Stocks Set to Open Lower

Investors were set to kick off the month of June after the S&P 500 notched its best month since November 2023.

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ECB Set to Cut Rates Again and Keep Options Open

Investors expect a rate cut Thursday to be among the last in this sequence unless the eurozone economy is threatened by recession.

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China Hits Back at Trump Claims That It Broke Trade Truce

The Chinese Commerce Ministry said Washington had "seriously undermined" a consensus reached last month.

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Fed's Waller Highlights a Path to 2025 Rate Cuts

A short-lived bump in tariff-driven inflation could pass quickly enough to allow U.S. interest-rate cuts later this year, especially if tariffs themselves ease, Fed governor Christopher Waller said.

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Private Equity Confronts Swollen Investment Backlogs With Dealmaking Stuck

A sense of urgency mounts as fund investors clamor for cash and firms hold around 30,000 unsold companies.

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Why the U.S. Economy Will Muddle Through Trump's Tariffs. Probably.

This is assuming the government doesn't find a way to make the situation worse, writes columnist James Mackintosh.

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Oil prices jump despite OPEC+ announcing another sharp production hike

The largest group of oil-producing nations agreed over the weekend to sharply increase crude production for the third month in a row, a move intended to reassert control over the market by driving oil prices lower.

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Funds Promising Shelter From Wild Swings Are Booming. But Do They Deliver?

Investors have poured $56 billion into so-called equity hedged funds and ETFs.

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Week Ahead for FX, Bonds: U.S. Jobs Data, Likely ECB Rate Cut in Focus

U.S. monthly jobs data for May on Friday will be key for investors as they assess the impact of U.S. tariffs on the jobs market.

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Gold's Rally Broke Down in May. It's Still Doing Better Than Stocks.

Gold just wrapped up its worst month since December, but don't count the yellow metal out just yet.

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The Mortgage-Market Questions Key to a Public Offering for Fannie and Freddie

The Trump administration wants to sell shares in two government-controlled companies that are crucial for getting a mortgage. But it first needs to figure out what it wants the mortgage market to look like.

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South Korea's Exports Drop as Tariffs Take Toll

South Korea's exports fell in May, with shipments to the U.S. shrinking for a second consecutive month as President Trump's sweeping tariffs hurt global trade.

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Trump Says Steel and Aluminum Tariffs Will Double to 50%

The president said U.S. Steel, which is in a deal to be taken over by Tokyo-based Nippon Steel, will remain U.S.-controlled.

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A New ‘Revenge Tax' Aimed at Foreign Investors Is Rattling Wall Street

Provision could hike taxes on some foreign companies' U.S. investments and reduce the appetite for U.S. assets.

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Stocks Shrug Off Trade War to Post Best Month Since 2023

The S&P 500 rose more than 6% in May, inching closer to record highs set before Trump unveiled plans for sweeping tariffs.

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