Italy is again looking toward some of its most profitable industries as the government searches for money to finance its 2027 budget. Banks, insurers and energy companies are emerging as potential sources of additional revenue, but the coalition has yet...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced on August 19 that the Treasury would at least double the maximum size of its long-term bond buybacks, increasing each operation from $2 billion to at least $4 billion. But the expanded program does not...
Artificial intelligence has spent several years being valued as a technology story. The bond market is beginning to treat it as something more demanding: a vast capital project that must be financed, operated and eventually made profitable. That shift matters....
Energy shocks rarely remain contained. When oil, gas, electricity, and freight costs rise, the pressure quickly moves across markets — squeezing corporate margins, lifting inflation expectations, reshaping central-bank policy, and forcing investors to rethink currency exposure. The latest energy stress...
