to $74,932, and the yield for 10-year US Treasuries was rising 1.7 basis poi...
Data from the Labour Force Survey shows that Canada's job market has pumped out nearly 200,000 net new jobs since summer's end, defying expectations, said TD. However, these gains have been met with some skepticism given weaker signals in other key job surveys -- such as payrolls -- not to mention the broader gross domestic product data, wrote the bank in a note to clients.
* Stocks rise as gold attempts a recovery. * Dollar falls, U.S. Treasury yields up. * RBA hikes rates to 3.85%; Aussie bounces. By Sin?ad Carew and Amanda Cooper.
Russia's gross domestic product grew ?1% in ?2025, President Vladimir ?Putin said ?at ?a meeting with the ?government ?on Tuesday. Addressing a spike ?in ?prices ?seen in January following a value-added ?tax increase, Putin said the impact would ?be short-lived ?and that inflation ?was expected to reach around 5% by the end of ?the year.
Brazil's federal police have opened an investigation into potential fraudulent ?management at state-run lender BRB, two sources ?familiar with the matter told Reuters ?on Tuesday. The probe ?deepens scrutiny ?of BRB following its failed attempt to ?acquire Banco Master, ?a deal blocked by the central bank in September.
Amid robust growth and inflation at the 2% target in the eurozone, the European Central Bank currently has no reason to change its monetary policy stance, said Berenberg. All observers polled by Bloomberg expect the ECB to leave the deposit rate unchanged at 2.0% for the fifth consecutive time at its meeting on Thursday, noted the bank.
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* Warsh's Fed leadership may lead to balance sheet reduction. * Economic data delayed due to partial government shutdown. * Rising productivity aids Fed's inflation battle, says Barkin. By Karen Brettell.
HYDERABAD, India, Feb. 3, 2026 According to Mordor Intelligence, the bond market size is projected to expand from USD 127.36 trillion in 2026 to USD 167.52 trillion by 2031, registering a CAGR of 5.62% over the forecast period.
* Gold jumps over 5%, silver up over 9% * Analyst sees gold resuming longer-term rise. * No US employment report on Friday due to partial government shutdown. By Anmol Choubey.
By Jamie McGeever. U.S. President Donald Trump has been on a crusade to get the Federal Reserve to lower its policy rate, but his focus now seems to be shifting to long-term borrowing costs.
VistaShares, an innovative asset manager aiming to redefine thematic exposures and income strategies, today announced the launch of the VistaShares BitBonds 5 Yr Enhanced Weekly Option Income ETF.
Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran continued to make the case for aggressive central bank interest rate cuts ?this year, in an interview on Fox Business ?Network on Tuesday. "I'm probably looking for ?a little bit more than ?a point ?of interest rate cuts over the course of ?the year," Miran ?said.
Market Intelligence analyst Jeff Lipton analyzes how varied state funding priorities and overall charter school support, shifting enrollment patterns, policy uncertainty, charter renewal risk,? and varied pension practices affect charter school bond security?and outlines what issuers, advisors and investors should be communicating to the market.
The U.S. Federal Reserve's interest rate cuts so far have helped insure the health of the job market while the Fed tries to complete "the last mile" in returning inflation to the central bank's 2% target, ?Richmond Fed President Tom Barkin said on Tuesday.
* Gold jumps over 5%, silver up over 9% * Gold, silver fell to one-month lows on Monday. * No US employment report on Friday due to partial government shutdown. By Noel John. Gold and silver prices rose sharply on Tuesday, with bullion ?set for its biggest daily rise since November 2008, as investors snapped up the metals following their steepest ?two-day slump in decades.
Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran continued to make ?the case for aggressive central bank interest rate cuts ?this year, in an interview on ?Fox Business Network on Tuesday. "I'm probably ?looking for ?a little bit more than a point of interest ?rate cuts over ?the course of the year," Miran said.
There were few major surprises in the latest Canadian gross domestic product figures, but they did drum home the point that the economy struggled in late 2025, said Bank of Montreal. Even with Friday's flash estimate of a 0.1% month-over-month advance in December, that would still leave the three-month annualized trend buried in negative terrain, noted the bank.
* Dollar extends gains into third consecutive day. * Aussie surges on RBA's inflation warnings. * Yen traders focus on Japan election. By Sophie Kiderlin and Rocky Swift. The dollar inched higher on Tuesday, rising for a third consecutive day as positive economic data and shifting expectations for Federal Reserve policy outweighed concerns about another U.S. government shutdown.
The push for a Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing loan comes as opponents call for a full review of the railway over concerns about oil spills.
Industrial production in Brazil fell more than expected in December ?from November, government statistics agency IBGE ?said on Tuesday, as high interest ?rates weigh on activity ?in ?Latin America's largest economy. * Production dropped 1.2% in ?December, IBGE said. * The ?median estimate in a Reuters poll projected a 0.7% decline.
Brazil's Finance Minister Fernando Haddad said ?on Tuesday ?he recommended economists ?Tiago Cavalcanti and ?Guilherme ?Mello to President ?Luiz Inacio ?Lula da Silva for board ?positions ?at ?the central bank.
Brazil's central bank said on Tuesday it found it appropriate to ?signal the start of ?an interest-rate easing cycle at ?its next meeting, ?but ?stressed the need to keep borrowing ?costs at ?restrictive levels until the slowdown in price pressures ?is firmly ?consolidated ?and expectations are aligned with the target.
The pound was little changed on Tuesday as a light economic calendar made for steady trading ahead of the Bank of England's interest rate decision on Thursday. Sterling was last trading flat against the dollar at $1.3672, having gained ?around 1.4% this year on the back of stronger-than-expected economic data.
Girard Sharp LLP, a national investment and securities class action firm in,?announces an investigation into potential securities claims on behalf of Oracle Corporation investors who purchased senior notes or bonds issued on September 25, 2025.
? Xtrackers II Investment Company with Variable Capital Registered office: 49, avenue J.F. Kennedy, L-1855 Luxembourg. R.C.S. Luxembourg B-124.284. Important Notice Dividend Announcement. 3 February 2026. Sub-Fund Xtrackers II J.P. Morgan EM Local Government Bond UCITS ETF Share Class. 1D. Denomination Currency. USD. Amount/Share. 0.7327. ISIN Code. LU2158769930.
? Xtrackers II Investment Company with Variable Capital Registered office: 49, avenue J.F. Kennedy, L-1855 Luxembourg. R.C.S. Luxembourg B-124.284. Important Notice Dividend Announcement. 3 February 2026. Sub-Fund Xtrackers II J.P. Morgan EM Local Government Bond UCITS ETF Share Class. 1D. Denomination Currency. USD. Amount/Share. 0.7327. ISIN Code. LU2158769930.
* Gold jumps over 5%, silver up over 9% * Gold, silver fell to one-month lows on Monday. * No US employment report on Friday due to partial government shutdown. By Noel John. Gold and silver prices rose sharply on Tuesday, with gold set ?for its biggest daily rise since November 2008, as investors snapped up the metals following their steepest two-day ?slump in decades.
* Dollar clings on to recent gains, holds steady. * Aussie surges on RBA's inflation warnings. * Yen traders focus on Japan election. By Sophie Kiderlin and Rocky Swift. The dollar held broadly steady on Tuesday as positive economic data and shifting expectations for Federal Reserve policy outweighed concerns about another U.S. government shutdown.
? Xtrackers II Investment Company with Variable Capital Registered office: 49, avenue J.F. Kennedy, L-1855 Luxembourg. R.C.S. Luxembourg B-124.284. Important Notice Dividend Announcement. 3 February 2026. Sub-Fund Xtrackers II J.P. Morgan EM Local Government Bond UCITS ETF Share Class. 1D. Denomination Currency. USD. Amount/Share. 0.7327. ISIN Code. LU2158769930.
? Xtrackers II Investment Company with Variable Capital Registered office: 49, avenue J.F. Kennedy, L-1855 Luxembourg. R.C.S. Luxembourg B-124.284. Important Notice Dividend Announcement. 3 February 2026. Sub-Fund Xtrackers II J.P. Morgan EM Local Government Bond UCITS ETF Share Class. 1D. Denomination Currency. USD. Amount/Share. 0.7327. ISIN Code. LU2158769930.
? Xtrackers II Investment Company with Variable Capital Registered office: 49, avenue J.F. Kennedy, L-1855 Luxembourg. R.C.S. Luxembourg B-124.284. Important Notice Dividend Announcement. 3 February 2026. Sub-Fund Xtrackers II J.P. Morgan EM Local Government Bond UCITS ETF Share Class. 1D. Denomination Currency. USD. Amount/Share. 0.7327. ISIN Code. LU2158769930.
QINGDAO, China, Feb. 3, 2026 ?Hisense, a leading brand in global consumer electronics and home appliances, announced that the Hisense Visual Technology Qingdao Factory has been recognized by the World Economic Forum as a Customer Centricity Lighthouse, becoming the first and only Lighthouse factory in the global television industry.
Euro zone government bond yields rose on Tuesday, taking the lead from U.S. Treasuries as markets assessed how Kevin Warsh, tapped to be the next Federal Reserve chair, could shape the Fed's policy trajectory. Warsh, ?President Donald Trump's nominee to be Fed chair, has called on the central bank ?to lower rates, highlighting stronger productivity growth from AI.
* Gold's bull run seen intact despite steep pullback- analysts. * Gold jumps over 5% * Gold, silver fell to one-month lows on Monday. * No US employment report on Friday due to partial government shutdown. By Ishaan Arora.
* Spot gold jumps over 4%, silver rises 6% * Gold, silver fell to one-month lows on Monday. * Gold's bull run seen intact despite steep pullback- analysts. * No employment report on Friday due to partial US government shutdown. By Ishaan Arora.
* RBA hikes rates to 3.85%; Aussie breaks above 70c. * India trade deal boosts stocks, rupee. * Nikkei higher, yen and bonds squeezed ahead of Japan election. By Tom Westbrook.
Australia's central bank was forced to reverse course and raise interest rates on Tuesday as it struggles to bring inflation under control in a supply-constrained economy, leaving markets wagering further hikes would be needed this year. The Reserve Bank of Australia now joins the Bank of Japan as the only other developed-world central bank tightening policy at the moment.
* * RBA warns that inflation likely to stay above target for some time. * Markets ramp up bets for follow-up hike in May. * Australian dollar rallies, bond yields jump. By Stella Qiu and Wayne Cole.
* Jump in US factory activity soothes market jitters. * RBA hikes rates to 3.85% * India trade deal boosts stocks, rupee. * AMD and SuperMicro report after-market in US. By Tom Westbrook.
* U.S.-India trade deal and resumed Iran nuclear talks ease geopolitical tensions. * Yen pressured ahead of Japan's election. * Aussie rises after RBA rate hike. By Rocky Swift. TOKYO, Feb 3 - The dollar held gains on Tuesday as positive economic readings and shifting expectations for Federal Reserve policy outweighed concerns about another U.S. government shutdown.
Australia's central bank on Tuesday raised its cash rate by 25 ?basis points to 3.85%, the first ?hike in two years, ?saying the economy ?was ?growing faster than expected and inflation ?was likely to ?remain above target for some time.
Australia's central bank on Tuesday raised its forecasts for economic growth and inflation, warning that activity was hitting speed limits and a couple of increases in interest rates would be needed to bring it back into balance.
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