Global Markets Inch Up Ahead of Data-Heavy Week
Stock markets rose modestly early Monday and Treasury yields edged lower ahead of U.S. inflation data for July due Tuesday.
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A New Generation of ‘Buy the Dip’ Investors Is Propping Up the Market
The resilience of individual investors may signal something more than just misplaced optimism.
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American Companies Are Buying Their Own Stocks at a Record Pace
Buybacks are expected to top $1.1 trillion in 2025, led by big banks and tech firms.
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Gold price tumbles most in 3 months on reports U.S. to clarify tariff plan on bullion
The price of gold fell sharply on Monday as investors pare bets on a tariff on bullion entering the U.S.
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Inflation Up or Down? What About Jobs? The Agency That Should Know Is on the Rocks
Trump’s firing of the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ leader compounds a yearslong struggle to modernize methods and maintain resources.
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Beijing Removes Suburban Home-Purchase Limit
Chinese property stocks rose after Beijing scrapped longstanding restrictions on the number of homes city residents can buy in suburban areas.
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Tariffs Won’t Solve U.S. Chip-Making Dilemma
The proposed semiconductor tariffs-and exemptions-don’t line up with their supposed purpose.
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Stock Funds Add to Their Gains
In relative calm, a 1.7% average gain in July pushed the year-to-date advance to 5.4%. Plus: A Financial Flashback to 25 years ago, the shift to decimal pricing for stocks.
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Billions Flow to New Hedge Funds Focused on AI-Related Bets
A 23-year-old former OpenAI researcher quickly amassed more than $1.5 billion for a firm he called a “brain trust on AI.”
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Sudden Fed Resignation Surprised Colleagues and Gave Opening for Trump
Biden appointee Adriana Kugler hasn’t said why she left. Her departure comes at a precarious time for the central bank.
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Fed’s Bowman Backs a September Rate Cut
Last week’s gloomy jobs report emphasizes the case for a cut, the Fed governor says.
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Putin Tells U.S. He’ll Halt War in Exchange for Eastern Ukraine
Trump said he would meet with the Russian leader in Alaska on Aug. 15, following Putin’s proposal. Hours later, Ukraine’s Zelensky ruled out giving up land.
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China’s Baby Bonus Is Creating a Child-Care Economy. These Companies Could Benefit.
Beijing’s child-care subsidies could give a boost to providers of earlyâeducation and maternal health.
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China Struggles to Shake Off Deflationary Pressures Despite Policy Pivot
China’s downward pressures remained elevated in July, despite Beijing’s recent pivot to curb excess capacity that has fueled cutthroat competition among businesses.
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Why Poor Nations Got Higher Tariffs Than Rich Ones
In a new era of gloves-off trade negotiations, poorer countries had the least leverage with a country the size of the U.S.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
August 11, 2025 07:15 ET (11:15 GMT)
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