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US private credit defaults hit record 9.2% in 2025, Fitch says
By Matt Tracy WASHINGTON, March 6 (Reuters) - The default rate among U.S. corporate borrowers of private credit rose to a record 9.2% in 2025, according to a report Friday by credit rating agency Fitc...
Mar 06, 2026
Fed's Hammack says interest rates likely on hold for some time
NEW YORK, March 6 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Beth Hammack said Friday she sees no imminent need to change the stance of monetary policy in an economy where inflation is st...
Mar 06, 2026
Australian central banker says US dollar remains a safe haven for investors
March 6 (Reuters) - A top Australian central banker said on Friday that the days of U.S. "exorbitant privilege" may be coming to an end, but the dollar's safe-haven rally this week after the Middle Ea...
Mar 06, 2026
Fed's Collins sees rate policy holding steady for some time
March 6 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Susan Collins said on Friday she sees no looming need to change interest rates, with the outlook for easing monetary policy contingent on a...
Mar 06, 2026
Analysis-Oil derivatives signal traders see Middle East shock as short-lived
By Mehnaz Yasmin and Utkarsh Shetti March 6 (Reuters) - Oil options and futures are signalling that the latest Middle East conflict may be shortlived, as traders pile into structures that profit from ...
Mar 06, 2026
US-Israel war with Iran sends shockwaves through global business
By Ben Blanchard, Elisa Anzolin and Christoph Steitz TAIWAN/MILAN/FRANKFURT, March 6 (Reuters) - The U.S.-Israeli war with Iran is rattling businesses worldwide, driving up energy prices, squeezing su...
Mar 06, 2026
NYSE fined $9 million by SEC over glitch that disrupted stock market
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK, March 6 (Reuters) - The New York Stock Exchange has agreed to pay a $9 million civil fine to settle U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charges over a computer glitch...
Mar 06, 2026
Emerging market equity funds slide as Iran conflict sparks selloff
March 6 (Reuters) - Emerging market equity funds have posted steep declines this month as investors cut exposure to risk assets amid the escalating Iran conflict, making them among the worst performer...
Mar 06, 2026
Fast fashion garments pile up in South Asia as Middle East conflict grounds planes
By Ruma Paul, Alessandro Parodi and Helen Reid DHAKA, March 6 (Reuters) - Shipments of garments for Zara owner Inditex and other major clothing retailers are stranded at airports in Bangladesh and Ind...
Mar 06, 2026
Fed's Schmid says hiring is on pause amid AI, aging
March 6 (Reuters) - Kansas City Federal Reserve President Jeff Schmid on Friday said he believes that the advent of artificial intelligence is leading some businesses to pause hiring even as an aging ...
Mar 06, 2026
