Steel and mining giant Severstal PAO said Citigroup Inc. has frozen interest payments to investors in the company’s bonds, setting up what would likely be the first debt default by a major Russian issuer since Moscow invaded Ukraine. Severstal said Wednesday that payment was frozen because of “regulatory investigations” and that it was committed to […]
The popular spring home-buying season is just ramping up. But one analyst is warning that it could be a bust. Ian Shepherdson, chief economist and founder of research consulting firm Pantheon Macroeconomics, is predicting a dramatic fall in the pace of home sales this year. In a research note, he projected that existing-home sales will […]
The price action has been nothing short of breathtaking — oil has swung by $55 a barrel this year. On Thursday alone, it surged by more than 7% after peace negotiations stalled in Ukraine and billionaire Warren Buffett boosted his stake in a high-flying US oil company. Early on March 17, West Texas crude oil […]
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US government bonds yields rose sharply on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve said it would lift short-term interest rates and signaled they could reach nearly 2% by the end of the year. In recent trading, the yield on the benchmark 10-year US Treasury note was 2.239%, according to Tradeweb, compared with 2.160% Tuesday. The two-year […]
Tsingshan Holding Group said large banks agreed to continue discussing a potential settlement with the Chinese metals producer, whose wrong-way bets led to a dayslong suspension of nickel trading on the London Metal Exchange. JPMorgan Chase JPM 0.99% & Co. and other banks are seeking billions of dollars that Tsingshan owes them for trades the […]
Some of the world’s biggest banks worked over the weekend to resolve a crisis in the nickel market that leaves them on the hook for billions of dollars owed by a Chinese metals giant. JPMorgan Chase JPM -2.25% & Co., Standard Chartered STAN -0.41% PLC and BNP Paribas HER BNPQY -3.09% were among the banks […]
Soroban Capital Partners LP, a $10 billion stock-picking hedge fund in New York, is one of the biggest winners, making at least several hundred million dollars on the trade since February, a person familiar with the matter said. Other winners include New York macro fund Castle Hook Partners and value investor Pilgrim Global. The bet […]
US stock futures declined, while oil prices rose sharply, as investors monitored developments surrounding Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and awaited fresh inflation figures. Futures for the S&P 500 declined 1% Thursday, while contracts for the tech-focused Nasdaq-100 fell 1.4% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average were 0.6% lower. All three indexes broke a […]
WASHINGTON—The price of bitcoin rose on Wednesday as cryptocurrency advocates cheered President Biden’s executive order directing agencies across the federal government to consider new regulations for digital currencies. The order, titled “Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets,” outlined the risks cryptocurrencies pose to the economy, national security and climate, while also noting their possible benefits. […]
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