Are U.S. Treasuries Still A Safe Asset?

Mortgage rates continued their upward trajectory this week, as the average rate on 30-year fixed home loans reached 6.58% for the week ending July 23, up 3 basis points from 6.55% the previous week, according to Freddie Mac. This marks the highest average rate since early August 2025. Compounding the rate increase for buyers is…

2 min read Last Updated : Jul 20 2026 | 9:00 PM IST India’s outward foreign direct investment (FDI), measured by financial commitment, declined 47.9 per cent year-on-year (YoY) to $3 billion in June 2026 from $5.74 billion in the same month last year, according to data released by the Reserve Bank of India…

“Without telling me, my brother petitioned for sole guardianship of our mother.”

An employee bags a customer’s purchases at a Kroger Co. store in Peoria, Illinois, U.S., on Tuesday, June 16, 2015. Kroger Co. is expected to release quarterly earnings on June 18. Photographer: Daniel Acker/BloombergDaniel Acker/Bloomberg Processing Content Key insight: Headline CPI inflation was 3.5% in June, slower than the 4.2% growth tracked in May. Core…

(RTTNews) – International Paper Co. (IP) announced that it has decided to temporarily suspend operations at its Pine Hill mill in Alabama, after the roof of the facility was damaged due to rough weather. The pulp and paper company is currently assessing required repairs, and expects to resume operations in August. The company is working…

Office space values have fallen so low that it is becoming more feasible for developers to convert a growing number of buildings to residential uses, according to research by CommercialCafe, a market analytics platform operated by Yardi Matrix, subsidiary of property management technology firm Yardi Systems. The report found that nearly half of all office…