There are many factors to consider for choosing how to weigh stocks and bonds in an investment portfolio, and relative yield is on the shortlist. By that standard, the recent surge in the 10-Year Treasury yield vs. the dividend payout rate for US equities (S&P 500) looks attractive, at least…

There was a huge kerfuffle surrounding the news earlier this month that Edward Enninful was stepping away from his role as editor-in-chief of British Vogue. Meanwhile, the communications team at Condé Nast (Vogue’s publisher) decided to postpone the announcement that Venya Brykalin had just been appointed to the same position…

Special counsel Jack Smith’s team is asking the judge in the classified documents case against Donald Trump to bar the former president and his defense team from publicly disclosing some of the materials shared in the criminal case as part of the discovery process. In a new filing on Friday,…

Some climate-related exchange-traded funds rose Wednesday while the broader U.S. stock market mostly fell.  The Touchstone Climate Transition ETF HEAT, -0.54%, an actively managed fund that began trading in early May, closed 0.2% higher, according to FactSet data. The fund’s factsheet says that it invests in companies that are “leading the…

Gold futures finished higher Monday, recouping a portion of their losses from the end of last week, as a drop in the ISM services index reading helped ease expectations for a June Federal Reserve rate hike. Price action Gold for August delivery GC00, GCQ23, rose $4.70, or 0.2%, to settle…

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Treasury yields finished mixed on Monday as investors awaited a major U.S. inflation update and a Federal Reserve policy decision over the next two days.What happened The yield on the 2-year Treasury note TMUBMUSD02Y, 4.728% declined 1.4 basis points to 4.590% from 4.604% on Friday. The yield is down two…

© Reuters Investing.com– Most Asian stocks rose on Friday tracking dovish signals from the two largest central banks in the region, as the Bank of Japan maintained ultra-low interest rates and as the People’s Bank of China began trimming borrowing costs.  Still, bigger gains were limited as markets remained on…

Investing.com– Oil prices moved little on Friday and were set to close flat after a volatile week, as markets weighed optimism over robust demand in top crude importer China against uncertainty over more U.S. interest rate hikes. China optimism helps crude reverse recent losses  Crude prices rallied on Thursday, recouping…

Investing.com – The U.S. dollar edged higher in early European trade Friday, rebounding after hefty overnight losses following weak economic data, while the Japanese yen weakened as the Bank of Japan maintained its interest rates at very low levels. At 01:45 ET (05:45 GMT), the , which tracks the greenback…