Rangers wrap up grueling ‘grind’ with no more back-to-backs

Once the trade deadline passed, the Rangers began playing 20 games in 38 days to close out the regular season. They just finished a grueling five-game series of two sets in seven days. Three of those five contests were in Carolina, Tampa Bay, and Pittsburgh. The road trip ended with a divisional game between the […]
Stocks Gain Led by Japan on BOJ Rate Hike Momentum: Markets Wrap – Yahoo Finance

(Bloomberg) — Asian stocks rose led by Japanese shares, entering a week that includes policy decisions from the Bank of Japan and the Federal Reserve that are likely to determine the near-term direction of global markets. Most Read Articles on Bloomberg The MSCI Asia Pacific Index rose in Asian trading, supported by gains in Japan […]
ForexLive Asia-Pacific FX news wrap: Japan fin min Suzuki says “no longer in deflation” – ForexLive

Japan’s Finance Minister Suzuki said today that Japan is “no longer in deflation.” This is a major shift from previous comments from officials. In fact, it was just Tuesday that Suzuki was reported to have said that deflation cannot be declared defeated. Mr. Suzuki’s comments today clearly support the Bank of Japan’s policy tightening. To […]
NK Leader Kim Jong-Un Participates In Tank Demonstration As U.S. And SK Wrap Up Joint Military Drills

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (center) meets with soldiers participating in a training exercise in North Korea on Wednesday, March 13, 2024. Image distributed by the North Korean government, where independent journalists were not given access to cover the events depicted in the photo. The […]
Forexlive Americas FX news wrap: Dollar climbs as US CPI stays hot – ForexLive

market: S&P500 rose 1.1% WTI crude oil fell $0.12 to $77.81. Gold falls $28 to $2,154 US 10-year bond yield rose 5.3bps to 4.156% US dollar leads, Japanese yen lags The main event of the week started on Tuesday and certainly grabbed the market’s attention, but the price action was anything but calm. The numbers […]
Stocks Rise With Traders Braced for CPI Volatility: Markets Wrap – Yahoo Finance

(Bloomberg) — U.S. stock futures rose along with European stocks ahead of much-anticipated U.S. inflation data that will help decide when the Federal Reserve will finally ease monetary policy. Most Read Articles on Bloomberg Citigroup says the options market is more worried about the S&P 500’s big swings after the inflation report than about next […]
Kari Lake says if Trump is reelected wars in Ukraine, Gaza ‘are going to wrap up quickly’

At a press conference in Phoenix, Arizona, Republican Senate candidate Kari Lake said former President Trump, if re-elected, would quickly “end” the war between Russia and Ukraine in Europe and the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. I argued that it would be. “If we get President Trump back in the White House, I […]
Stocks End Month at New Highs After Inflation Data: Markets Wrap – Yahoo Finance

(Bloomberg) – Wall Street traders worried about another disappointing inflation report were buoyed after the Federal Reserve’s preferred price gauge matched expectations. I was relieved to some extent. Most Read Articles on Bloomberg Stocks closed at record highs as a rise in the consumer spending index strengthened expectations that the Federal Reserve could cut interest […]
Hutchinson says Trump wants to wrap up nomination soon ‘because he knows the storm clouds are gathering over him’

Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) said Sunday that former President Trump is expediting the nomination process because he believes there are certain warning signs imminent that could threaten his path to candidacy. He said he was thinking of doing so. In an interview with MSNBC’s Jonathan Capehart, Hutchinson cited the multiple lawsuits against him, […]
Asian Shares Climb as Equities Hit Record Highs: Markets Wrap – Yahoo Finance

(Bloomberg) — Asian stocks extended their gains on Friday, driven by a global rally that saw markets from the U.S. to Europe to Japan hit record highs. Most Read Articles on Bloomberg Stock prices in mainland China, Hong Kong, Australia and South Korea all rose. Japanese markets are closed on Fridays due to public holidays. […]