Economics

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has refuted claims that he retracted his statements made at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, during a recent conversation with President Donald Trump. Carney, on Tuesday, told CBC, “To be absolutely clear, and I said this to...

U.S. stock futures rose on Wednesday following Tuesday’s mixed close. Futures of major benchmark indices were higher. While the monetary policy aspect of Wednesday's Federal Reserve meeting is expected to be routine, markets are bracing for a potentially tense press conference from Chair...

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent predicted on Tuesday that the American economy is on the verge of a multi-year expansion, driven by what he dubbed President Trump‘s “one big, beautiful bill.” Unleashing A ‘CapEx’ Explosion Speaking to Fox Business, Bessent argued...

Former White House communications director and SkyBridge Capital founder Anthony Scaramucci is sounding the alarm on what he described as a widening gap between financial reality and “basic stability” in the United States. No ‘Breathing Room’ For Most Americans On Tuesday,...

Arthur Hayes, Chief Investment Officer at Maelstrom Fund, explored in an essay published Tuesday how a potential intervention by U.S. authorities to support the Japanese yen could boost risk assets like Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC). Intervention In US Interest? In the essay titled "Woomph,"...

President Donald Trump renewed his criticism of the Federal Reserve and Chair Jerome Powell for keeping interest rates high, while adding that rates will decline significantly under the next Chair. Rates Will Come Down ‘A Lot’ During a speech in Iowa on Tuesday, Trump slammed Powell yet...

President Donald Trump dismissed concerns regarding the value of the U.S. Dollar, as it falls to multi-year lows, while reviving long-standing complaints on the foreign exchange practices of China and Japan. The Dollar Is ‘Doing Great’ Speaking with reporters in Iowa on Tuesday, Trump...

Brazilian equities are roaring back to life in early 2026, riding a powerful mix of surging commodity prices, a weakening U.S. dollar and a broad rotation into emerging markets The iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (NYSE:EWZ) is up roughly 20% month-to-date, sharply outperforming the SPDR S&P 500 ETF...

The U.S. economy is increasingly divisive. On one side, a small portion of wealthy households continue to increase their fortunes, and on the other, everyone else is struggling to keep up. Popularly dubbed a K-shaped economy, it is a system in which growth is real but deeply uneven. Prosperity...

Wall Street regained momentum on Tuesday as upbeat corporate earnings lifted risk appetite, pushing the S&P 500 to fresh all-time highs and driving the Nasdaq 100 closer to its prior October record. SPY ETF hits fresh record highs. Check live chart here. The S&P 500 briefly touched 6,990...

The U.S. government is once again on the brink of a shutdown, potentially as soon as Saturday — barely more than two months after the longest closure in American history ended in November. Congress must pass funding legislation by January 30, 2026, or parts of the federal government will partially...

(Editor’s note: The future prices of benchmark tracking ETFs, lede and the headline were updated in the story.) U.S. stock futures were swinging between gains and losses on Tuesday following Monday’s higher close. Futures of major benchmark indices were mixed. On Monday night, President...

A sudden disruption in Washington has sent government shutdown probabilities skyrocketing, validating Professor Jeremy Siegel's latest warning that a once "done deal" has unraveled into a genuine market threat. The ‘Monkey Wrench’ In Washington In his weekly commentary released Monday,...

Hedge fund billionaire Ray Dalio warned that the post-World War II global order is approaching a critical breaking point, calling recent conflicts and political shocks a part of a broader historical pattern rather than isolated events, clearly indicating a decline. Global Order On The Brink On...

U.S. natural gas prices extended a historic rally Monday, jumping more than 30% as Winter Storm Fern drove heating demand sharply higher and disrupted supply, delivering the largest weekly percentage gain ever for a Nymex front-month contract. • Cloudflare stock is among today’s top...