Stocks, Bonds Tumble After Economic Data Release 
 

Slowing growth, stubborn inflation drive a broad-based decline in shares.


 
Bank of Japan Holds Rates Steady, Expects Inflation to Stay Around 2% 
 

The Bank of Japan kept its interest-rate target unchanged, a month after it made its first rate increase in 17 years.


 
The Thrill Factor Is Back for Retail Investors 
 

Trading activity Charles Schwab, Morgan Stanley and Robinhood reaches the highest levels since early 2022.


 
States Take On China in the Name of National Security 
 

State officials, overriding local interests such as new investment and jobs, say they are acting where Congress hasn't to address American distrust of Beijing.


 
Trump Allies Draw Up Plans to Blunt Fed's Independence 
 

Some Trump advisers argue that the president could help set interest rates and oust Jerome Powell as Federal Reserve chair.


 
U.K. Consumer Confidence Ticks Higher 
 

Research group GfK's consumer confidence barometer climbed to minus 19 in April from minus 21 in March, marking the first uptick in sentiment since January.


 
Mix of Slowing Growth, Firm Inflation Worries Investors 
 

Another high inflation reading will continue to make it difficult for the Fed to cut rates in the near term.


 
The Dream of Fed Rate Cuts Is Slipping Away 
 

Investors are backing away from expectations that the central bank can reduce rates in coming months, hitting markets.


 
Canada's 'Extremely Mature' Grocery Market Leads Some Foreign Players to Pass on Entry 
 

Canadian officials are likely to get cold shoulders without some package of financial incentives, analysts said.


 
Pending home sales see unexpected jump in March, despite rising mortgage rates 
 

U.S. pending home sales rose 3.4% in March from the previous month, the National Association of Realtors said on Thursday.


(END) Dow Jones Newswires

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