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[Reuters] Stocks sizzle at 2-month highs, iron ore still on fire [CNBC] Here’s what investors should watch for in Trump’s State of the Union [Reuters] Fed Chair Powell and Trump met Monday to discuss economy: Fed [Reuters] Fed’s Mester says rates may need to rise if U.S. growth stays on track [CNBC] Profits in the […]
[Reuters] World stocks muted, dollar firms on fading U.S. job’s bounce [Reuters] Oil prices edge lower, tightening supply outlook supports [Reuters] White House adviser: ‘A lot of work to do’ in China trade talks: CNBC [Reuters] Germany’s Merkel drops hint of a ‘creative’ Brexit compromise [CNBC] Beijing has been ‘ineffective’ in reviving its slowing economy: […]
[Reuters] Russia suspends nuclear arms treaty after U.S. says to pull out [Reuters] Venezuelan general urges military to disavow Maduro as opposition stages rallies [Bloomberg] What CEOs Are Saying About the Possibility of a Recession [WSJ] Why the Fed Made a U-Turn: Perceived Risks to Growth Shifted [WSJ] Over 60, and Crushed by Student Loan […]
January 30 – Financial Times (Sam Fleming): “After putting traders on notice six weeks ago to expect further increases in US interest rates in 2019, the Federal Reserve… executed one of its sharpest U-turns in recent memory. Leaving rates unchanged at 2.25-2.5%, Jay Powell, Fed chairman, unveiled new language that opened up the possibility that […]
[Reuters] Stock rally pauses after disappointing China data [Reuters] Italian bond yields jump as weak PMI shines a light on rising deficit [Reuters] U.S. job growth surges; unemployment rate rises to 4.0 percent [Reuters] Factory activity shrinks across Asia as cooling China threatens global growth [Reuters] China central bank told banks to moderate pace of […]
This week we cover the Venezuela conflict and how $840M in gold bars have been prepared for loading onto a Russian jet at Venezuelan airport. This comes only a few months after Maduro requested Venezuela’s gold holdings from the Bank of England. We’ll cover the price breakouts for gold and silver as well as the […]
[Reuters] Friendly Fed fires world stocks to best January on record [Reuters] Dollar weaker on Fed’s dovish outlook; Aussie dollar, euro gain [Reuters] U.S. weekly jobless claims jump to near one-and-a-half year high [Reuters] Trump upbeat on China trade talks but wants to meet Xi to cinch deal [CNBC] China says its manufacturing activity contracted […]
[Reuters] Stocks steady before Fed as Apple relief offsets Brexit complications [Reuters] Fed likely to hold rates steady as it navigates data blind spots [Reuters] U.S., China launch high level trade talks amid deep differences [WSJ] Federal Reserve Likely to Hold Rates Steady [WSJ] As China Trade Talks Begin, Trump Faces Pressure to Make a […]
