U.S. economic growth slowed sharply toward the end of 2025. The reading was significantly revised down from the initial 1.4% estimate and marked a sharp deceleration from the 4.4% growth pace recorded in the third quarter.
February's inflation report showed moderating inflation pressures in various categories of products. ? What?s next for XLY stock? According to the Consumer Price Index data released recently, inflation has risen by 0.3% during February and 2.4% over the 12 months through February. New vehicle prices were flat during February and have risen by only 0.5% over the 12 months through February.
BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes says he would not buy Bitcoin now and is waiting for the Federal Reserve to ?print money to support the American war machine,? arguing the longer the Iran conflict continues, the higher the likelihood of money printing. Hayes explained his timing on the Coin Stories podcast.
U.S. consumer inflation held steady in February, with prices rising at an annual pace consistent with market expectations, according to government data released Wednesday. The Consumer Price Index rose 2.4% year over year, the latest figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics showed, matching both January's reading and economists' esimates.
U.S. consumer inflation held steady in February, with prices rising at an annual pace consistent with market expectations, according to government data released Wednesday. The Consumer Price Index rose 2.4% year over year, the latest figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics showed, matching both January's reading and economists' esimates.
Professional Capital Management CEO Anthony Pompliano on Monday said Bitcoin is proving more resilient than gold and increasingly acting as a global hedge amid economic uncertainty. In a CNBC interview, Pompliano reiterated his bullish stance on Bitcoin, arguing the asset is holding up well despite global economic uncertainty.
The CNN Money Fear and Greed index showed a further increase in the overall fear level, while the index remained in the ?Fear? zone on Friday. U.S. stocks settled lower on Friday, with the Dow Jones index falling more than 450 points during the session.
Kazakhstan?s central bank formed a $350 million portfolio from gold and foreign exchange reserves for crypto-related investments starting April, focusing on crypto infrastructure companies and index funds rather than direct Bitcoin allocations. Governor Timur Suleimenov announced the investment program at a briefing on interest rates Friday.
JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM). CEO Jamie Dimon said on Monday that crypto firms handling deposits should face bank-level regulation. One day later, Kraken became the first crypto company in U.S. history to secure a Federal Reserve master account.
Arthur Hayes, Chief Investment Officer at?Maelstrom?Fund, said Sunday that a prolonged U.S.-Iran conflict could force the Federal Reserve to print more money, ultimately driving Bitcoin higher. In an essay titled iOS Warfare, Hayes analyzed the Trump administration?s decision to strike Iran and what could happen to investment portfolios as a result.
Major U.S. indices closed mixed on Thursday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average edging up 0.03% to 49,499.20, while the S&P 500 slipped 0.5% to 6,908.86 and the Nasdaq dropped 1.18% to 22,878.38.Investors were jittery as U.S. initial jobless claims rose by 4,000 to 212,000 in the third week of February, coming in below estimates of 215,000.
Editor?s Note: This article has been updated to reflect that Ferguson?s adjusted EPS beat the consensus estimate. Ferguson Enterprises Inc.? on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter FY25 results. The company disclosed that residential revenue declined 2% Y/Y as the U.S. residential end markets remained weak in the quarter amid lower housing starts, permit activity, and subdued RMI demand.
The past week has been a whirlwind of economic and political events. Republican lawmakers have expressed their opposition to President Donald Trump?s new 10% global tariff. Read the full article here. U.S. heavy vehicle sales, a powerful leading indicator, are signaling caution. Read the full article here.
Walmart CFO John David Rainey doesn?t mince words, citing a ?hiring recession,? rising student loan delinquencies and trade uncertainty as reasons for a cautious FY2027 outlook. Despite Walmart (WMT) beating on revenue and EPS, the stock is down nearly 9% over the last 5 days. More unsettling details were buried in the CEO comments.
December 2025 housing starts, measured at a seasonally adjusted annualized rate, rose 6.2% month over month to 1.40 million, a headline gain that appears constructive at first glance. The segment that carries the most weight, single-family homes, which account for roughly 70% of total starts, fell 9% year over year to 981,000 units.
The stagflation narrative roared back to life Friday ? and precious metals wasted no time responding. Gold prices ? as tracked by the SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) ? jumped 1% to $5,060 per ounce, accelerating after the Bureau of Economic Analysis released weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter GDP data alongside firmer inflation readings. Silver climbed nearly 4%, pushing back above $81.
Editor?s note: This story was updated to add details, context. U.S. gross domestic product grew at an annualized rate of 1.4% in the fourth quarter of 2025, according to advance estimates released Friday by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The figure marks a sharp slowdown from the prior quarter's 4.4% expansion pace and came in sharply below economists' expectations for 3% growth.
U.S. gross domestic product grew at an annualized rate of 1.4% in the fourth quarter of 2025, according to advance estimates released Friday by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The figure marks a sharp slowdown from the prior quarter's 4.4% expansion pace and came in sharply below economists' expectations for 3% growth.
For years, warnings about government deficits and borrowing sounded abstract. With rising debt, the cost of servicing is accelerating beyond even the largest individual government spending. America's $38 trillion national debt is so big that the nearly $1 trillion interest payment will be larger than Medicare soon, Fortune noted last month. That's a remarkable shift.
A new working paper from Fed economists, alongside researchers at Northwestern and Johns Hopkins, concludes that Kalshi rivals or beats professional Wall Street forecasts on key economic data, and does it in real time. On headline CPI, Kalshi delivered a statistically significant improvement over the Bloomberg consensus forecast.
President Donald Trump claimed on Wednesday that his administration's aggressive tariff policies have sparked a "staggering" 78% reduction in the U.S. trade deficit, vowing the nation will soon achieve its first trade surplus in decades.
Nouriel Roubini, the economist who called the 2008 financial crisis and spent the next decade warning anyone who?d listen about stagflation and collapse, now sees U.S. GDP approaching 4% by end of the decade. The driver isn?t fiscal stimulus or deregulation.
Kevin Hassett on Wednesday called for researchers at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to be ?disciplined,? after the bank published a paper concluding that 90% of Trump?s tariff costs are falling on U.S. consumers and companies rather than foreign exporters. ?The paper is an embarrassment,? the National Economic Council director said on CNBC?s Squawk Box.
U.S. stocks traded higher midway through trading, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining more than 1% on Wednesday. The Dow traded up 0.57% to 49,814.98 while the NASDAQ rose 1.25% to 22,860.17. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.84% to 6,900.97. Check This Out: How To Earn $500 A Month From Goldman Sachs Stock Ahead Of Q4 Earnings Leading and Lagging SectorsEnergy shares gained by 1.6% on Wednesday.
The U.S. is approaching a critical fiscal point as its federal debt is projected to surpass historical levels, raising alarms about the country?s economic stability. The U.S. federal debt is on track to surpass a significant milestone, with projections indicating a troubling fiscal future.
Gold roared back above the $5,000 per ounce mark on Friday, following a cooler-than-expected inflation print. The SPDR Gold Trust is up almost 2% today. The U.S. Consumer Price Index rose just 2.4% year-over-year in January, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday, below the 2.5% consensus estimate and marking the lowest inflation reading since May 2025.
President Donald Trump claimed in an interview on Wednesday that Kevin Warsh can help deliver 15% GDP growth as Fed Chair, and expects him to cut rates dramatically. Not everyone is so confident. Evercore ISI analyst Krishna Guha describes Warsh as ?50% Alan Greenspan, 50% Stan Druckenmiller?; a pragmatic conservative who distinguishes between supply-driven and demand-driven inflation.
The CNN Money Fear and Greed index showed further decline in the overall market sentiment, while the index remained in the ?Neutral? zone on Wednesday. U.S. stocks settled mostly lower on Wednesday, with the Dow Jones index falling more than 50 points during the session, snapping a three-session win streak.
Retail sales unexpectedly stalled at the end of the year, raising questions about the strength of the American consumer. In the past years, household consumption has been a vital engine of growth. That's precisely why the latest data felt different. The Commerce Department reported that retail sales were flat in December compared with November.
The U.S. economy added 130,000 jobs in January, nearly double the 70,000 economists expected and the strongest monthly gain in months. Expectations were rock bottom heading into the report. White House economic advisor Kevin Hassett had pre-emptively told CNBC not to ?panic? and to expect ?slightly smaller job numbers.
President Donald Trump acknowledged on Monday that his 2017 decision to pass over Kevin Warsh for Federal Reserve Chair was a ?really big mistake,? attributing the move to pressure from his former Treasury Secretary. Speaking to Fox Business, the President reflected on the 2017 selection process that ultimately saw Jerome Powell lead the central bank.
Bitcoin surged 6% as U.S. planned layoffs more than tripled in January to their highest level since 2009, raising hopes the Federal Reserve will cut rates to support the economy and put a floor under risk assets down nearly 50% from highs.
Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook signaled a cautious ?wait and see? approach to monetary policy on Wednesday, describing current interest rates as only ?mildly restrictive? while expressing concern over a ?K-shaped? economic divergence that is leaving low-income families behind.
Alphabet reports fourth-quarter results today after the bell, an event that serves as a high-stakes health check for the global economy. As one of the world?s largest companies, Google's performance is a primary engine for both digital advertising and the ?AI capex? supercycle that is currently propping up GDP growth.
President Trump's Fed Chair nominee Kevin Warsh has secured his spot on a promise of ?regime change,? but his quest to shrink the Fed's $6.6 trillion balance sheet may clash with President Trump?s demands to lower the Federal Funds rate.
Plug Power Inc (PLUG) shares fell sharply Friday after President Donald Trump formally nominated former Fed governor Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve chair, sparking fears that a more hawkish policy regime and potentially higher-for-longer interest rates could squeeze the hydrogen fuel-cell maker's capital-intensive growth plans. Here?s what investors need to know.
Newmont Corporation (NEM) shares are trading lower Friday morning after President Donald Trump nominated former Federal Reserve governor Kevin Warsh to succeed Jerome Powell as Fed chair in May 2026. Gold, tracked by SPDR Gold Trust , is trading over 6% lower Friday morning. Warsh is widely viewed as more skeptical of ultra-easy monetary policy than current chair Jerome Powell.
The Indian Economic Survey 2025-26 has outlined a stark warning regarding a potential global financial ?systemic shock cascade? in 2026 that could outpace the severity of the 2008 Global Financial Crisis.
President Trump on Friday announced Kevin Warsh as his nominee to succeed Jerome Powell as Chair of the Federal Reserve, yet Bitcoin plunged below $83,000 on the news. Technical analyst Kyledoops said a Warsh-led Fed would fundamentally change how markets interpret policy signals, given his reputation as an inflation hawk and strong-dollar advocate.
Bitcoin is down over 5% on Thursday as broader risk-off sentiment sweeps through global markets. Weakening tech earnings and a hawkish pivot from the Federal Reserve are driving capital out of risk assets. Crypto trader Jelle highlighted that this is the largest Bitcoin correction since 2021, but it's still far from the biggest drawdown in BTC's history.
Universal Digital Intl Limited on Thursday launched USDU, the UAE?s first central bank-approved stablecoin that puts it in direct competition with Circle?s USDC . This make Universal Digital the first company registered by the Central Bank of the UAE to issue a Foreign Payment Token, The Block reported.
The stock market witnessed a mixed performance today as the?S&P 500?and the?Nasdaq?indices showed varied results. As investors await Fed Chair?Jerome Powell?s press conference, the market remains cautious amid political pressures on the central bank.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is signaling patience, noting that the central bank remains "well positioned" as the labor market shows signs of stabilization.
The Federal Reserve kept the federal funds rate unchanged at 3.5%?3.75% on Wednesday, putting its easing cycle on hold after three rate cuts last year that brought borrowing costs to their lowest since 2022.
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