Wednesday, August 26, 2026
General
- S&P 500 is little changed after PCE report shows sticky inflation; Nvidia earnings on deck: Live updates
- Oil drops to more than two-week low on hopes of Hormuz reopening
- Dollar and bond markets ‘on edge’ ahead of Jackson Hole as Bessent’s market intervention piles pressure on Warsh
- Fed’s preferred inflation gauge shows core prices rose 3.3% annually in July
- US economy expands at sluggish 1.5% pace in second quarter, but consumer spending stayed strong
- Mortgage rates hit highest level in 3 weeks, weakening demand further
- Meta settles social media addiction case with California, other states for $16.7 billion
- Trump: time to teach Canada you can't do this anymore
- US Weighs More Trade Measures Against Canada After Retaliation
- Iran warns of military ship ban in Hormuz under potential deal with Oman and other Middle East news
- Iran, Oman Agree to Share Strait of Hormuz Revenue, IRGC Says
- Iran and Oman reach accord on Strait of Hormuz, Revolutionary Guards say
- Trump’s new economic squeeze on Iran has a big challenge: China
- Warsh’s Peers to Highlight Global Inflation Risk at Jackson Hole
- Anxious investors hope for clarity on Warsh's Fed plan at Jackson Hole
- US rates need to rise soon absent evidence of ongoing drop in inflation, Fed's Collins says
- As Cook case smolders, Trump has other paths to shape Fed policy team
- Momentum, leveraged trading keep software stocks on roller coaster
- French Showdown Over Next Budget Will Be Macron’s Riskiest Yet
- Japan's corporate services inflation accelerates in July
- Australia inflation tops forecasts in July, adds to rate risk
- The US Can’t Fake Its Way Out of Fiscal Trouble
- How AI Is Making Cyberattacks Harder to Stop
- Copper Climbs From Record-High Close With Supply Still Tight
- Bessent Faces Credibility Test in Quest to Tame Markets
- ‘Honeymoon’s Over’: Warsh Under Pressure as Fed Weighs Raising Rates
- Inflation Remains Elevated as Energy Costs Push on Prices
- The Price of Diesel, the ‘Workhorse’ of Fuels, Nears a Record High
- A.I. Is Becoming So Powerful, It’s Stumping Those Trying to Contain It
- Trump’s New Tariffs on Canada Raise Familiar Legal Risks
- At Home and Abroad, Deference to Trump Turns Increasingly to Defiance
- The Fed Chairman Is Heading to Jackson Hole Without a Clear Stance on Inflation
- U.S. Durable-Goods Orders Rose More than Expected in July
- Detroit Needs Canada More Than Rest of the U.S. Does
- The Canadian Bad Cop on the Front Lines of the U.S. Trade War
- The U.S. Is Trying to Strangle Iran’s Economy. Here’s How Tehran Is Surviving.
- Mark Walter’s Troubles Are Disrupting the Insurance World’s Hottest Trade
- Blinder: Should the Fed Raise Rates? That’s Clear as Mud
- How the Iranian Shahed Drone Transformed War—With China’s Help
- Scott Bessent’s bond intervention puts US Treasury on collision course with Fed
- Nvidia’s $200bn ‘balance sheet-as-a-service’
- The multiplying risks of financing data centres
- Insurers pile into deals allowing banks to offload default risk
- Iran war approaching Ukraine-style stalemate, says shipping boss
