Debasement Trade About Face

There’s a through line that runs through the White House’s ambitions in Venezuela and Greenland, and it has all been laid out in its National Security policy that calls for a stronger military, access to natural resources throughout the planet, and dominance in technology and fin ...  Show more

Greenland becomes the new chip in the tariff war and the European Union threatens to pull out an economic bazooka to deter the White House. Investors have generally looked past the geopolitical turbulence so far, but icy trade relations could finally cool down the momentum in the ...  Show more

The US government has officially shut down after lawmakers failed to reach a funding deal, furloughing 750,000 workers and risking delays to jobs and inflation data critical for the Fed’s next moves. Markets opened Q4 lower, with futures and the dollar slipping while gold rallies ...  Show more

The University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index for February read 61.7, down from 67.2 in January, well short of a median estimate of 67, and the lowest print since October 2011 – even lower than April 2020, when the global economy was locked down. “To put it bluntly,” notes ...  Show more

Deepseek rattles the market to start off the week. Today on Morning Brief, anchors Brad Smith and Seana Smith tackle the biggest market stories and speak to top Wall Street experts ahead of the opening bell. Our hosts analyze some of the top trending tickers: Nvidia (NVDA), AT&T ...  Show more

The Nasdaq is now in correction territory and the S&P 500 is down more than 2% so far this month. Analysts are blaming any number of things for the selloff, including a slowdown in the economy, the Federal Reserve being behind the curve on rate cuts, hedge funds rotating out of p ...  Show more