Analysis: Currencies

Trump probe of Fed chair stresses need for global diversification

The criminal investigation into the Fed chair has reinforced the case for diversifying holdings beyond the United States for some investors as they worry about the ongoing independence of the central...

US new home sales fall marginally in October

Sales of new U.S. single-family homes fell slightly in October after increasing for two straight months, though declining prices amid still-elevated inventory could support the new housing market this...

Instant View: December rise in US consumer prices backs Fed pause this month

U.S. consumer prices increased in December, data showed on Tuesday, as the distortions related to the government shutdown that had artificially lowered inflation in the November unwound, cementing...

US consumer inflation increases steadily, but households paying more for food and rents

U.S. consumer prices increased in December, lifted by higher costs for rents and food as some of the distortions related to the government shutdown that had artificially lowered inflation in November...

Latest Trump move on Fed may have hit a tripwire, with a rally behind Powell

After years of berating Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, President Donald Trump's administration may have hit a tripwire in launching a criminal probe of the 72-year-old former investment banker,...

Global central bankers defend Fed's Powell after Trump threat

STORY: Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell received major support on Tuesday . The heads of many of the world's leading central banks issued a rare joint statement backing him. ...

Central bank chiefs, bank CEOs back Fed's Powell after Trump administration threat

Global central bank chiefs and top Wall Street bank CEOs lined up in support of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday after the Trump administration threatened him with a criminal indictment,...

Fed's Williams says monetary policy well positioned amid a favorable outlook

Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams said Monday he expects a healthy economy in 2026 and indicated he sees no near-term reason to cut interest rates. The...

Currencies : Employment fails to shift the narrative

Investors had been waiting eagerly, although the jobs report has ultimately done little to alter the current momentum.

Wall Street falls at open on worries over Fed autonomy

Wall Street's main indexes opened lower on Monday after the Trump administration renewed its attacks on the Federal Reserve, stoking fresh worries about the central bank's independence, while a...

How Trump's proposed cap on credit card rates could reshape consumer lending

A proposed one-year cap on credit card interest rates backed by U.S. President Donald Trump could reduce borrowing costs for some consumers but also limit credit availability, pressure bank profits...

Trump administration probe of Fed's Powell sparks pushback

The Trump administration's decision to open a criminal investigation into Fed Chair Jerome Powell drew condemnation from former Fed chiefs and a chorus of criticism from key members of Trump's...

Investors react as Trump-Fed feud escalates

Tensions between the White House and the U.S. central bank sharply escalated over the weekend, with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell saying the administration had threatened him with a criminal...

Bessent: Goal of MBS buys is to match Fed run-off

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday said the goal of the Trump administration's launch of mortgage-backed securities purchases is to roughly match the rate at which those bonds are rolling...

US factory headcount falling despite Trump's promised manufacturing boom

U.S. manufacturing jobs in December continued an eight-month skid that began last spring after President Donald Trump rolled out aggressive import taxes that he pledged would lead to a resurgence of...

Instant View: US job growth slows in December, backs Fed rate-cut pause this month

U.S. job growth slowed more than expected in December amid business caution about hiring because of import tariffs and rising artificial intelligence investment, but the unemployment rate dipped to...

US job growth stuck at stall speed in December; unemployment rate dips to 4.4%

U.S. employment growth slowed more than expected in December amid job losses in the construction, retail and manufacturing sectors, but a decline in the unemployment rate to 4.4% suggested the labor...

Canada job creation pauses after hiring surge, unemployment rate rises

Canada created just 8,200 net new jobs in December after three months of outsize gains and the unemployment rate rose to 6.8% from 6.5% as more people searched for work, Statistics Canada said on...

US stock futures subdued ahead of crucial jobs report, tariff ruling

U.S. stock index futures were muted on Friday, as investors refrained from placing big bets ahead of a crucial nonfarm payrolls report and a Supreme Court ruling on President Donald Trump's tariffs. ...