China is accelerating a major shift in its reserve strategy, sharply reducing exposure to U.S. government debt while expanding its holdings of gold.
US jobless claims data released this week added to signs that the labor market is stabilizing, with key indicators pointing to easing pressure as business uncertainty continues to fade.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell delivered a cautiously optimistic message after the Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged at 3.5%-3.75%, signaling growing confidence in the economic outlook while maintaining a firm stance on inflation.
The Federal Reserve has kicked off its first policy decision of the year by keeping interest rates unchanged, reinforcing its cautious stance as inflation cools and markets digest shifting political and currency dynamics.
A rapidly strengthening euro is emerging as an unexpected variable in the European Central Bank’s policy outlook, complicating an already delicate inflation backdrop across the euro area.
Currency markets are starting to trade US politics, not US economics - and the dollar is paying the price.
Expectations for near-term interest rate relief from the Federal Reserve are fading across crypto-linked markets, as traders increasingly bet that policymakers will stay on hold through the spring. Instead of an imminent pivot, sentiment has coalesced around mid-year as the earliest moment for renewed easing.
Concerns over financial stability are escalating as Washington edges closer to a government shutdown and a growing number of macro indicators begin flashing recession-era warning signals.
A widening gap is opening between how Americans are spending and how they feel about the economy - and the mood is turning sharply darker.
The Federal Reserve has begun injecting tens of billions of dollars of fresh liquidity into the financial system through a series of Treasury bill purchase operations, quietly easing financial conditions at a time when markets remain highly sensitive to funding stress and capital availability.
Despite price growth hovering near target and interest rates sitting unchanged for months, the European Central Bank is refusing to lock itself into a predictable path.
After nearly twenty years of stalled talks, the European Union and India have finally locked in a free-trade agreement, reshaping one of the world’s most important economic corridors at a moment when global trade is fragmenting.



