Trump Eyes Powell’s Replacement, But Powell Might Outstay the Drama
As Donald Trump and his advisers begin circling for a new Federal Reserve chair, they face an awkward little detail: Jerome Powell might not be...
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Washington Flirts with Risk: US Regulators Eye Looser Capital Buffers for Megabanks
In what might generously be described as a curious interpretation of “financial stability,” the United States’ top banking regulators are reportedly considering a reduction of...
Bond Vigilantes Make Their Return – and This Time, They’re Staring Down Trump’s Trillion-Dollar Fantasy
On the world’s largest bond market, investors are quietly — and not so quietly — revolting against President Donald Trump’s grand tax-cut plan. In what...
Moody’s Pulls the Rug, Markets Trip Over US Debt
Investors were treated to yet another delightful Monday morning punch in the face. US assets came under renewed pressure — this time not from tariffs,...
Trump’s Tariff Tonic: The Cure Worse Than the Disease?
President Donald Trump’s latest whirlwind of tariffs has been shaking Washington and Wall Street for nearly a month, and now, it seems Main Street is...
Trump’s Reckless Gamble: Selling Out Ukraine and Undermining the West
Donald Trump’s latest manoeuvres have left Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky with two unenviable choices: either fight on without the United States, the country’s most crucial...
Trump’s Inflation Gamble: A Self-Inflicted Interest Rate Nightmare
Donald Trump’s obsession with low interest rates is well-documented. In his world, cheap borrowing is a presidential birthright—something the Federal Reserve should deliver on command....
Trump’s Second Term: A Bonfire of Sacred Cows
Donald Trump has claimed a second term in the White House, riding a wave of populist fervour and a promise to torch the sacred doctrines...