We recently wrote Japan’s Lost Decades to appreciate better why Japan’s GDP is smaller than it was in 1995 and why it took 35 years for its stock market to set its recent record high.
Many pundits claim the U.S. is following Japan’s…
By Heather Schlitz (Reuters) - Profit is growing further out of reach for U.S. wheat farmers and many do not expect to break even in 2024 as ample global supply keeps prices around their lowest in nearly four years at the same time costs…
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan There's no doubt there's a doubt about any U.S. interest rate cuts this year. After weeks of market trepidation about stalling U.S. disinflation amid still-brisk economic…
(Reuters) - The water level in the Tobol River around the city of Kurgan in Russia's southern Urals has exceeded the "dangerous level" mark, RIA state news agency reported on Wednesday, citing local authorities. The river in the city,…
By Deep Kaushik Vakil (Reuters) -Oil prices slipped for the third straight session on Wednesday as likely higher U.S. commercial inventories weighed, while weaker economic data from China and dimmed prospects of interest rate cuts stoked…
By Trevor Hunnicutt and David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will call on Wednesday for sharply higher tariffs on Chinese metal products as part of a package of policies aimed at pleasing steelworkers in the swing…
Voters in parts of England will elect councillors and mayors on 2 May.These are the last local elections before the next general election.Which elections are taking place on 2 May?Elections are taking place in 107 local authorities…
By Gavin Maguire LITTLETON, Colorado (Reuters) - Drops in power generation from wind farms, hydro dams and nuclear reactors has forced the operator of the electric grid in Texas - one of the largest power systems in the United States - to…
By Matt Spetalnick, Daphne Psaledakis and Marianna Parraga WASHINGTON/HOUSTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration has signaled that it could reimpose oil sanctions on Venezuela on Thursday in response to what U.S. officials see as…
Investing.com-- Gold prices fell slightly in Asian trade on Wednesday as hawkish-leaning comments from top Federal Reserve officials buoyed the dollar and Treasury yields, which pressured the yellow metal.But bullion prices still remained…