BLOOMBERG · Mar 30, 2026, 2:13 PM
Bonds are reasserting themselves as a hedge against risk as investors worried about growing tensions in the Middle East shift their focus from inflation to slowing growth, said Citadel Securities.
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Bonds are reasserting themselves as a hedge against risk as investors worried about growing tensions in the Middle East shift their focus from inflation to slowing growth, said Citadel Securities.
US natural gas futures fell on forecasts showing warmer weather in the eastern US than previously expected, as well as market expectations that domestic stockpiles will increase relative to seasonally normal levels in the coming weeks as demand lowers moving into spring.
US natural gas futures ended lower on forecasts showing warmer weather than previously expected in the eastern US, as well as market expectations that domestic stockpiles will increase relative to seasonally normal levels in the coming weeks as demand lowers moving into spring.
Traders beware — India is taking forceful steps to curb speculative bets against the rupee, triggering a short squeeze. Ruth Carson explains what this signals about the rupee’s strength, especially with mounting pressure from the Iran war. (Source: Bloomberg)
“At my age, I want minimal to moderate risk.”
Oracle’s stock has been weighed down by fears of overspending on AI, but Bernstein believes the company’s big bet is on track to pay off
“The economy feels a bit miserable right now,” one financial-wellness expert says. “I’m shifting from autopilot to a more intentional strategy.”
Edward Yardeni, president at Yardeni Research, expects bond yields to “fluctuate at these levels,” as the war in Iran continues. (Source: Bloomberg)
European stocks started the new trading week in positive territory though the war in Iran showed no signs of ending soon, entering its fifth week.
Democratic strategist Adam Hodge from Bully Pulpit International joins Bloomberg Open Interest to break down rising US tensions with Iran, calling out mixed messaging from the White House, Congress’s absence during the crisis, and the growing economic fallout. With oil prices climbing and no clear endgame, he talks about what comes next for markets and global stability. (Source: Bloomberg)
Shares of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are clawing back part of a months-long decline after investor Bill Ackman called the mortgage finance giants “stupidly cheap.”
Shares of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are clawing back part of a months-long decline after investor Bill Ackman called the mortgage finance giants “stupidly cheap.”
Nasdaq Inc. will enact a rule change designed to slash the time it takes for newly listed, large-cap companies to enter its main index, a move that will give shares of behemoths like SpaceX a faster route into funds that are pegged to the benchmark.
Bullion prices may fall if the Federal Reserve decides to hold interest rates for the rest of the year, which the market has priced in.
FirstRand Ltd. restructured its business and announced leadership changes as Africa’s biggest lender by market value seeks to position itself as South Africa’s most-profitable retail and commercial bank.
Just days after unveiling plans to raise $42 billion to bolster its purchases of Bitcoin, Michael Saylor’s Strategy Inc. took a pause after 13 consecutive announced weekly acquisitions of the cryptocurrency.
Ignore the bears, says the hedge-fund billionaire
Donald Trump warned the U.S. will completely obliterate all of Iran's electric generating plants, oil wells and Kharg Island if a peace deal is not reached.
“My parents knew nothing about finance and investing, so my buddies and I had to figure it out on our own.”
UBS AG is telling investors to seek protection against potential losses in emerging-market credit as the fallout from the escalating war in Iran threatens developing economies.
Chairman of the US Federal Reserve Jerome Powell Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg
Chairman of the US Federal Reserve Jerome Powell Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg
The Middle East conflict has entered its fifth week, with attacks expanding across the region and raising risks to energy and infrastructure.
A Russian oil tanker carrying a humanitarian shipment of 100,000 tons of crude oil reportedly arrived in Cuba on Monday.