U.S. stocks are drifting around their record levels after a rally spurred by hopes for lower U.S. interest rates wrapped around the world. The S&P 500 rose 0.1% Wednesday, coming off its latest ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday that short term interest rates should be 1.5 to 1.75 percentage points lower than their current level, keeping up the administration’s pressure ...

Economist Dawie Roodt warns that if Donald Trump bans US investment in South Africa’s government debt, it could trigger a financial crisis by driving up interest rates, weakening the rand, and ...