Markets Steady After Turbulent Week as Rate Cut Bets Rise
After a volatile week of tariffs, weak jobs data, and corporate earnings chaos, markets are stabilizing — but confidence...
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Job Numbers Drama Explodes, Economists Warn of Crisis Ahead
Wall Street ended the week in free fall Friday as shockwaves from a disastrous jobs report collided with political...
Fed Governor Adriana Kugler Resigns, Opening Door for Trump
Adriana Kugler, a Biden appointee and labor economist who joined the Fed in September 2023, said in a statement...
Morning Wrap: Markets Digest Fresh Tariffs, Earnings Shock
Markets around the world woke up to the full force of President Donald Trump’s new global tariff regime, which...
Trump Imposes New Global Tariff Rates, Effective August 7
“This is historic,” a senior official declared. Trump’s new order imposes tariffs up to 41%, rewrites global tariff trade...
What Happens After Tariff Deadline and What Next 72 Hours Look Like for Markets
This is a follow-up to my earlier piece — “Trump’s Tariffs Are Real, But Are His Trade Deals Just...
Trump’s Tariffs Are Real, But Are His Trade Deals Just for Show?
Why Is Trump Imposing Tariffs Again? Since returning to the White House in January 2025, President Donald Trump has...
Fed Holds Rates Steady at 4.25%-4.5%: Here is what means
Jerome Powell resists mounting political pressure as two Fed governors call for an immediate rate cut—the first such split...
S&P 500 Drops After Six-Day Rally Amid Fed and Trade Uncertainty
Wall Street paused for breath Tuesday, ending a six-day S&P 500 record streak, as global trade negotiations faltered and...
Trump’s Trade War Reshaped: US–EU Deal Finalized, China Truce Extension Likely
With just days left before the August 1 tariff deadline, President Trump’s trade team is moving rapidly to finalise...