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Gold climbs to record above US$5,500 on bets for dovish Fed chair
Gold surged to an all-time high above US$5,500 an ounce, extending a breakneck rally fuelled by US dollar weakness and expectations the…
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S&P 500 crosses 7,000 ahead of Fed decision, Big Tech earnings
The S&P 500 opened at 7,000 mark on Wednesday (Jan 28), while the Nasdaq inched towards a record high, fuelled by a gain in chip stocks…
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Witness Who Recorded Pretti Shooting Drops Bombshell About Fed Probe
Normally, the FBI would handle such an investigation, considering that it has the lab facilities and investigators experienced with…
Business
STI breaks 4,900 amid expectations for Fed to hold rates steady
The benchmark index closes at a record high as DBS and OCBC notched gains of at least 1% The Straits Times Index (STI) broke new ground on…
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Alex Pretti: Minnesota Anti-ICE Protester's Sig Gun Has History of Accidentally Firing Which Could Have Prompted Fed Agent to Shoot Him
Minnesota anti-ICE protester Alex Pretti was carrying a popular handgun that some experts say has a reputation for firing unintentionally,…
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Who Was Alex Jeffrey Pretti? Man Shot and Killed by Fed Agents in Minneapolis Was US Citizen Who Threatened Feds Trying to Arrest Illegal Migrant
The man who was shot and killed during a confrontation with federal agents in Minneapolis has been identified as Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a…
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The Supreme Court Isn’t Joining Trump’s War on the Fed
Even Justice Samuel Alito, who otherwise seemed to lean toward the administration’s view, seemed to take issue with how it had handled the…
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Trump says he may be down to one candidate to head the Fed
[DAVOS, Switzerland] US President Donald Trump on Wednesday indicated he was close to choosing the new chair of the Federal Reserve,…
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Hassett says Trump may be right to keep him out as Fed chair
White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said that US President Donald Trump may well keep him in his current job, which would eliminate…
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JPMorgan confirms Trump assertion that bank CEO Dimon was not offered Fed chair job
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon on Saturday (Jan 17) confirmed he was not asked to be Federal Reserve chair, hours after US President Donald…
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BlackRock’s Rick Rieder bid for Fed chair is gaining traction
The candidacy of BlackRock’s Rick Rieder to be the next Federal Reserve chair has gained late momentum, people familiar with the matter…
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Trump says he's made up his mind on Fed chair nominee
President Trump said he's made up his mind about his choice for the next chair of the Federal Reserve, signaling that an announcement…
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Asian shares near record high on AI optimism, dollar up on receding Fed cut bets
Asian stocks advanced on Friday as the artificial intelligence boom regained momentum, while the dollar held near a six-week high after…
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ECB on a steady rate path for now but Fed tussle a risk, chief economist warns
The European Central Bank will not debate any rate change in the near term if the economy stays on course, but new shocks, like a…
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Fed officials back rate-cut pause as inflation concerns linger
The central bank is widely expected to leave its benchmark unchanged at its Jan 27 to 28 meeting Several US Federal Reserve officials…
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Fed Agent Permanently Blinds, Fractures Skull of Anti-ICE Protester
A 21-year old anti-ICE protester has been left permanently blinded in California after a Department of Homeland Security agent shot him in…
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Your employees aren’t disengaged. They’re fed up
Quiet quitting. Silent space-out. Faux focus. Call it what you want, a lot of today’s workers are going through the motions on the surface…
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Gold near record-highs as softer US inflation fuels Fed rate-cut bets
GOLD rose on Wednesday, holding near record highs set in the previous session, while silver set another all-time high, nearing the US$90…
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Jerome Powell: World central bank chiefs declare support for US Fed chair
Central banks across the world have joined together to declare that they stand in "full solidarity" with the Federal Reserve's chair after…
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Threat to US Fed independence, geopolitical tensions cloud Wall Street outlook
Investors rush into Asia markets, precious metals as the ‘sell US’ trade takes hold Investors could continue to rush out of US markets and…
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Fitch Ratings says Fed independence is key factor for US sovereign rating
Fitch Ratings said on Monday it views the Federal Reserve’s independence as a key supporting factor for its AA+ US sovereign rating. The…
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Former Fed chairs condemn criminal investigation into Jerome Powell
Danielle KayeBusiness reporter Three former heads of the US central bank have decried federal prosecutors' criminal investigation into…
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Wall Street falls at open on worries over Fed autonomy
Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Monday (Jan 12) after the Trump administration renewed its attacks on the Federal Reserve,…
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Fed Chair Jerome Powell Rings Every Alarm Bell About DOJ Investigation
“It’s too bad that the Ballroom hasn’t completed because, if it were, it would be PACKED,” Trump continued. “We apologize to those Oil…