Gold hits record, stocks diverge as Trump fuels Fed fears
London (AFP) - Gold reached $3,500 an ounce for the first time Tuesday as US President Donald Trump's tariffs and ...
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
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Tariffs could lift Boeing and Airbus plane prices even higher
New York (AFP) - Commercial plane prices, already lifted in recent years due to pandemic supply chain shocks, are poised ...
Japan rice prices soar as core inflation accelerates
Tokyo (AFP) - Rice prices in Japan last month were almost twice what they were a year earlier, official data ...
Trump insists he could fire independent Fed Chair Powell
Washington (AFP) - US President Donald Trump on Thursday insisted that he could force out the head of the independent ...
World economy likely to avoid recession despite tariffs: IMF chief
Washington (AFP) - The global economy is likely to avoid a recession despite the hit to growth from US President ...
Stocks waver as ECB cuts rate, Trump slams Fed chief
New York (AFP) - Stock markets wavered Thursday despite another interest rate cut by the European Central Bank as investors ...
Turkish central bank raises interest rate to 46 percent
Istanbul (AFP) - Turkey's central bank hiked its key interest rate to 46 percent on Thursday after a month of ...
ECB cuts rates as Trump tariffs raise fears for eurozone growth
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - The European Central Bank cut interest rates again Thursday amid fears that US President Donald Trump's ...
Trump says Fed chief’s ‘termination cannot come fast enough’
Washington (AFP) - US President Donald Trump said Thursday that "termination" of the independent head of the Federal Reserve "cannot ...
Trump tariffs could put US Fed in a bind, Powell warns
Chicago (AFP) - US President Donald Trump's tariffs will likely push up prices and constrain growth, and could put the ...
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