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London traders weigh war deadlock as luxury woes hit Paris

The FTSE 100 closed down 49.48 points, 0.5%, at 10,559.58.

Evening Standard

Trump threatens to fire Fed chair Jerome Powell amid pressure campaign

US president says he has ‘held back’ on firing the head of the Federal Reserve leading up to end of Powell’s term in May

The Guardian - US

Jeanine Pirro’s prosecutors showed up unannounced at Fed HQ but were denied access: report

Lawyers from U.S. attorney’s office turned away from central bank, which is currently undergoing extensive renovation work at considerable expense, to the fury of President Donald Trump

The Independent UK

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Trump’s push to cut interest rates has echoes of ‘banana republic’, says Yellen

Former US Fed chair says lowering rates to reduce debt service cost can lead to inflation getting out of control

The Guardian - UK

Trump's war and rhetoric are drowning out the IMF's growth agenda

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Fortune

Investors are writing off any move from the Fed this month. Collapsing talks in Iran have sealed the deal

“It is too soon to identify potential second-round effects in inflation or labor markets,” cautioned UBS’s Paul Donovan.

Fortune

The AI that found 27-year-old vulnerabilities no human ever caught before just forced an emergency meeting with every major Wall Street CEO

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Fed Chair Jerome Powell reportedly convened Wall Street leaders in an emergency meeting addressing Anthropic’s latest model release.

Fortune

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US summons bank bosses over cyber risks from Anthropic’s latest AI model

Reports say Fed chair Jerome Powell among attenders at meeting in Washington

The Guardian - UK

More Federal Reserve officials see possible rate hikes this year, minutes show

More Federal Reserve policymakers were willing to consider an interest rate hike this year at their March meeting than in January, as higher gas prices stemming from the Iran war threatened to worsen inflation in the coming months

The Independent UK

Trump, the $39 trillion national debt, rosy growth assumptions and the question of 'a sustainable path'

The White House is betting 3% GDP growth will shrink the deficit—but faster growth would likely drive up interest costs on the $39 trillion national debt.

Fortune

Top economist Mark Zandi says the indicator that has called every recession since WWII just signaled we're already in one

The Vicious Cycle Index is a recession indicator that takes labor force participation changes into consideration. The top economist at Moody’s Analytics said it’s flashing red.

Fortune

One Republican can be a major thorn in Trump’s side and put the kibosh on his nominees to fill top jobs

ANALYSIS: Sen. Thom Tillis and Trump have clashed repeatedly. But, Eric Garcia writes, the North Carolina Republican has the ability to block some of Trump’s most important nominees

The Independent UK

US lower court judges are challenging Trump’s ‘war on the rule of law’, experts say

Impact of rulings by these judges has been sizable, slowing or halting some of the president’s most extreme policies

The Guardian - US

Judge rejects Department of Justice bid to reinstate Powell subpoenas

The government can appeal the decision, prolonging a standoff that could delay the confirmation of the Fed chair nominee.

Axios

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Trump just raised the $39 trillion national debt with the largest budget hike since World War II—and nobody can figure out how to pay for it

“MAGA was told an untruth by Trump—no foreign wars, no adventurism,” Steve Hanke told Fortune. “This is a massive militarization.”

Fortune

Trump wants to add nearly $7 trillion to the $39 trillion national debt with his new military budget, watchdog warns

Trump's proposal would be "by far the largest year-over-year increase in defense spending in the post-WWII era," the CRFB said.

The Conversation

Trump Fed pick Kevin Warsh could shake up the central bank with his ‘family fight’ model

Since President Donald Trump named Kevin Warsh as his choice for Federal Reserve chair on Jan. 30, 2026, financial markets have focused on one question: Is he still the inflation hawk he once was, or is he now more comfortable with the lower interest rates that the president has long…

Barchart

Stock Index Futures Rally on Prospect of End to Middle East Conflict, U.S. Economic Data and Fed Speak in Focus

June S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESM26) are up +1.02%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM26) are up +0.94% this morning as sentiment got a boost after President Trump reportedly told aides he was willing to end the U.S. military campaign against Iran.

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Fortune

Jerome Powell to Gen Z: Don’t fear AI—master it

The Fed chair told Harvard students that young workers’ best career move is learning how to use AI, even as the technology disrupts the labor market.

Fortune

Jerome Powell says $39 trillion national debt is ‘not unsustainable,’ but warns the trajectory ‘will not end well’

“The federal government debt is growing substantially faster than our economy,” the Fed chair told a roomful of Harvard students.

Kiplinger

Dow Rises Amid Another Crude Oil Spike: Stock Market Today

Crude oil was up, and Papa Dow was too, but the Nasdaq fell further into correction territory amid persistent uncertainty for global financial markets.

The Independent UK

Powell says Fed is monitoring energy price spikes, but that it's limited in what it can do

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says it's important to closely monitor inflation amid a spike in energy prices from the Iran war as the average price for for gasoline nears $4 a gallon in the U.S. But he also said Monday, addressing students at Harvard University, that there isn't a…

Axios

Powell: Fed yet to decide on whether to "look through" war's impact

Powell said that the Fed has to consider the economic backdrop against which the energy shock is occurring.

Barchart

Markets Turn Negative as Crude Oil Prices Surge

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.75%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.21%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -1.18%. Stock indexes turned lower this afternoon as the market digests the first $100+ oil...

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Stocks Set to Open Higher as Bond Yields Fall on Fading Rate-Hike Bets, U.S. Jobs Data and Powell’s Remarks Awaited

June S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESM26) are up +0.69%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM26) are up +0.70% this morning, pointing to a higher open on Wall Street as Treasury yields retreated, while investors continued to monitor developments in the Middle East.

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