The U.S. Supreme Court is shown March 17, 2025 in Washington, DC. Win Mcnamee | Getty Images President Donald Trump’s unprecedented attempt to fire Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook will likely end up in the hands of the Supreme Court, according to Wall Street economists and analysts. Trump on Monday evening claimed to fire…
After a week of bearish action, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s Jackson Hole remarks were a welcome curveball. Most indexes ripped almost 2% on Friday on hints that a rate-cut cycle could kick off in September. Rate cuts are a tailwind for growth, and tech sits squarely in that lane. Most of the “Magnificent Seven”…
HSBC Holdings plc is one of the world’s leading banking groups. Revenues break down by activity as follows: – retail banking and wealth management (42.3%): sales of classical and specialized banking products and services (consumer loans, leasing, factoring, private card management, etc.) and wealth management; – commercial banking (31.8%) ; – investment, financing and market…
France’s Prime Minister Francois Bayrou speaks during a press conference in Paris on August 25, 2025. Dimitar Dilkoff | Afp | Getty Images France’s minority government on Tuesday faced the prospect of collapse within weeks, after opposition parties said they would not back Prime Minister Francois Bayrou in a Sept. 8 confidence vote tied to…
European stock markets opened sharply lower on Tuesday, pulled down by French equities as traders monitored the potential for a no confidence vote in the government next month. France’s CAC 40 index plummeted more than 2% in early deals after the country’s three main opposition parties said they would not back a confidence vote called by…
People crossing the street in Shibuya, Tokyo. Maydays | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets mostly fell Tuesday, as investors weighed U.S. President Donald Trump’s escalatory rhetoric on tariffs. Trump reportedly threatened to “200% tariffs or something” on China if it does not export rare-earth magnets to the U.S, while also warning levies on countries…
Lisa Cook, member of the Board of Governors of the US Federal Reserve, attends a Federal Reserve Board open meeting discussing proposed revisions to the board’s supplementary leverage ratio standards at the Federal Reserve Board building in Washington, DC, on June 25, 2025. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Monday…
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., August 21, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters U.S. stock futures were little changed Monday night after the major averages slid to start the week, with investors awaiting Nvidia’s earnings and the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge in the…
CrowdStrike could be deserving of investor attention this week as all eyes are on Nvidia, according to MJP Wealth Advisors chief investment officer Brian Vendig. Vendig sat down with CNBC’s “Power Check” on Monday to discuss the cybersecurity stock, as well as two others that he said he has his eyes on. CrowdStrike Shares of…
Bloomberg News is now tracking the daily gyrations and cumulative impact of Donald Trump’s second term on stocks, the dollar, 10-year Treasury notes, gold and Bitcoin. Click here to see the tracker . Traders are breathing easier heading into this week after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell indicated that interest rate cuts are coming. The…