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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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Markets

January 14, 2026

Global Stocks Diverge as Europe Hits Record and Fed-Cut Bets Swirl

Utilities and healthcare lifted European equities to new highs, while U.S. markets digested mixed bank earnings and a CPI report that kept the rate-path debate alive. Global markets split on Wednesday as

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Opinion

February 5, 2026

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

Stocks Advance as Rate-Cut Expectations Offset Valuation Concerns

U.S. and European equities edged higher as easing inflation trends reinforced expectations for lower interest rates in 2026, supporting risk appetite despite stretched valuations. U.S. stocks closed modestly higher, extending a late-year

December 24, 2025

Markets