Fed cuts rates by quarter point with three dissents Policymakers maintain their outlook for just one cut in 2026 Powell says consumer spending is solid but housing still weak T-bill purchases may stay elevated for a few months, Powell says Fed officials lowered interest rates by a quarter-point, as anticipated. Projections released after the meeting …
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The US administration is seeking to adopt a more central role in implementing anti-money laundering regulations, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing a draft seen by the media outlet. According to the report, the current system gives regulators some access and prominence. However, they aim to have a more active role in efforts …
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Behind the façade of calm oil markets, a gradual build-up in speculative positions could be undermining future prices of Brent or WTI as both benchmarks remain on their longest runs below their 100-day moving average in more than a year. Open interest held in ICE Brent is now the highest in history – 5.5 million …
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United States President Donald Trump did not want to rule out the possibility of deploying ground forces to Venezuela in his interview with Politico on Tuesday. “I don’t want to talk to you about military strategy,” the US president said. At the same time, he reiterated his willingness to use force in Central and South …
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United States President Donald Trump’s former Senior Counselor and Chief Strategist Steve Bannon said on Monday that Trump’s peace plan for Ukraine will not stop the war because the US doesn’t have the “capacity” to execute it. In an interview with The American Conservative, Bannon claimed that “America First [broke] the globalist mindset that we …
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European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas claimed on Saturday that the Russian military has significant power and an “enormous” budget, which it “will want to use again,” if not in Ukraine, “then somewhere else.” Speaking at the Doha Forum, Kallas insisted that, when it comes to the negotiations about …
A loss of Venezuelan oil production in case of a U.S. military intervention will materially impact global benchmark prices as the market will have to replace Venezuela’s heavy crude—the bulk of Caracas’ crude exports, according to Rystad Energy. Venezuela is estimated to pump about 1.1 million barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil at present. If …
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Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov affirmed on Friday that Russia wants a peaceful settlement to the Ukrainian conflict, but warned that Moscow will continue military operations should Ukraine refuse to negotiate. In an interview with Russia Today, Peskov noted that the Russian pro-peace position was previously rejected by “Europeans and Ukrainians,” prompting Russian President Vladimir …
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Crypto’s riskiest tokens are crashing on a scale that stands out even by the industry’s own volatile standards, abandoned by retail speculators saddled with humiliating losses and a growing sense the game is rigged. Cryptocurrencies beyond Bitcoin have been hit hardest in the market downturn that kicked off early October. A MarketVector index tracking 50 mid- and micro-cap …
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said in snippets from his interview with India Today, to be aired later on Thursday, that his country will take control of Donbass and Novorossiya by either military means or other methods. “It all comes down to this. Either we will liberate these territories by force of arms, or Ukrainian troops will …
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