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Gold extends rally, dollar dips as Trump brushes off currency weakness

Investors are withdrawing from sovereign bonds and currencies in an attempt to shield their assets from geopolitical volatility.

Euronews · Jan 28

Wall Street index rises above 7,000 for the first time; SpaceX mulls $1.5tn IPO in June – business live

S&P 500 surge driven by AI optimism and expectations of strong Big Tech earnings

The Guardian - UK · Jan 28

Federal Reserve may keep rates unchanged for months as economy shows signs of health

Federal Reserve officials are expected to keep their short-term interest rate unchanged Wednesday after three cuts last year, ignoring huge pressure for lower borrowing costs from the White House in favor of waiting to see how the economy evolves

The Independent UK · Jan 28

Fed expected to keep rates unchanged as Chair Powell pivots back to economics

After two weeks of intense political and legal scrutiny, the Federal Reserve will seek to make this week’s meeting about interest rates as straightforward and uneventful as possible, though President Donald Trump probably still won’t like the result

The Independent UK · Jan 27

January Fed Meeting: Updates and Commentary

The January Fed meeting marked the first central bank gathering of 2026, with Fed Chair Powell & Co. voting to keep interest rates unchanged.

Kiplinger · Jan 26

Dow Rises 313 Points to Begin a Big Week: Stock Market Today

The S&P 500 is within 50 points of crossing 7,000 for the first time, and Papa Dow is lurking just below its own new all-time high.

Kiplinger · Jan 26

An unusual Fed ‘rate check’ triggered a freefall in the U.S. dollar and investors are fleeing into gold

The dollar used to be a safe-haven asset, but as the U.S. become more politically volatile investors are going elsewhere.

Fortune · Jan 26

Stocks Set for Muted Open After Trump’s Tariff Threats, Big Tech Earnings and Fed Meeting in Focus

March S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESH26) are down -0.05%, and March Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQH26) are down -0.14% this morning, pointing to a muted open on Wall Street as President Trump’s tariff threats against Canada and the looming risk of a partial U.S. government shutdown curbed risk appetite at…

Barchart · Jan 26

Wall Street's playbook for 2026 already needs to be rewritten

How long will investors' complacency last in the face of global tensions and domestic unrest?

Axios · Jan 26

Trump was surging after the Venezuela raid—then came Jerome Powell, Greenland, and Minnesota. Now it feels like a ‘historic hinge moment’

“It’s not acceptable for American citizens to be killed by federal agents for exercising their God-given and constitutional rights to protest their government.”

Fortune · Jan 26