Oil Climbs as Widening Middle East Conflict Stokes Supply Disruption Fears
Escalating Iranian attacks are dimming hopes for the quick revival of traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.
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Trump Targets Industrial Subsidies and Forced Labor in Tariff Probes
The investigations under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 will take aim at what the U.S. deems unfair trade practices.
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Escalating Hormuz Crisis Raises Specter of Prolonged Closure
Hopes for quickly reviving trade through the strait are dimming without U.S. naval escorts as Iran steps up attacks.
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Why the IEA's largest-ever release of oil reserves is pushing up crude prices
The largest-ever release of oil from the International Energy Agency's emergency stockpiles lifted prices for the commodity up by nearly 5% on Wednesday.
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Kevin Warsh's Fed Nomination Is Stuck in the Senate. What Could Happen Next.
The immediate obstacle isn't opposition to Warsh himself. Instead it is an investigation into current Fed Chair Jerome Powell that has created a procedural standoff inside the Senate Banking Committee.
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Treasury Prices Drop After Back-to-Back Weak Auctions
Investors likely didn't see a relative value case to buy a 10-year U.S. debt.
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U.S. Plan to Unblock Strait of Hormuz Collides With Realities of Global Insurance
The U.S.-centric insurance idea runs counter to the realities of an international market, according to industry executives.
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Inflation Holds Steady, but Iran War Threatens to Boost Prices
Prices rose 2.4% last month. But what comes next, now that the U.S. is fighting a war in Iran, is on everyone's mind.
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JPMorgan Tightens Lending to Private Credit, Reports Say. KKR Stock and Blue Owl Fall.
The bank marks down the value of software loans in private credit portfolios in yet another blow to alt managers, according to multiple reports.
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Trump-Backed Housing Bill Set to Pass Senate. What It Means for Blackstone, Home Building.
A bill designed to improving housing affordability is putting private equity and housing investors on the spot.
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Bitcoin Falls Below $70,000. Why Ethereum and XRP Prices Slipped Too.
Crypto prices are reflecting a lack of clear direction across broad financial markets.
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Canada Home Construction Set for Multiyear Slump, Agency Says
Housing starts in Canada are set to decline over the next three years due to higher construction costs, weaker demand and elevated levels of unsold inventory, the country's housing agency said.
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U.S. Crude Oil Stockpiles Rise for Third Straight Week
Crude oil inventories increased by 3.8 million barrels last week as exports fell and refineries raised their capacity use, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
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U.S. Posts $308 Billion Deficit for February. Tariff Revenue Was Still Robust.
The impact of the Supreme Court ruling striking down President Trump's tariffs should be seen in the coming deficit report.
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