Isabel Wang

MSN

Global oil prices surge above $94 a barrel after the US strikes Iranian targets

By: Isabel Wang

Oil prices on Tuesday extended their increase from morning action after the U.S. military said it struck Iranian targets in the Strait of Hormuz in response to Tehran's overnight attacks on ships transiting the vital waterway.

MSN

Global oil prices surge to a 6-week high after the US strikes Iran in Hormuz

By: Isabel Wang

Oil prices on Tuesday extended their recent increase to settle at their highest levels in nearly six weeks, after the U.S. military said it struck

MarketWatch

Here’s another way rising bond yields could take a bite out of Americans’ wallets

By: Isabel Wang

Rising yields are a threat to the “Magnificent Seven.” Here’s why that could hurt U.S. consumers.

MarketWatch

Governments keep trying to calm global markets. Why that should worry investors.

By: Isabel Wang

Government interventions, such as currency buying and bond buybacks, are supposed to reassure markets. But lately, they are doing the opposite.

RealClearMarkets

Beware, Governments Keep Trying to Calm the Markets

By: Isabel Wang

First it was downward pressure on the Japanese yen. Then it was upward pressure on U.S. bond yields. Now, Japan is back in the spotlight — and the fix looks the same: Policymakers look ready to

MarketWatch

Why a stronger Japanese currency could spell trouble for AI and technology stocks

By: Isabel Wang

A rapid unwind of the Japanese yen ‘carry trade’ could trigger a stock selloff, particularly hurting high-valuation U.S. tech names.

MarketWatch

Oil’s return above $100 a barrel puts inflation back at the center of Wall Street’s concerns

By: Isabel Wang, Nora Redmond

Oil prices rose above $100 a barrel on Wednesday for the first time in seven weeks, reviving concerns about global energy supply disruptions and a fresh inflationary shock just as major central banks prepare to make key interest-rate decisions later this month.

MarketWatch

The bull market’s biggest enemy right now could be Bessent’s interventions

By: Joy Wiltermuth, Isabel Wang

A stronger yen and higher Treasury yields could become a toxic combination for the bull market in stocks.

RealClearMarkets

Bessent Interventions May Be Bull's Enemy

By: Isabel Wang, Joy Wiltermuth

The bull market in stocks has a new headache.

MarketWatch

The price of almost everything on your dinner table is climbing at once — and Wall Street is taking notice

By: Isabel Wang

Rising crop prices are making the current inflation problem bigger than just oil and the Iran war.