Monetary Policy
Trump Demands 1% Rates After Fed Delivers First Hike in 3 Years
President Donald Trump renewed his demand for sharply lower interest rates on Wednesday, calling for U.S. borrowing costs to fall to 1% or...
Fed Raises Rates to 3.75%-4% as Inflation Stays Above Target
The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage point on Wednesday, September 16, bringing the federal funds target range...
Fed Chair Kevin Warsh Warns Inflation Remains Too High
Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh warned Friday that inflation remains too elevated in his first speech at the central bank’s annual symposium in...
FTSE 100 Soars to Historic Peak as Rate Cut Hopes Fuel Market Rally
London’s blue-chip FTSE 100 index reached unprecedented heights today, hitting a new all-time high of 8,496.42 as investors bet on aggressive interest rate...
Dollar Surges to Multi-Decade High as Markets Doubt Fed Rate Cuts for 2025
The U.S. dollar reached towering heights on Monday, driving its peers to multi-year lows after a robust U.S. jobs report prompted investors to...
Hedge Funds Ramp Up Bearish Positions as Strong Jobs Data Rattles U.S. Markets
In a significant shift in market sentiment, global hedge funds substantially increased their bearish positions on U.S. equities in the week leading up...
Rupee Plunges to Historic Low Beyond 86 per Dollar as Strong US Jobs Data Dampens Rate Cut Hopes
The Indian rupee breached the psychologically crucial level of 86 against the US dollar for the first time on Monday, January 13, 2025,...
Dow Suffers Worst Start to a Year Since 2016 as Strong Jobs Report Dampens Rate Cut Hopes
The first two weeks of 2025 have proven challenging for U.S. stock markets, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average experiencing its worst start...
TLT Treasury Bond ETF Faces Crossroads in 2025 as Investors Navigate Rate Uncertainty
The iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) continues to draw significant investor attention in early 2025, despite facing notable challenges in recent...
US Labor Market Surges Past Expectations: Economy Adds 256,000 Jobs in December as Unemployment Drops to 4.1%
The U.S. labor market demonstrated remarkable resilience at the close of 2024, significantly exceeding economists’ expectations by adding 256,000 jobs in December, while...
