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ibtimes. sg > global-bond-rout-deepens-iran-war-fuels-inflation-fears-rate-hike-bets-86582

Global bond markets slid as oil prices surged above $111 per barrel

6+ hour, 2+ min ago  (574+ words) Government bond markets from the United States to Japan extended losses Monday as rising oil prices linked to the Iran conflict intensified fears of persistent inflation and higher borrowing costs globally. The benchmark 10-year U. S. Treasury yield rose to 4. 631%, its highest…...

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ibtimes. sg > eduard-khemchan-why-structural-forces-matter-more-market-noise-85989

Eduard Khemchan and Why Structural Forces Matter More Than Market Noise

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (400+ words) Eduard Khemchan does not position capital based on market noise. His approach reflects a consistent focus on structural forces, the underlying drivers that shape capital over time, rather than the signals that dominate short-term attention. That distinction is increasingly important…...

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ibtimes. sg > fed-set-hold-rates-steady-powell-retire-chair-continue-member-85919

Fed Set To Hold Rates Steady, Powell to Retire as Chair But Continue as Member

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (394+ words) The U. S. Federal Reserve is widely expected to keep interest rates unchanged at its latest policy meeting, in what could mark the final rate-setting session under Chair Jerome Powell, whose term is nearing its end. The central bank is anticipated to…...

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ibtimes. sg > 200-oil-scenario-could-push-global-economy-into-recession-warns-bnp-paribas-85921

$200 Oil Could Trigger Global Recession

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (397+ words) Brent crude traded above $119. 50 per barrel in late April 2026, its highest since June 2022. BNP Paribas, the French multinational bank, has warned that three distinct scenarios could now push the world into recession. The most severe has oil reaching $200 per barrel....

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ibtimes. sg > gold-falls-toward-4650-strong-dollar-cuts-demand-signals-tighter-conditions-85853

Gold Drops as Dollar Strengthens

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (407+ words) Geopolitical risks are usually supportive for gold, but in this case they are strengthening the dollar more than the metal. The Hormuz standoff continues to raise concerns over global trade and energy supply, reinforcing the dollar's safe-haven appeal. This creates…...

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ibtimes. sg > jp-morgan-ceo-dimon-warns-credit-led-recession-would-be-worse-expected-85922

Dimon Warns Credit Recession Could Be Severe

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (392+ words) Jamie Dimon, chief executive of JPMorgan Chase and Co. , the largest U. S. bank by assets, issued a pointed recession warning during the company's first-quarter 2026 earnings presentation. A credit-led downturn, he said, would be "worse than people think." "We haven't had a…...

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ibtimes. sg > war-oil-slowing-growth-imf-world-bank-warn-limits-shock-relief-ans-economists-are-worried-now-85516

IMF, World Bank Warn On Limits Of Shock Relief

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (513+ words) IMF cuts 2026 global growth forecast to 3. 1%. World Bank pledges up to $150 B as finance leaders admit limits managing geopolitical shocks. Officials from the International Monetary Fund and World Bank acknowledged that geopolitical shocks are arriving "faster than their traditional crisis-response…...

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ibtimes. sg > openai-calls-robot-tax-four-day-workweek-public-wealth-fund-address-ai-driven-job-disruptions-85095

Open AI Calls for Robot Tax, Four-Day Workweek, Public Wealth Fund to Address AI-Driven Job Disruptions in 13-Page Policy Blueprint

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (899+ words) Open AI released a 13-page policy blueprint this April calling for robot taxes on automated systems. The document proposes a public wealth fund and government-incentivized four-day workweek pilots. It arrives as the company sits atop an $800 billion valuation. The breadth…...

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ibtimes. sg > low-layoffs-slow-hiring-jobless-claims-manufacturing-data-signal-fragile-u-s-economy-85430

US Jobless Claims Fall While Manufacturing Slips In March

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (598+ words) Weekly jobless claims beat forecasts at 207, 000, but continuing claims rose and March manufacturing output fell 0. 1%, complicating the labor picture. New filings for unemployment benefits fell sharply last week. They came in well below what Wall Street expected. But the headline…...

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ibtimes. sg > ahead-akshaya-tritiya-indian-households-hold-16-worlds-gold-85415

Report Flags Deep-Rooted India Demand As Prices Surge And Global Trends Reinforce Appeal

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (480+ words) As India approaches the festival of Akshaya Tritiya on April 19, a new report highlights the country's enduring relationship with gold, revealing that Indian households collectively hold between 11 and 16 per cent of all the gold ever mined above ground. The estimate,…...