Bond Yields Rise as Oil Prices Add Inflation Pressure

Rising oil prices from the U.S.-Iran conflict could push Treasury yields higher, threatening lower mortgage rates and ...

Managing Interest Rate Risk in an Income-Focused Portfolio

Understand how interest rate risk affects bond income and retirement portfolios—and how to manage price and reinvestment risk strategically.

Indian Banks Snap Up Bonds as Holdings Approach Regulatory Floor

Indian banks’ bond holdings have neared the regulatory minimum threshold, prompting some to speed up purchases, with the treasurer at the country’s second-largest state lender saying higher yields are ...

UPSC Key: India-US trade talks rescheduled, AI data centres, and Pakistan strikes in Afghanistan

How is understanding the potential impact of the US Supreme Court’s tariff-related ruling on India-US trade deal relevant to ...

MTF posts 43% YoY growth amid concerns of over-leverage

From Rs 84,000 crore in January 2025, the MTF book has surged by almost 43 percent to Rs 1.2 lakh crore as of January 2026 ...
CNBC

Fed officials split on where interest rates should go, minutes say

Divided Fed officials at their January meeting indicated that further interest rate cuts should be paused for now and could resume later in the year only if inflation cooperates, minutes released ...
Reuters

IMF urges Japan to keep raising rates, avoid reducing sales tax

TOKYO, Feb 18 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund urged Japan to keep raising interest rates and avoid loosening fiscal policy further, warning that trimming the consumption tax would erode ...
wjla

How to save on your next vehicle as car prices soar past $50K

WASHINGTON, D.C. (7News) — New data from Edmunds shows car affordability is at a breaking point, setting off alarms and putting vehicles out of reach for many consumers. ''The average new car price is ...
foxbaltimore

Inflation slows to 2.4% in January, giving consumers some much-needed relief

Sunday morning two-alarm fire at vacant rowhome on Westwood Avenue in West Baltimore Crews are battling a two-alarm fire at a vacant rowhome in West Baltimore on Sunday morning.According to the ...
Barron's

Inflation Drops to Lowest Since May, Giving Breathing Room to the Fed

The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the January consumer price index report on Friday morning. Here is what it said: Overall YoY: +2.4%, lower than December’s gain of 2.7%. Overall MoM: +0.2%, ...
Fox Business

Mortgage rates edge lower, hover near 6%

Mortgage rates inched lower this week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. Freddie Mac's latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey, released Thursday, showed the average rate on the benchmark ...
Kiplinger

Fixed Indexed Annuities and Bonds: The Perfect Match as Interest Rates Inch Lower?

Home Retirement Annuities Fixed Indexed Annuities and Bonds: The Perfect Match as Interest Rates Inch Lower? The prospect of more interest rate cuts has investors wondering how to enhance the bond ...