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Brazil Homebuilder Rout Opens Buying Window as Caixa Pledges R$260bn in Housing Loans
Stocks like Direcional and Tenda plunged ~15% in July on credit fears, but analysts at Itaú BBA and Bradesco BBI say the...
BoE Keeps Rate at 3.75%, Warns of Hike if Iran Conflict Persists
The Bank of England holds its key rate steady but signals readiness to tighten if Middle East tensions keep energy price...
Bank of England holds rate at 3.75% as inflation surprise is overshadowed by Iran-driven oil spike
The Bank of England kept interest rates at 3.75% for the fifth meeting in a row, but a 6-3 split vote revealed deepening...
Gold Futures Dip on Oil-Driven Rate Fears, Rebound After Fed Holds
COMEX gold edged lower before reversing after-hours as the Federal Reserve held rates and the market parsed hawkish oil-...
Fed Holds Rates, But Three Dissenters Call for a Hike as Inflation Worries Persist
The Federal Reserve left its key rate at 3.50–3.75%, but an unusual trio of FOMC members voted for a quarter-point incre...
Fed Chair Warsh Calls FOMC Split a 'Family Fight' as Three Dissenters Try to Force Rate Hike
The Federal Reserve held its key rate at 3.5%-3.75% for a fifth straight meeting, but an unusual 8-3 vote highlighted de...
Federal Reserve Leaves Rates Unchanged Again as Iran War, Oil Spike Trap Policymakers
The Federal Reserve held its key rate at 3.50–3.75% amid a 3-9 split vote and a new hawkish chair warning of zero tolera...
BoC Minutes Show Doubts on Growth Durability, Rate Hike Risk if Oil Spike Persists
The Bank of Canada’s July policy meeting minutes reveal officials are uncertain about growth sustainability, while warni...
Fed Poised to Hold Rates as Iran Conflict Clouds Inflation Outlook
The Federal Reserve is expected to keep rates steady but signal a September hike as geopolitical tensions and elevated o...
Dollar Edges Lower Ahead of Fed Decision, Yen Near 40-Year Low
The US dollar dipped slightly but held near one-month highs on Wednesday as markets braced for a Federal Reserve rate de...
Federal Reserve Set to Hold Rates as Markets Watch Warsh for Signal on Next Move
The FOMC is widely expected to keep the federal funds rate at 3.50–3.75% on July 29, but Chair Kevin Warsh’s press confe...
Fed Decision Looms: Why a Hawkish Hold Could Send Shockwaves Through Bonds and Mortgages
The Federal Reserve's July meeting is clouded by the highest policy uncertainty since 2024. Even if rates stay on hold, ...
Investors Position for a Hawkish Fed Hold Amid Inflation Anxiety and Oil Volatility
With oil volatile and inflation expectations at risk, Wall Street braces for a hawkish Fed hold. Dissent and rising vola...
Wall Street Futures Slip as Fed, Big Tech Earnings, and Iran Tensions Converge
US stock futures dipped on Tuesday evening with investors bracing for a pivotal Fed rate decision, a wave of mega-cap te...
Fed Holds Rates as Hawks Eye Hikes Amid Iran War Inflation Surge
The US Federal Reserve is set to keep rates at 3.50-3.75%, but surging oil prices from the Iran conflict are pushing som...
Chile’s Central Bank Holds Rate at 4.5% as Middle East Tensions Cloud Outlook
The Banco Central de Chile left its benchmark rate unchanged at 4.5%, citing renewed oil price shocks from the US-Iran c...
Dow Surges 600 Points as Investors Abandon Chips; Consumer Confidence Misses
A sharp rotation out of semiconductor shares pushed the Dow up more than 600 points while the Nasdaq clawed back losses....
Key Fed Inflation Gauge Expected to Cool in June; Rate‑Hike Bets Still Alive
Economists see the PCE index slowing to a 3.8% annual pace on lower fuel costs, but core inflation remains sticky and tr...
Under Warsh, Higher U.S. Rates May Not Derail the Bull Market — Here’s Why
As the Fed signals a more hawkish path under Kevin Warsh, a new analysis challenges the assumption that rising rates aut...
Aussie Inflation Above 3.9% Would Trigger August Rate Hike, Economists Warn
Economists say Wednesday's trimmed mean CPI is the RBA's make-or-break moment, with a print above 3.9 per cent making an...
Brokerages See July Fed Rate Hike as a Real Possibility as Oil Spike Tests Inflation Fight
Oil at $100 and Middle East tensions put the Federal Reserve’s credibility on the line this week, with brokerages warnin...
Oil above $100 and hawkish FOMC dissent set stage for Warsh's 'family feud'
A surge in oil prices and chip-driven consumer costs puts the Fed on the spot this week, with economists expecting at le...
Indonesia's Central Bank Governor Resigns Amid Currency Crisis and Market Chaos
Bank Indonesia Governor Perry Warjiyo steps down early as the country battles a plunging rupiah, rising inflation, and a...
104 Economists Bet on a Hold, But Traders See a 36% Chance the Fed Hikes This Week
As the Fed meets with rates at a 3-year pause, the consensus of 104 economists is for no change. Yet bond and futures ma...
New Zealand Dollar Poised for Gains Versus Euro as Rate Gap Widens
Strategists at Macquarie, Westpac, and CIBC see the kiwi climbing as much as 3.2% against the euro in three months, driv...
Fed Set to Hold Rates as Oil Spike Fails to Sway Majority, Citi Predicts Dovish Signal
Markets price a 30% chance of a July hike on oil-driven inflation fears, but Citi sees a steady hand as cooling core pri...
Fed and BOJ Rate Meetings Pose Twin Tests for Bitcoin as Yen Fall Raises Unwind Risk
Next week's Federal Reserve and Bank of Japan rate decisions will test Bitcoin's resilience, as rising oil prices and ye...
Russia’s Central Bank Slows Rate Cuts to 14% as War-Fueled Inflation Persists
A quarter-point reduction signals a compromise between supporting Russia’s stagnating economy and taming inflation drive...
BoE Expected to Hold Rates at 3.75% as Oil Spikes Above $100
Economists predict a 7-2 vote to keep UK interest rates on hold next week, but a surge in oil prices driven by Middle Ea...
Fed Poised to Hold Rates as New Chair Kevin Warsh Wrestles with Sticky Inflation and Rising Geopolitical Risks
The US Federal Reserve is widely expected to keep interest rates at 3.50–3.75% this week, but inflation at 3.5% and esca...