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How Economic Security Helped Drive Trump’s Tariff Wars
1+ min ago (337+ words) April 2025 turned out to be the cruelest month: Trump announced tariffs on imports from virtually all countries. Those tariff actions were shocking not only because Trump invoked a law that no other president had used to impose tariffs, but also…...
Gold Price Forecast: XAU/USD hesitates at $4,600 with Fed easing hopes fading
2+ min ago (300+ words) Gold treads water around $4.600 after failure to break record highs, at $4,640 Strong US employment and manufacturing data boost expectations of a Fed pause. XAU/USD is forming a potential H&S pattern with its neckline at $4,570. EUR/USD now manages…...
Best high-yield savings interest rates today, January 16, 2026 (up to 4% APY return)
15+ min ago (261+ words) Although savings interest rates are elevated by historical standards, the national average rate for savings accounts is still just 0.39%, according to the FDIC. The good news: Top high-yield savings accounts offer more than 10 times the national average. Remember, it's important…...
Best CD rates today, January 16, 2026 (up to 4% APY return)
16+ min ago (397+ words) Today's CD rates vary quite a bit. In general, however, CD rates have been declining for quite some time due to the Fed's decision to cut its benchmark rate three times in the later part of 2024 and its additional three…...
How the Stock Market Performed in the First Year of Trump's Second Term
16+ min ago (1597+ words) All three main U.S. equity indexes generated double-digit total returns for the third year in a row, and the S&P 500 made 38 new all-time closing highs in 2025. How did the stock market perform during the first year of the second Trump…...
Gold price slips from record highs as profit-taking bites; Fed bets back in focus
39+ min ago (268+ words) New York, Jan 16, 2026, 10:04 EST " Regular session The slide matters because gold is still sitting near a fresh peak, and positioning is heavy. When a market runs hard, it does not take much " calmer headlines, a firmer dollar " to knock some…...
PBOC cuts rates on targeted monetary tools
45+ min ago (512+ words) China will cut interest rates on targeted monetary policy tools and expand related quotas to spur lending in key areas and improve market expectations, underscoring policymakers' resolve to support a solid economic start to the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30) period, officials and…...
Week ahead – US PCE and Davos in focus for Dollar traders – BoJ meets
55+ min ago (1157+ words) The US dollar outperformed all its major peers for another week, even after the US Department of Justice opened a criminal investigation into Fed Chair Jerome Powell, with the Fed Chief saying that the threats are a "pretext, aimed at…...
FY'27 Budget likely to peg fiscal deficit at 4.3%: ICRA
56+ min ago (196+ words) Union Budget News: The government is expected to set the fiscal deficit at 4.3 percent of GDP for the next financial year. Capital expenditure is projected for a significant increase. This comes as the focus shifts towards medium-term debt consolidation. The…...
Criminal investigation raises key question: Whether Chair Powell leaves Fed in May
1+ hour, 2+ min ago (831+ words) WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department's investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has brought heightened attention to a key drama that will play out at the central bank in the coming months: Will Powell leave the Fed when his term as…...