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US diesel prices hit an all-time-high

Drivers in the US are paying more than ever for diesel at the pump as the US-Israel war with Iran continues to hit Americans' wallets.

European stocks: What if the Fed hikes in September?

Markets are pricing several rate hikes from the major central banks despite scant evidence that the energy crisis is seeping into broader inflation. Yet James Smith argues investors are right to worry about higher oil a…

Volkswagen board approves plan to cut another 50,000 jobs

The board of German car giant Volkswagen has approved a plan to cut another 50,000 jobs as part of a sweeping turnaround programme. It brings the total number of roles the company plans to shed by 2030 to 100,000.

Warsh Shift Points to an ‘Insurance’ Fed Hike

Fed chairman Kevin Warsh used his speech in Wyoming to lay out a firmer, more hawkish case on inflation than markets had heard from him before. The shift now puts more distance between where US rates might be headed and…

Global Bond Yields Fret Inflation and Deficits

New York – For those unsettled by the relentless rise in government bond yields in the US and across much of the world lately, the message from markets is getting clearer by the day: Get used to it.

Why is the Japanese yen rallying today?

The Japanese Yen (JPY) loses some strength early Friday after rallying in the American session on Thursday, possibly fuelled by a foreign exchange market intervention by Japanese authorities. Later in the session, preli…