President Donald Trump may want lower interest rates, but the Federal Reserve will almost certainly keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged at its two-day policy meeting that ends Wednesday. Trump said last week in Davos, Switzerland that he would bring down energy prices, then “demand” that the Fed lower borrowing costs. Later, when asked by reporters if he expected the Fed to listen to him, he said, “yes.”
The Pound’s Slump Adds to Inflation Headache at Bank of England
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Mobile AI Apps Are Now a $2 Billion Market Led by ChatGPT
(Bloomberg) -- OpenAI’s ChatGPT is leading a major surge in spending on artificial intelligence apps and services on smartphones.Most Read from BloombergTrump's Federal Funding Pause Threatens State Financials NYC Subway’s Most Dangerous Stations Are on Lexington Ave. LineHousing Aid Uncertain After Trump’s Spending Freeze MemoTexas HOA Charged With Discrimination for Banning Section 8 RentersNewsom Enlists Magic Johnson, Guggenheim CEO for LA RebuildingThe seminal chatbot has grossed $529 milli
India’s IPO Boom Is Defying the Stock Market’s Historical Slump
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Australia’s Cooling Inflation Opens Door to RBA Rate Cuts
(Bloomberg) -- Australia’s core inflation eased by more than expected in the final three months of 2024, opening the door to an interest-rate cut as soon as next month and sending the currency lower.Most Read from BloombergTrump's Federal Funding Pause Threatens State Financials NYC Subway’s Most Dangerous Stations Are on Lexington Ave. LineHousing Aid Uncertain After Trump’s Spending Freeze MemoTexas HOA Charged With Discrimination for Banning Section 8 RentersNewsom Enlists Magic Johnson, Gugg
Is Now the Time to Buy Bonds? Watch the White House, Not the Fed.
Benchmark Treasury yields have been climbing toward 5%, despite the central bank’s recent rate cutting.
Apple Stock Avoided the DeepSeek Selloff—Watch These Key Price Levels
Apple shares avoided the big tech selloff and is set to report earnings later this week. Here are the key chart levels to monitor.
Nvidia faces a reckoning as Chinese upstart raises questions about Wall Street's darling
The superstar run for Nvidia’s stock the last few years has been astonishing. Mostly known only in gaming and crypto circles a few years ago, Nvidia burst into the zeitgeist after seeing its sales surge because customers wanted its chips to train their chatbots and other artificial intelligence products. Nvidia became a household name as its stock more than tripled in 2023 and then more than doubled in 2024.
Fed to Hold Rates Steady and Brace for Trump
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Wall Street defiant after brutal tech selloff. ‘Market reaction is overdone’
Analysts say U.S. tech stocks will rebound because DeepSeek’s success will spur more investment into AI.