Money, Wealth & Power—A Daily Look at the Financial World
Two different snapshots of the labor market are set to hit on Tuesday, and together they could jolt everything from stock indexes to gold prices in a single trading session. With investors already on edge about the path of interest rates and the durability of the expansion, a soft or surprisingly strong pair of readings…
Federal policymakers are still leaning on stimulus-style spending even as growth holds up and unemployment hovers near historic lows. Instead of pulling back, Washington is layering targeted tax credits, rebate checks, and social programs on top of a steady economy, blurring the line between crisis response and permanent support. That shift is reshaping expectations for…
Beef is turning into a luxury item on everyday dinner tables, as prices climb faster than many household budgets can keep up. Families are stretching recipes, skipping favorite cuts, and in some cases abandoning beef altogether, while the very Ranchers who raise cattle are warning that their own operations are being pushed to the brink….
The warning lights on the U.S. economy are no longer faint or isolated, and the message from Moody’s chief economist is that the risk of a downturn is now too large to shrug off. As growth slows, inflation proves stubborn and households run out of financial cushion, the probability of recession is rising alongside a…
The official jobs numbers that shape interest rates, stock prices and political talking points may be painting too rosy a picture of the labor market. Mounting evidence suggests that U.S. payroll growth has been overstated by tens of thousands of jobs a month, enough to flip what looked like steady gains into a far more…
U.S. inflation is back in the spotlight after a turbulent year for prices, interest rates and household budgets. Early estimates pointed to November delivering the sharpest annual rise in consumer prices in roughly a year and a half, even as the underlying pace of inflation looked cooler than many feared. That apparent contradiction, a headline…
Artificial intelligence is no longer a niche theme, it is the backbone of modern computing, cloud services, and even energy demand. For investors willing to stomach volatility, a handful of AI leaders have the scale, technology, and earnings power that could realistically support a move of 100% or more by 2026. I focus on three…
President Donald Trump is again promising that the United States is on the verge of an economic boom, framing his second-term agenda as a simple path to faster growth, higher wages, and stronger industry. The headline message is upbeat, but the underlying data on trade, taxes, and output point to a more fragile and uneven…
The United States has signed off on a record-setting weapons package for Taiwan, a deal valued at $11.1 billion that Taipei is already framing as a turning point in its long campaign to harden the island’s defenses. Taiwan’s government says Washington is moving quickly to operationalize the package, even as Beijing warns that the move…
Inflation cooled more than economists expected in November, instantly reshaping how traders, borrowers, and policymakers are thinking about the next move from the Federal Reserve. With price pressures easing and financial markets quick to react, the odds of another rate cut in early 2026 have climbed as investors bet that the Fed’s inflation fight is…