Treasury Yields Hit 2024 Highs

Benchmark Treasurys rose to their highest yields since November and stocks were little changed as investors awaited fresh inflation data. 


 
Gold Futures Break Another Record, Driven by Perfect Storm

Gold futures prices hit a fresh high, driven by a perfect storm of geopolitical tensions, monetary easing hopes, Chinese economic woes, central-bank buying and algorithmic trading. 


 
BOJ Gov. Leaves Door Open to Future Rate Increases

The Bank of Japan will maintain accommodative monetary conditions for now, Gov. Kazuo Ueda reiterated Tuesday, while not ruling out the possibility of further policy changes. 


 
Beijing Pushes Back on Overproduction Concerns After Yellen Visit

Chinese officials have dismissed concerns raised by the U.S. Treasury Secretary that it should scale back on industrial production, saying that the country is developing its economy appropriately. 


 
Commodities Rally Reflects a Better Economy, but Also Poses Inflation Risks

Climbing prices could set back the Federal Reserve's plan to cut interest rates. 


 
U.K. Retail Sales Get Lift from Easter Break

U.K. retail sales for the five weeks to March. 30 increased by 3.5% on year, with businesses expecting an uplift in consumer confidence as the weather gets warmer, according to a British Retail Consortium report. 


 
Australian Consumers in An Extended Slump as Inflation Expectations Rise

Australian consumer confidence remains in an extended slump, but more worrying is that inflation expectations are also nudging higher, something that will surely alarm the Reserve Bank of Australia. 


 
LeapFrog Sees Impact Gains From Lower Clean-Energy Costs

Leaders of impact-focused LeapFrog Investments said the declining costs of clean-energy technologies make it easier to convince investors it can produce financial returns along with benefits to communities and the environment-despite a broad retreat from many fund strategies that also make such claims. 


 
Gold Hits New High as Central Banks Ramp Up Purchases

Gold closed at another record high, with momentum chiefly driven by central bank purchases. 


 
Why Investors Should Go Big This Earnings Season

While investors are upbeat about profits overall, high interest rates are a risk. Bigger companies could be best placed to ride them out.


(END) Dow Jones Newswires

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