Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Afternoon
- S&P 500 hovers just under 7,000 as Fed stays on hold, Treasury yields tick higher: Live updates
- Fed holds key interest rate steady as economic view improves
- Here’s what changed in the new Fed statement
- Bessent says US has strong dollar policy, 'absolutely not' intervening to support yen
- Germany's Merz: US must not cast doubt on trade deal with EU
- Key Takeaways From Fed Decision to Hold Rates Steady
- Leveraged Firms Capitalize on Investor Demand for US Risky Loans
- Fed Holds Rates Steady for First Time Since July
- Bank of Canada Stands Pat on Rates, Warns of Heightened Uncertainty
- Xi Jinping Is Stripping Down His Military Command and Starting Over
- Scott Bessent says Trump administration is still pursuing ‘strong dollar policy’
- Termites are slowly feasting away at the foundations of the dollar’s dominance
- America’s shift to an insider economy
- Illicit crypto flows surge to record $158bn
General
- Gold Hits Record Above $5,300 as Trump Dollar Comments Aid Rally
- S&P 500 climbs ahead of Fed decision, major tech earnings: Live updatess
- Trump’s Embrace of Weaker Dollar Fuels Bets on New Downtrend
- Federal Reserve may keep rates unchanged for months as economy shows signs of health
- Trump Has Four Finalists to Run the Fed. None of Them Are Exactly What He Wants.
- For Fed, Uptick in Bank Lending May add to Case Against Rate Cuts
- Rick Rieder’s Donations to MAGA Rivals Tests Trump’s Fed Chair Demands
- Mortgage demand drops 8.5%, as interest rates swell to the highest level in 3 weeks
- Companies rush to refinance as credit looks good
- A year into Trump presidency, 'pivot to China' gathers pace
- Chinese Silver Fund Halts Trading as Frenzy Drives Up Premium
- Trump warns Iran "time is running out" for talks, threatens "far worse" attack
- A month after Iran protests began, worry pervades Mideast over possible US strike
- Mark Rutte is on collision course with European capitals over NATO
- ‘It’s not like the SS are coming’: Italy bids to quell ICE furor before Winter Olympics
- Trump’s Embrace of Weaker Dollar Fuels Bets on New Downtrend
- Pentagon Official Visits Japan as US Seeks More Defense Spending
- China’s Four-Year Energy Spree Has Eclipsed Entire US Power Grid
- Fed Meeting Comes at Pivotal Moment for Central Bank’s Independence
- What to Watch as the Federal Reserve Meets
- A Municipal Debt Boom Is Driving Public Projects and Tax Breaks for Investors
- Trump Has Four Finalists to Run the Fed. None of Them Are Exactly What He Wants.
- These Are the 12 Fed Officials Who Will Vote on Interest Rates This Year
- These Billion-Dollar AI Startups Have No Products, No Revenue and Eager Investors
- BOJ Officials Signal More Caution on Yen Risk to Inflation
- The Deflation Doom Loop Trapping China’s Economy
- Australia Inflation Pressure Stokes Rate-Hike Speculation
- Key Gulf Allies Say They Won’t Aid U.S. in an Iran Strike, Limiting Trump’s Options
- Investors bet on ‘hot’ US economy heading into midterm elections
- Swiss franc surges to decade high as traders seek last ‘reliable’ haven
- Trump warns Iran ‘time is running out’ for deal to avert US military action
- Nato without America: Europe ‘thinks the unthinkable’
- Xi Jinping’s purge of top general sends China’s military into uncharted waters