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Weekly Briefing - Stocks and gold both hit highs as inflation cools
Stocks and gold rose together this week, and economists expect Wednesday's inflation report to show further cooling.
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Weekly Briefing - Job losses surprise markets, tariffs keep shifting
July's jobs report showed an unexpected decline in employment, and trade policy shifted again after a court ruling forced the administration to change its tariff approach.
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Weekly Briefing - The Fed's rare three-way split
The Federal Reserve held rates steady for a fifth straight meeting, but three officials dissented in favor of raising rates - the first split like it in nearly a decade.
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Weekly Briefing - Chip stocks surge as tanker attacks jolt oil markets
Memory-chip stocks rallied hard ahead of a heavy earnings week, while renewed tanker attacks in the Strait of Hormuz pushed oil prices higher again.
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Weekly Briefing - Inflation cools, but the Strait of Hormuz flares up again
June's inflation report came in better than expected, but oil prices jumped again after renewed conflict around the Strait of Hormuz.
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Weekly Briefing - New records, new tariff letters
Stocks touched fresh records as the administration sent new tariff notices to major trading partners ahead of an upcoming deadline.
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Weekly Briefing - Growth picks up, but hiring cools
Economic growth was revised sharply higher on strong business investment, even as June's jobs report came in well below expectations.
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Weekly Briefing - A peace deal, a $60 billion acquisition, and gas price pain
A US-Iran peace deal lifted markets, a major aerospace company announced a huge acquisition, and gas prices remained painfully high for households.
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Weekly Briefing - A new Fed chair's first meeting signals a harder line
The Federal Reserve's new chair held rates steady in his first meeting, but the tone of the committee shifted noticeably toward being more cautious about cutting.
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Weekly Briefing - Inflation tops 4% as a big European bank deal lands
A major Italian bank merger was announced, the US trade deficit shrank sharply, and inflation accelerated to its highest level in three years.
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Weekly Briefing - A vital shipping lane stays shut, but hiring holds up
The Strait of Hormuz remained largely closed to shipping months into the crisis, while May's jobs report came in stronger than expected.
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Weekly Briefing - Records and tariff shocks in the same week
Stocks notched an eighth straight winning week and hit fresh records, before new tariff announcements triggered one of the sharpest sell-offs in years.
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Weekly Briefing - A new Fed chair takes over as oil jitters return
A new Federal Reserve chair was sworn in this week, while renewed tension over the Strait of Hormuz pushed oil prices higher again.
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Weekly Briefing - A strong jobs report sends stocks to new highs
A much stronger than expected jobs report and falling oil prices helped push stocks to record highs this week.
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Weekly Briefing - Inflation outpaces your paycheck
The Fed held rates steady despite internal disagreement, and new data showed inflation running ahead of wage growth for the first time in years.
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Weekly Briefing - Germany's economy stalls as the Fed meets under a cloud
A key measure of German business confidence hit its lowest level since the pandemic, while the Federal Reserve met amid speculation about a change in leadership.
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Weekly Briefing - Records return as tech earnings impress
Stocks hit a fresh all-time high as strong earnings from major tech companies overcame a brief flare-up in Middle East tensions.
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Weekly Briefing - A ceasefire calms markets, but consumers stay anxious
Stocks rallied for a second week as the Middle East ceasefire held, even as a widely watched consumer survey hit a historic low.
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Weekly Briefing - Inflation spikes on gas prices, then a ceasefire brings relief
March inflation jumped sharply on soaring gasoline prices, but a conditional ceasefire in the Middle East sent oil prices tumbling by the end of the week.
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Weekly Briefing - A five-week losing streak as oil tops $100
Stocks fell for a fifth straight week, oil climbed above $100 a barrel, and a major economic body warned the ongoing conflict was testing the global economy.
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Weekly Briefing - Europe braces for higher inflation, stagflation fears grow
The European Central Bank sharply raised its inflation forecast, and global stocks fell to a four-month low on fears of slow growth paired with rising prices.
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Weekly Briefing - The Fed holds steady as oil complicates the picture
The central bank kept interest rates unchanged for a second straight meeting, citing tariff- and oil-driven inflation pressure.
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Weekly Briefing - Markets swing as the region's war drags on
Stocks rose on hopes the Middle East conflict could end quickly, then fell as fighting continued and oil prices kept climbing.
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Weekly Briefing - War breaks out in the Middle East, oil prices jump
Military strikes in Iran late last week sent oil prices sharply higher and triggered a global stock sell-off, while safe-haven assets like gold gained.
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Weekly Briefing - Nvidia silences the AI bubble talk
A blockbuster earnings report from the world's biggest chipmaker eased fears of an AI bubble, while retailers posted solid results of their own.
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Weekly Briefing - Growth slows and private credit gets nervous
Economic growth came in well below forecasts for the end of last year, and a major investment firm's move to limit withdrawals rattled private lenders.
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Weekly Briefing - Catching up on delayed data
The delayed January jobs report beat expectations by a wide margin, while central banks in the UK and elsewhere weighed their next moves.
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Weekly Briefing - A brief shutdown, delayed data and cheaper oil
A four-day government shutdown delayed key economic reports, oil prices fell on easing tensions with Iran, and AI enthusiasm lifted stocks.
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Weekly Briefing - The Fed pauses, Big Tech wobbles, and a shutdown looms
The central bank held interest rates steady after three straight cuts, tech earnings sent mixed signals, and Washington faced another funding deadline.
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Weekly Briefing - Davos, Greenland and a brighter global forecast
World leaders gathered in Davos, a tariff standoff with Europe cooled after a Greenland agreement, and the IMF raised its global growth forecast.
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Weekly Briefing - Inflation holds steady, tariff threats resurface
December inflation matched expectations, questions lingered about the quality of recent economic data, and a new tariff threat targeted Canada.
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Weekly Briefing - Venezuela, mortgage rates and a strong start for stocks
Oil markets reacted to fast-moving events in Venezuela, hiring cooled slightly in December, and the White House pushed for cheaper mortgages.
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