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Bond Report: 10-year U.S. Government Bond Yield Hovers Around 2.60% As Traders Brace For Fed Meeting

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Treasury yields inch higher on Monday as bond-market participants gear up for this week’s Federal Reserve meeting. ... Read more

Metals Stocks: Gold Settles With A Loss As Investors Look To The Outcome Of The Feds Meeting This Week

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Gold settles with a loss on Monday, with traders looking ahead to the outcome of the Federal Reserve’s meeting later t... Read more

Mutual Funds Weekly: Why Investors Should Consider Buying Stock In The Fund Company, Not The Fund

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These investing and stock-market stories offer tips and ideas about what to watch for — and watch out for — when it ... Read more

Market Snapshot: Why Stock Markets Across The Globe Are Rallying At The Same Time

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Major global markets are enjoying a boomlet in the first three months of 2019, underpinned at least in part by central b... Read more

Bond Report: 2-year, 10-year Government Bond Yields Hit 2 ½-month Lows, Amid Weaker-than-expected Data

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U.S. Treasury prices on Friday rally, pushing yields lower, for the day and week as a batch of weaker-than-expected data... Read more

Market Snapshot: S&P 500, Nasdaq Close At 5-month High On China Trade, Global Growth Optimism

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U.S. stocks close higher Friday, with the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq finishing at five-month highs, as market sentiment ... Read more

Currencies: U.S. Dollar On Track For Losing Week

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The U.S. dollar weakens slightly across the board in Friday trading, reversing Thursday’s move higher that had snapped... Read more

Currencies: British Pound Pulls Back From 9-month High As Parliament Votes For Brexit Extension

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The U.S. dollar snaps a four-day losing streak on Thursday, climbing higher against its rivals amid renewed uncertainty ... Read more

Market Snapshot: U.S. Stocks Close Mostly Lower On Jitters Over Trade-deal Delay, Weak Chinese Data

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U.S. stocks close mostly lower Thursday as investors digested headlines suggesting progress toward a U.S.-China trade de... Read more

In One Chart: This Chart Shows Bad Loans For Italian Banks Are Dropping Like A Stone

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Investors concerns around bad loans in Italian banks should diminish, according to this chart Read more

Metals Stocks: Gold Gives Up March High To Settle Back Below $1,300 An Ounce

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Gold retreats Thursday, giving back gains scored a day earlier and then some to fall back below the $1,300-an-ounce leve... Read more

Market Snapshot: S&P 500 Ends At 4-month High As Stocks Rise After Strong Economic Data

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U.S. stocks close higher Wednesday, with the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq rising for a third straight day, as investors pa... Read more

Cryptos: Crypto Prices Drift Lower, But Holding Inside Short-term Ranges

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Major digital currency prices drifted lower on Wednesday, erasing the small gains made on Tuesday, but holding inside re... Read more

Currencies: British Pound Climbs Higher As U.K. Parliament Rejects No-deal Brexit

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The U.S. dollar remains weak against many of its rivals on Wednesday following some economic data a day after inflation ... Read more

Bond Report: 10-year Treasury Yield Struggles To Lift Off From 2.60% As Brexit Uncertainty Lingers

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Treasury yields mostly held their ground Wednesday as investors looked ahead to a vote to delay the U.K.’s exit from t... Read more

Jeff Reeves's Strength In Numbers: 5 Rock-solid ETFs For An Uncertain 2019 Stock Market

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Investors will likely struggle for stock gains, writes Jeff Reeves. Read more

Cryptos: Bitcoin Trades Higher After Early Session Selloff

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Bitcoin prices rise Tuesday, recovering from an early session selloff that saw the digital currency briefly fall to $3,8... Read more

Currencies: British Pound Hit By Volatility As Mays Key Brexit Gets Rejected A Second Time

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Tuesday’s session is dominated by the British pound and news flow surrounding Brexit ahead of a key votes on how the U... Read more

Capitol Report: Wells Fargo CEO Faces Bipartisan Grilling In Front Of House Committee

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Wells Fargo CEO Tim Sloan took a bipartisan battering in front of the House Financial Services Committee, as lawmakers a... Read more

Bond Report: 10-year Treasury Note Yield Hits Three-month Low Near 2.60%

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Treasury prices rise Tuesday, pushing yields lower, after a weaker-than-expected core gauge of consumer prices and a wel... Read more