Trump fires Fed Res governor Cook
President Trump dismisses Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook over alleged mortgage loan improprieties but Cook says Trump has no grounds to remove her. In France, Prime Minister Francois Bayrou says h...
26 Aug 202526min
Powell hints at long-anticipated Sept rate cut
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell suggests labor market risks are now greater than inflation fears with a September rate cut now on the table. The markets respond with the Dow posting its best day in more th...
25 Aug 202527min
All eyes on under-pressure Powell at Jackson Hole
The focus is on Jackson Hole, WY., ahead of U.S. Federal reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s keynote speech. The summit is overshadowed by political pressure over interest rates with policy makers divide...
22 Aug 202526min
Investors fear A.I. rally running out of steam
U.S. tech stocks are under pressure for a second consecutive day as investors question the staying power of the A.I.-fuelled rally seen across the sector this year. Ahead of the Federal Reserve sympos...
21 Aug 202545min
UK July inflation print disappoints
UK inflation for July comes in at 3.8 per cent year-on-year to dash short-term hopes of an interest rate cut and pile on more pressure on Chancellor Rachel Reeves. Tech stocks are down over A.I. conce...
20 Aug 202529min
Trump urges Zelenskyy-Putin talks
President Trump encourages Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy to hold face-to-face talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin following a marathon day of talks with EU, UK and NATO leaders in Wa...
19 Aug 202525min
European leaders head to Washington
Ukraine's President heads to Washington DC alongside European leaders for talks with Donald Trump today, with the U.S. President set to push for an end to the war — while the question remains: 'on who...
18 Aug 202526min
Eyeing the Trump-Putin summit
All eyes are on Anchorage, Alaska, as the city prepares to host today's meeting between Donald Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin, with the U.S. President saying he's already contemplating a second sum...
15 Aug 202525min
