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Economic Outlook

Fed Holds Rates, Lifts 2026 Inflation Outlook as Oil Shock Darkens Path to Cuts

An oil shock is complicating the inflation fight, prompting investors to delay rate‑cut expectations.

Fed Holds Rates at 3.50%–3.75% in 10–2 Vote as Powell Stresses Data-Dependent Path

Oil Heads for Third Monthly Drop as Stronger Dollar, Rising Supply Weigh on Prices

Stocks Rebound as Trade Rhetoric Softens and Regional Banks Stabilize

Markets Steady as Powell’s Dovish Shift and Bank Earnings Reanchor Rate‑Cut Bets

Wall Street Slips From Records as Powell Offers No New Rate Guidance

Powell Flags Caution on Cuts as Fed Splits Over How Fast to Ease

Core Inflation Ticks Up as Fed Gauge Holds Steady, September Rate Cut Still Likely

Powell Opens Door to September Rate Cut at Jackson Hole

Bitcoin Retreats to $113,000 as Liquidations and Rate-Cut Jitters Hit Crypto

Indian Stocks Extend Rally on GST Reform Plan and S&P Upgrade

Zelenskyy Confronts Trump in Washington to Block Donbas Concessions

Crypto Markets Consolidate as Whales Accumulate and ETFs Draw Record Flows

Trump Hosts Starmer at Turnberry to Advance Trade and Crisis Diplomacy

Trump Confronts Fed Chair Over $3.1 Billion Renovation in Rare Washington Visit

Trump Denies Firing Fed Chief as He Moves to Impose Uniform Tariffs on 150 Nations

Fragile Israel-Iran Ceasefire Fuels Market Rally and Oil Retreat

Bitcoin Holds Near $104,000 as Institutional Demand Grows and Regulators Advance Stablecoin Rules

Fed Holds Rates Steady, Projects Two Rate Cuts in 2025

Trump Urges Powell to Lower Rates in White House Meeting