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World

December 29, 2025

Global Markets Steady as Central Banks and Geopolitics Compete for Attention

Investors weighed easing inflation signals against persistent geopolitical risks, keeping global equities range-bound. Global financial markets traded cautiously on Thursday as investors balanced signs of cooling inflation in advanced economies with renewed

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Business

February 24, 2026

Tariff Shock Forces U.S. Companies to Reprice, Reroute, and Rethink 2026 Plans

A new round of U.S. global tariffs is rippling through corporate supply chains, raising near-term costs and injecting fresh uncertainty into investment decisions. For many large U.S. companies, the most immediate effect

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Opinion

January 1, 2026

Markets Are Adjusting to a World of Fewer Rate Cuts

Investors are recalibrating expectations as resilient growth and sticky inflation push monetary easing further into the future. For much of the past year, global markets have traded on the assumption that interest

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The Fed Put Is Looking More Expensive

A softer February CPI did not restore the old playbook because energy shock, tariffs and sticky core inflation are colliding just days before the Federal Reserve’s March 17-18 meeting. For most of

March 13, 2026

Opinion

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Stocks Stay Selective as CPI Cools but Yields Keep Pressure on Valuations

A softer inflation print steadied Wall Street on Wednesday, but rising Treasury yields and a market increasingly dependent on earnings delivery kept the tone cautious rather than celebratory. The immediate catalyst for

March 11, 2026

Markets

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Europe’s Rearmament Push Meets an Oil Shock

A rapid rise in defense spending across Europe is colliding with a Middle East-driven energy shock, forcing investors to rethink the region’s growth, inflation and borrowing outlook. Europe entered March with a

March 6, 2026

World

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Strait of Hormuz Shock Ripples Through Global Economy

A sudden escalation in the U.S.-Israel-Iran conflict is turning an already fragile energy and shipping backdrop into a broad macro risk for markets and households worldwide. A fast-moving flare-up in the Middle

March 3, 2026

World

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Markets Are Learning That “Higher for Longer” Means “Pickier for Longer”

Although inflation appears to have eased somewhat, Central Bankers’ “patience” is changing the price the investor will pay for growth and the price he will not pay for growth. In a year

February 19, 2026

Opinion

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Walmart Lifts Forecast as Consumer Spending Defies Inflation Pressures

Stronger-than-anticipated quarterly results from Walmart (WMT) demonstrate that U.S. consumers remain steadfast in their consumption habits, alleviating concerns about a rapid contraction in the retail industry. In addition to positive results, Walmart

February 17, 2026

Business

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Policy Divergence Is Back—and Markets Are Underpricing the Currency Shock

Europe’s inflation is easing faster than America’s, but investors still seem reluctant to price what a renewed rate-and-growth split could do to stocks, bonds, and the dollar. The global “soft landing” narrative

February 5, 2026

Opinion

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Higher Oil And A Patient Fed Are Testing The Market’s “Soft Landing” Faith

With policymakers signaling fewer near-term cuts and crude jumping on geopolitics, investors are being forced to price both inflation risk and growth risk at once. The market’s biggest comfort trade for 2026

January 29, 2026

Opinion

Global Markets in Focus as Rate Outlook Drives Cautious Trading

Global Markets Steady as Investors Weigh Rate Outlook and Slowing Growth

A cautious tone spread across global markets as investors balanced easing inflation pressures against signs of cooling economic momentum in major economies. Equity markets in the U.S. and Europe traded narrowly mixed,

January 21, 2026

Markets

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Global Markets Steady as Central Banks and Geopolitics Compete for Attention

Tariff Shock Forces U.S. Companies to Reprice, Reroute, and Rethink 2026 Plans

Markets Are Adjusting to a World of Fewer Rate Cuts

The Fed Put Is Looking More Expensive

Stocks Stay Selective as CPI Cools but Yields Keep Pressure on Valuations

Europe’s Rearmament Push Meets an Oil Shock

Strait of Hormuz Shock Ripples Through Global Economy

Markets Are Learning That “Higher for Longer” Means “Pickier for Longer”

Walmart Lifts Forecast as Consumer Spending Defies Inflation Pressures

Policy Divergence Is Back—and Markets Are Underpricing the Currency Shock

Higher Oil And A Patient Fed Are Testing The Market’s “Soft Landing” Faith

Global Markets Steady as Investors Weigh Rate Outlook and Slowing Growth

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