Gold prices have been witnessing a northward journey in recent months, benefiting the stocks associated with yellow metal mining. On May 5, the spot gold price touched $3,415.57/ounce and it thereafter it stayed around $3,300/ounce. Stock prices of several gold miners have jumped year to date. The surge in gold price was driven by investor concerns over the U.S. government’s escalating debt, weak demand for long-term treasury bonds and a declining dollar. The northward journey of the yellow metal is likely to continue as the World Gold Council said that the gold mining industry is suffering from a scarcity of…
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Trump Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy told concerned-but-credulous Democratic members of Congress earlier this month that his painstaking project-by-project review of Biden-era federal grants isn’t delaying or canceling anything — yet thousands of such grants remain in limbo as the secretary cuts staff and cracks down on DEI and environmental rules. Testifying on President Trump’s budget before the House Appropriations Committee on May 14 and Senate Appropriations Committee on May 15, Duffy repeatedly denied any downstream impacts of his efforts to retroactively apply Trump’s executive orders targeting “woke” transportation priorities to grants approved during the Biden administration, which experts and some…
BENGALURU, India — One of the most carbon-polluting countries, India is also making huge efforts to harness the power of the sun, wind and other clean energy sources. Most of the electricity in India, the world’s most populous nation, still comes from coal, one of the dirtiest forms of energy. But coal’s dominance is dropping, going from 60% of installed power capacity 11 years ago to less than 50% today, according to India’s power ministry.At the same time, India had its largest ever addition of clean power in the fiscal year between April 2024 and April of this year, adding…
So-called bond vigilantes have returned and they might end up reshaping American retirement portfolios. What brought them back? The sustained return of higher levels of inflation and the U.S. government’s increasingly rapid accumulation of debt. With more debt likely on the way, 30-year Treasury yields have poked above 5% to the highest level since 2023. These market forces could already be altering how you save for retirement over the next decade. Key Takeaways Investors are driving up long-term interest rates by selling government debt and shunning new issuances, creating both opportunities and risks for retirement savers. Retirement savers may need…
CHICAGO, IL – MARCH 15: Traders watch prices in the Ten-Year Treasury Note options pit at the CME … More Group following the announcement by the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) that they would maintain the key policy rate near zero on March 15, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. U.S. stock and commodity prices tumbled today following a sharp drop in Japans stock market, as investors worldwide worry about the economic impact of that country’s recent earthquake, tsunami and unfolding nuclear crisis. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)Getty Images The financial markets in 2025 have been a whirlwind of volatility, with the…
This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in. Markets are volatile, with stocks, bonds, and currencies defying historical patterns. Investor concerns include trade wars, tariffs, bond market issues, and US debt sustainability. Goldman Sachs suggests hedging with gold and positioning for dollar weakness against major currencies. Markets have turned turbulent in recent months amid a wave of new risks that disrupt long-held relationships among stocks, bonds, and currencies.”Recent episodes of simultaneous equity, bond, and dollar declines within that period, especially since early April, have led investors to…
First Financial Bancorp. (NASDAQ:FFBC) has announced that it will pay a dividend of $0.24 per share on the 16th of June. This means the annual payment is 4.0% of the current stock price, which is above the average for the industry. Trump has pledged to “unleash” American oil and gas and these 15 US stocks have developments that are poised to benefit. First Financial Bancorp’s Earnings Will Easily Cover The Distributions While it is great to have a strong dividend yield, we should also consider whether the payment is sustainable. Having distributed dividends for at least 10 years, First Financial…
Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VPLS – Get Free Report) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totalling 62,200 shares, an increase of 279.3% from the April 30th total of 16,400 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 76,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.8 days. Approximately 1.0% of the shares of the company are short sold. Institutional Inflows and Outflows Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of VPLS. Jane Street Group LLC lifted its stake in…
Mortgage rates are lower today, with the 15-year term dipping back into the hallowed Fives. According to Zillow, today’s 30-year fixed mortgage rate slipped by three basis points to 6.84%, and the 15-year fixed rate fell by six basis points to 5.99%. The Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of inflation dipped Friday, and expectations of a cut in short-term interest rates being delayed until September firmed. The bond market settled in as the month of May nears its end. The 10-year Treasury yield, a key indicator of mortgage rates, gained about a quarter point for the month. Read more: What determines…
Image source: Getty Images As a long-term investor, the investing horizon of a Stocks and Shares ISA appeals to me. Tucking some money away now will hopefully help me to build wealth over the years and decades to come. But it could also let me earn income along the way, thanks to the dividends that some shares pay. Here is how, if an investor had £20,000 available to invest in an ISA now, they could aim to earn £27 on average in dividends each week for the rest of their life. Cash in the short term, without waiting My own…