Economy & Global Macro

The US Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday, as reported by Reuters, and Chair Jerome Powell indicated that further cuts are unlikely until there's greater clarity on the economic impact of the Trump administration's policies.The decision and Powell's comments create a

Global arabica coffee prices have reached an all-time high, surpassing $3.60 per pound, driven by a perfect storm of dwindling supply and robust demand, Reuters reports.The surge is primarily attributed to the tightening supply of arabica beans in Brazil, the world's leading producer. Dealers note that

Enter Donald Trump. The new US president could call on Opec. He can pledge to ratchet up oil sanctions on Russia to the point where their impact becomes more acute: these would target not only ...

Despite a surprise increase in Spain's inflation rate, the European Central Bank (ECB) is still expected to cut interest rates later today, as reported by The Wall Street Journal.Spain's harmonized inflation rate, measured to EU standards, rose to 2.9% in January, up from 2.

The US economy likely experienced slower growth in the fourth quarter, as reported by Reuters. A surge in imports and a strike at Boeing, which disrupted aircraft spending, contributed to the slowdown. However, robust consumer spending, fueled by a resilient labor market, suggests the Federal Reserve will maintain a gradual

Gross domestic product increased at a 2.3% annualized rate last quarter after accelerating at a 3.1% pace in the July-September quarter.

Thailand's economic growth may falter at under 2.9% this year on the back of a weaker-than-expected fourth quarter where consumption cratered despite a government cash handout aimed up firing up ...

Fiscal policy and monetary policy are always vying for top spot on the market’s list of concerns. For now, there is little to see at the Fed. What the market needs is clarity on the fiscal front.

The Reserve Bank of India's $5 billion dollar/rupee buy-sell swap auction on Friday is likely to see strong demand from lenders and corporate treasuries, six bankers said.

The fading shadow of reflationists in the Bank of Japan, and the latest addition to the board of an academic favouring an end to ultra-low interest rates, will likely bring the central bank's thinking ...

HSBC and other major banks will only announce their interest-rate decisions on Monday, the first working day of the Lunar New Year.

America’s tariff-loving president could learn the wrong lessons from international burger prices

Chinese manufacturers, with their attention long fixed on cost and technology, have been closely scrutinising all this, and have seen ways to make kaizen their own. DeepSeek may represent a software ...

A bond trader appears to have hit the jackpot on a one-day options bet that Treasury yields would climb Wednesday after the Federal Reserve’s decision, potentially raking in millions of dollars in ...

Oil prices fell on Wednesday, with the U.S. benchmark settling at its lowest year to date, after domestic crude stockpiles in the world's top petroleum producer and consumer rose more than expected ...

Macklem said "there's no doubt" that the threat of tariffs "weighed" on the Canadian central bank’s decision to lower rates for a sixth consecutive time.

Bloomberg's Cameron Crise discusses some significant anomalies in recent US equity-market price action.

Russia's crude oil exports from its western ports in February are set to fall by 8% versus January's plan as Moscow increases refining, two traders said and Reuters calculations showed, after the ...

The UK's main stock indexes rose on Wednesday boosted by gains in the automobiles and parts index, while the pound slipped after finance minister Rachel Reeves's dovish remarks on resetting ties with ...

A development in the field of artificial intelligence that staggered asset prices could help set the stage for broader stock strength beyond the narrow group of technology shares that has propelled ...

Private markets are set for a “golden age” even as investors adapt to a world of higher interest rates thanks to the vast pools of capital controlled by wealthy families that are set to pour into ...

Oil prices fell on Wednesday, following a rise in U.S. crude stockpiles and easing worries over Libyan supply, while focus turned to potential U.S. tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports.

Sweden's central bank cut its key policy rate to 2.25% from 2.50% as expected on Wednesday to boost sluggish economic growth and said its forecast for interest rates held though it stood ready to act ...

Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato and U.S. Treasury secretary Scott Bessent will cooperate on issues including forex, Kato said on Wednesday, following a video conference call between the two ...

The European Central Bank is expected to cut interest rates this Thursday and hint at further easing ahead as policymakers, together with the rest of the world, try to process the implications of U.S.

HSBC Chairman Mark Tucker leaned into the microphone at a vast conference table in Beijing, telling British business leaders and senior Chinese officials that he spoke for all UK businesses present in ...

Shares for leading US chip firm Nvidia dropped by almost 17% on Monday after the emergence of DeepSeek stunned Silicon Valley.

Gold prices rebounded on Tuesday from a dip in the previous session triggered by tech-led wider market sell-off, as increasing uncertainties over U.S. President Donald Trump's proposed tariffs kept ...

Gold held steady on Tuesday as investors focused on the U.S. Federal Reserve's policy meeting to see if President Donald Trump's policies have an impact on the central bank's views.

TOKYO (Reuters) -- Japan's government on Tuesday nominated Junko Koeda, an academic who had warned of the cost of prolonged monetary easing, to join the Bank of Japan board in March, a choice analysts ...