Analysis-US automakers race to build more hybrids as EV sales slow
By Joseph White DETROIT (Reuters) – As U.S. sales of gas-electric hybrid vehicles surge and electric-vehicle sales cool, automakers and suppliers are betting consumer demand for a compromise between all-combustion and all-electric…
Analysis-US bitcoin ETFs raise questions over broader financial system risks
By Elizabeth Howcroft and Hannah Lang LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The launch of U.S. exchange-traded funds (ETFs) tracking bitcoin deepens ties between the volatile world of cryptocurrencies and the traditional financial system, potentially…
Analysis-US fintechs push into fixed-income trading as retail investor interest grows
By Hannah Lang (Reuters) – U.S. financial technology companies that popularized amateur stock trading are pushing into fixed income in a bid to capitalize upon growing retail investor interest sparked by soaring…
Analysis-US stock market technicals suggest possible rebound as earnings, CPI loom
By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) – Technical and seasonal indicators that investors use to gauge the U.S. stock market’s health show it may be time to buy, though upcoming inflation data…
Analysis-US sees big gains if Mideast mega-deal sealed – but at what price?
By Matt Spetalnick and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration is pressing ahead with a concerted effort to strike a “grand bargain” in the Middle East that includes normalization of…
Analysis-US exceptionalism thwarts dollar bears but Fed test looms
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) – Resilient U.S. growth is fueling another rebound in the dollar and sending bearish investors scrambling, though the rally will be tested by a gauntlet…
Analysis-US banks hold $3.3 trillion cash amid banking crisis, slowdown worries
By Saeed Azhar and Ann Saphir NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – U.S. lenders are holding onto large piles of cash as insurance against a slowing economy, continuing deposit outflows and looming tougher…
Analysis-US loss of AAA badge a reminder of ‘regime shift’ for government debt
By Yoruk Bahceli (Reuters) – Financial markets barely flinched when Fitch stripped the United States of its top credit rating, but it served as a reminder of longer-term structural risks investors in…
Analysis-US stock gains may grow elusive as boost from inflation slowdown wanes
By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) – As inflation worries ease, U.S. stocks may need a fresh source of fuel to propel further gains this year, investors said. Data released on Thursday…
Analysis-US bond investors brace for shift in market as rate peak elusive
By Davide Barbuscia and David Randall NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. bond investors were gauging how to navigate a prolonged period of higher interest rates that some expect to weigh on U.S.…
Analysis-US bond investors eked out positive returns, see better second half year
By Davide Barbuscia NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. government bond investors have racked up positive returns so far this year, with the higher income from bonds offering a buffer against market weakness…
Analysis-US Treasury bond spree could jolt markets if leveraged bets unravel
By Davide Barbuscia NEW YORK (Reuters) – An expected surge in Treasury bill issuance could throw a wrench into the gears of hedge fund trades that have resulted in record short positions,…
Analysis-US corporate debt binge could be hard to sustain
By Shankar Ramakrishnan, Matt Tracy and Laura Matthews NEW YORK (Reuters) – Large U.S. companies have been on a bond issuance binge but this rapid pace in supply may be hard to…
Analysis-US retailer holiday orders should boost transport demand, but risks loom
By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The slumping U.S. transportation sector could be bouncing off a bottom as retailers start preparing for the back-to-school season and winter holidays, but political brinkmanship…
Analysis-US debt ceiling crunch threatens to roil complacent stock market
By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) – Strategists at some of Wall Street’s biggest banks are sounding increasingly worried about potential market fallout from the standoff over raising the U.S. debt ceiling,…
Analysis-US debt ceiling deal could stall safety flight fueling megacap rally
By David Randall NEW YORK (Reuters) – A potential deal to lift the U.S. debt ceiling could spur money managers to pare holdings in the massive technology and growth stocks that have…
Analysis-US bank supervision needs more speed, transparency in wake of SVB debacle, critics say
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The secretive world of Federal Reserve bank supervision has been laid bare by the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and critics say it needs an overhaul…
Analysis-US bank trading and deposits in focus after rollercoaster month
By Tatiana Bautzer and Nupur Anand New York (Reuters) – As U.S. banks prepare to close the books on a tumultuous quarter, analysts say trading revenue and deposits are among the key…
Analysis-US sanctions on Russia serve China a sharp reminder of need for its own chips
By Josh Horwitz SHANGHAI – The sweeping restrictions imposed on Russia to block its access to global exports of goods from chips to computers and electronics are likely to accelerate China’s own…
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