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Bringing charges against the Fed: What we do (and don’t) know
3+ min ago (887+ words) Trump has repeatedly criticized Powell and the Fed for not moving faster to cut rates. Economists warn that a politicized Fed that caves in to the president's demands will damage its credibility as an inflation fighter and likely lead investors…...
Vietnam's central bank sets 2026 credit growth target at 15 per cent
3+ min ago (115+ words) Monday, 12 Jan 2026 HANOI (Xinhua): The State Bank of Vietnam has set a credit growth target of 15 per cent for 2026, reported local daily VnBusiness on Monday. According to the report, the central bank has asked credit institutions to strictly control credit…...
Equities Rise Intraday Amid Probe Into Fed Chair Powell
8+ min ago (45+ words) US benchmark equity indexes were higher intraday, while gold prices hit new records as markets react Oops, something went wrong Equities Rise Intraday Amid Probe Into Fed Chair Powell US benchmark equity indexes were higher intraday, while gold prices hit…...
CPI preview: Inflation expected to be muted in December as economic data gets back on track
10+ min ago (434+ words) The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for December is set for release Tuesday morning, with the data expected to show inflation pressures remained steady in the final month of 2025. On a headline basis, consumer prices are expected to have risen 0.3% over…...
UK consumer spending slumps in December as household caution deepens
25+ min ago (420+ words) UK consumer spending fell sharply in December Barclays card data shows biggest drop since 2021 Retail sales growth slows to weakest pace since May Outlook hinges on inflation easing and BoE cuts UK consumers pulled back sharply on spending in December,…...
Consumer sentiment in focus as spending gathers steam
32+ min ago (429+ words) Australian households are ramping up spending despite diminishing hopes of rate cuts, setting a challenge for the Reserve Bank to bring inflation under control. Consumer sentiment figures, released by Westpac and the Melbourne Institute on Tuesday, will provide an insight…...
Newsom’s budget shows big revenue gain, but we’ve been down that path before
39+ min ago (533+ words) When Gov. Gavin Newsom declared today that the state will likely receive an extra $42.3 billion in tax revenue over the next three years, thus'alleviating a stubborn budget deficit, the inimitable Yogi Berra's famous observation came to mind. "It's like d'j…...
Welcome back to the past with US tariffs and state capitalism
41+ min ago (297+ words) The Trump administration has begun 2026 with a blitz of presidential pronouncements that accelerate the shift towards "state capitalism" in the US. The term has been used since last year to describe how the second Trump administration is using the levers…...
Sector Update: Financial Stocks Decline Monday Afternoon
49+ min ago (41+ words) Financial stocks were lower in Monday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index shedding 0.7% Oops, something went wrong Sector Update: Financial Stocks Decline Monday Afternoon Financial stocks were lower in Monday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index shedding 0.7%...
Dollar pulls back & metals take the lead
59+ min ago (919+ words) The market is doing exactly what strong trends do: rotating, not breaking. The dollar is cooling after a failed breakout, while metals are pressing higher into fresh upside territory. This is not chaos. It's a clean, technical continuation with momentum…...