Bonds rallied again as chip stocks stumbled, shrugging off another climb in crude oil. Does that spell trouble for the AI boom?

Crude oil is up again, but market inflation expectations have stopped tracking it. The last time that happened, a growth scare followed. Is another one ahead?

Stocks gave up their breakout, gold undid its breakdown, and Treasury bonds surged amid worries about OpenAI’s revenue. Is the AI trade losing its grip?

Markets looked relieved after minutes from September’s Fed meeting held no surprises, but gold looks poised to break lower. What’s going on?

The S&P 500 set records, gold tried to bottom, and the dollar slipped as Fed rate hike bets cooled. Minutes from last month’s Fed meeting are in focus next.

Stocks rose, gold shrugged, and traders dropped a Fed rate hike from their forecasts even as bond yields kept climbing. Are the markets turning the inflation story into something else?

Treasury bonds rallied and Fed rate hike bets retreated, but crude oil had nothing to do with it. Softening US data did. Is the economy running out of steam?

Surging bond yields are scaring stocks even if strong tech amid the AI boom is hiding it. Will the squeeze break consumers and topple the economy?

Gold and silver tumbled in a burst of sudden recognition that Treasury bond yields are at 22-year highs. As traders ask, “why now?” a heavy dose of economic data looms ahead.

A loudly hawkish Federal Reserve spooked stocks and lifted the US dollar but markets still seem like they didn’t get enough of what they wanted.

Gold refused to break and the dollar couldn’t hold a rally amid spiking oil prices. Still, the markets are convinced that a Fed rate hike is due this week, and several more soon after. Will Warsh and ...

Bond yields blew through the level the Treasury has defended since July, but gold still refused to fall in earnest. CPI inflation data now decides what's next.

A blowout jobs report and scorching service sector data flattered Fed rate hike bets but stocks idled, gold refused to fall, and the US dollar would not rally. What now?

Gold turned weakness into strength as the bond market defended a key price floor and the Japanese yen jumped higher. Scott Bessent, is that you?

Traders came away convinced that rate hikes are imminent after Fed Chair Warsh spoke at Jackson Hole, but economic data points the other way. Now what?

All eyes are on Fed Chair Kevin Warsh as he takes the podium at a Jackson Hole symposium tailor-made for a dovish message. Gold and the dollar have already moved. Bonds are the last to notice.

Markets can’t tell where Fed interest rate policy is going, and that’s just the way Chair Kevin Warsh wants it. This bodes ill for stock markets.

The markets ignored white-hot US economic activity data after readily repricing amid three weeks of soft news-flow. Will Jackson Hole confirm their fears?

Gold surged, the US dollar sank, and long-term bonds staged a scorching rally after the Treasury Department tweaked a debt buyback program. Why does this matter so much for the markets?

Stocks swooned as long-term Treasury bond yields jumped to the highest in almost two decades. Can a soothing Fed revive markets?

Stocks are near record highs on razor-thin volume even as signs of economic trouble become more obvious. What could go wrong?

Stock markets are suddenly shuddering at meaty AI buildout plans as real interest rates surge, threatening to crush the economy.

A blowout from Google’s parent could not lift the market. Meanwhile, bonds, gold, and the dollar are locked in a telling disagreement about what comes next.

The Iran war trade is breaking down and stock markets probably won’t like what’s coming next as economic growth fears cut through muddled price signals.

The stock market was not impressed as another dose of soft inflation data and a gentler tone from Fed Chair Warsh eased Fed rate hike fears. Will retail sales data help or hurt?

Stock markets might have cheered as inflation expectedly fell, but fighting words from Fed Chair Kevin Warsh warned of trouble ahead.

Oil prices surged and stocks fell as a clash between the US and Iran revived the war trade, but incoming CPI inflation data may point to a deeper problem.

Oil prices jumped as the US and Iran clashed again this week, yet the familiar “war trade” inflation fears were absent. For stock markets, that’s probably bad news.

Oil prices jumped and June Fed meeting minutes came out hawkish, yet bonds, gold, and the dollar refused to play along. That looks scary for stock markets.

Is the stock market in trouble if the Fed is wrong about inflation? The Iran war trade is fading across gold, bonds, and the dollar. A hawkish turn at the US central bank may turn out to be dangerousl...

Stocks are still stuck in a familiar range, but price action across other markets may be warning that the economy is showing signs of trouble even as growth appears to hold up.

Will the US jobs report break the stock market if it spells more trouble for already beaten-down consumers and threatens economic growth?

Stocks look stuck but gold, oil, and the bond market hint the US-Iran war trade is running out of road. A wave of economic data will decide what comes next.

Should the stock market be much higher? The S&P 500 is stuck in a two-month range, yet oil prices have erased the US-Iran war shock and the AI building boom continues. What's going on?

Stocks struggled despite explosive earnings from AI darling Micron Technology (MU) and even as oil prices erased the impact of US-Iran war. What gives?

Stocks fell, the dollar surged, and bonds crept higher — the classic fingerprints of a growth scare. Is this selloff an unwind of AI hype or something worse?

Crude oil is tumbling as the US-Iran war winds down, yet stocks can’t rally, bonds keep sliding, and the dollar is breaking out. Has the inflation story outgrown the war that started it?

A Fed chair installed to be dovish just made a startlingly hawkish debut, setting the stage for rate hikes and punishing the stock market. Now what?

The US-Iran-deal stock market rally stalled where June’s meltdown began, even as the good news kept coming. Will the new Fed chair give traders a new reason to cheer?

Stocks cheered a breakthrough toward ending the US-Iran war, but the bond market refused to celebrate. Has the deal fixed the wrong problem?

Markets roared back as Fed rate-hike bets cooled, but they may be falling for the wrong reason. Is the relief rally misreading demand destruction as good news?

Stocks and gold crashed together in a dash for cash, and the move may not need oil or the Fed to keep going. Has the inflation shock become a growth scare?

A brutal market rout no longer needed an Iran headline to ignite it. With US inflation data on deck, was that the end of the damage or just a pause?

Stocks just suffered their worst day in weeks as the data hinted the US economy may not be slowing toward a downturn so much as overheating into one.

US manufacturing is booming, but an inflation melt-up makes that look more like overheating than healthy growth. Will the stock market notice?

Stocks pushed higher amid reports that the US and Iran are on the verge of a breakthrough deal. Will it really help?

Stocks may suffer as they rejoin the global “inflation trade”. Will April’s FOMC meeting minutes and Nvidia (NVDA) earnings add up to the trigger?

The stock market finally felt the

Stock markets have ignored inflation fears amid the AI buildout frenzy. Will retail sales data finally rouse them?

Stock markets took a beating just as Donald Trump and Xi Jinping prepared to meet face-to-face in Beijing.