It’s no mystery why governments are eager to issue very long-dated government bonds given ultralow interest rates, but yield-hungry investors might be taking on more risk than they realize, an analyst warns.

The one political risk on the minds of U.S. executives isn’t the U.K. bailing from the European Union or even a Donald Trump presidency. It’s the impeachment drama in Brazil, according to a Goldman Sachs report.

A Bank of America Merrill Lynch economist dismisses George Soros’ claim that China is resembling the U.S. ahead of its financial crisis as misleading.

Markets are going to have a very rocky summer as they price in the possibility that Republican Donald Trump could be elected president, Matthew Lynn writes.

China’s bad loans are many times worse than official data show and the Chinese authorities do not have a strategy to tackle the problem, according to the latest research from CLSA.

Crude-oil futures logged a gain Friday as a wildfire in oil-rich Canadian regions and an attack on a Chevron-operated offshore oil facility in southern Nigeria fueled concerns about global crude-output disruptions. West Texas Intermediate crude oil for June delivery added 34 cents, or 0.8%, to settle at $44.66 a barrel. For the week, WTI lost 2.7% as oversupply supply worries and a strong dollar dragged prices lower.

The correlation between stocks and oil prices may have loosened somewhat since the beginning of the year, but the relationship between black gold and the currencies of major exporters and importers remains as high as any time in recent memory.

Gold futures succumbed to a rebound in the U.S. dollar to end lower Thursday, a day ahead of a closely watched jobs report, which could influence the path of the yellow metal. Gold had spent much of the session in positive territory, trading as high as $1,288.40 an ounce, before legging lower only a few minutes before it settled on Comex. June gold finished $2.10, or 0.2%, to settle at $1,272.30 an ounce. The ICE U.S. Dollar Index , a gauge of the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was up 0.6% in most recent trade Thursday afternoon. A stronger buck can dull the allure of dollar-priced metals, making them more expensive to buyers using other currencies. An earlier rise in gold prices had been attributed to bargain-hunting ahead of Friday's closely watched nonfarm-payrolls report set to be released at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time. The U.S. is expected to add 205,000 jobs in April and the unemployment rate is forecast to tick lower to 4.9% from 5%.