New Chairman of the Federal Reserve Kevin Warsh arrives during a swearing in ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC on May 22, 2026. Aaron Schwartz | Afp | Getty Images Another big jobs report in May has pretty much swept aside the possibility of interest rate cuts anytime soon … Read more
FUYANG, CHINA – MARCH 23, 2026 – Stock investors are following the stock market situation at a securities trading hall in Fuyang, Anhui, China on March 23, 2026. (Photo credit should read CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images) Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened lower Thursday, tracking Wall Street losses, as tensions … Read more
A stock broker at the Prudential Brokerage office follows the Hang Seng Index results in Hong Kong in March 2020. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to open mixed Wednesday as investors continue to grapple with volatile oil prices, while uncertainty over negotiations between Iran and the U.S. to end … Read more
Pedestrians crossing a road in front of the Bank of Korea headquarters in Seoul on July 13, 2022. South Korean economic growth unexpectedly picked up in the second quarter as strong consumption on eased Covid-19 restrictions offset poor exports, supporting the case for further central bank interest rate hikes. Jung Yeon-je | Afp | Getty … Read more
A man looks at an electronic quotation board displaying stock prices on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on August 2, 2022. Kazuhiro Nogi | AFP | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened lower on Thursday, as investors continue to assess mixed signals from the ongoing Iran-U.S. negotiations amid a fragile ceasefire. Secretary of State Marco … Read more
The European Central Bank “will do what is necessary” to keep inflation on target, one of its top policymakers has told CNBC. Speaking to CNBC’s Lisa Kim in Singapore on Tuesday, Bank of France Governor Francois Villeroy de Galhau sought to reassure sovereign debt markets that central bankers in Europe were committed to minimizing the … Read more
A man walks past an electronic board showing the Nikkei 225 index on the Tokyo Stock Exchange along a street in Tokyo on April 7, 2025. Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to open broadly higher Tuesday, amid falling oil prices as sentiment remained buoyed by hopes for a breakthrough … Read more
Asia-Pacific markets were set to open mixed Monday amid reports that the crucial Strait of Hormuz may reopen soon, pushing oil prices down and lifting investor sentiment. Source link
Kevin Warsh, then U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee for Chair of the Federal Reserve, delivers an opening statement during his Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs confirmation hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on April 21, 2026 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images Incoming Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh‘s talk … Read more
Didier Marti | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to to open higher Thursday, tracking Wall Street gains, as growing hopes that the Middle East conflict could end soon cooled oil prices. U.S. President Donald Trump said that Washington was in the “final stages” of negotiations with Iran, according to a pool report, helping lift investor … Read more