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Fed on Hold: Powell Navigates "Higher for Longer" Path Amid Geopolitical Turmoil

Apr 29, 2026 08:19 am UTC| Central Banks Insights & Views

Today, April 29, 2026, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) will end its two-day policy meeting with a unanimous market expectation that interest rates will stay unchanged at 3.50%3.75%. As the Federal Reserve battles...

BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda Hints at Rate Hike as Inflation Pressures Build

Apr 28, 2026 07:43 am UTC| Economy Central Banks

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) held its interest rates steady on Tuesday, but growing internal support for tightening monetary policy highlights increasing concern over inflation pressures, particularly those linked to the...

BOJ Holds Firm: Navigating Geopolitical Storms and Sticky Inflation

Apr 28, 2026 06:29 am UTC| Central Banks Insights & Views

Following its April 28, 2026, meeting, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) decided to keep its short-term policy rate at 0.75%. Though about 80% of economists expected this ruling, the 6-3 vote on the bill showed increasing internal...

BOJ Holds Interest Rates at 0.75% as Policymakers Signal Growing Inflation Concerns

Apr 28, 2026 04:38 am UTC| Central Banks Economy

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) decided to keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 0.75% following its latest two-day monetary policy meeting, a move that aligned with market expectations. However, the decision revealed a...

Bank of England Set to Hold Interest Rates as Inflation Risks and Iran War Impact Loom

Apr 27, 2026 05:17 am UTC| Central Banks Economy

The Bank of England (BoE) is widely expected to keep interest rates unchanged this week as policymakers assess the growing economic risks tied to the ongoing Iran war and rising inflation pressures. After maintaining...

BOJ Rate Decision in Focus as Yen, Inflation, and Nikkei Hang in Balance

Apr 27, 2026 03:59 am UTC| Economy Central Banks

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) is widely expected to keep interest rates unchanged at its April 28 policy meeting, maintaining the benchmark short-term rate at 0.75%. This would mark the third consecutive pause following a 25...

DOJ Ends Probe Into Fed Chair Jerome Powell, Boosting Kevin Warsh Confirmation Prospects

Apr 27, 2026 03:03 am UTC| Politics Law Central Banks

The U.S. Department of Justice has officially ended its investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, a decision announced by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro that could significantly impact the future leadership of...

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Economy

BOJ Governor Ueda Warns Oil Price Shock Could Trigger Persistent Inflation

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda warned that rising oil prices could create longer-lasting inflation if higher energy costs begin influencing wages, consumer expectations, and corporate pricing behavior. Speaking at a...

Gold Prices Edge Higher as Markets Monitor U.S.-Iran Peace Talks

Gold prices moved slightly higher during early Asian trading on Wednesday as investors closely watched ongoing peace negotiations between the United States and Iran. Despite recent geopolitical tensions, bullion continued...

Wall Street Futures Steady as AI Rally Offsets Middle East Tensions

U.S. stock futures traded mostly unchanged Tuesday night after a technology-driven rally pushed the SP 500 and Nasdaq to fresh record highs. However, renewed U.S. military action involving Iran continued to weigh on...

Yen Stays Near Intervention Zone as Iran Conflict Supports U.S. Dollar

The Japanese yen remained close to its weakest level since May against the U.S. dollar on Wednesday, keeping traders alert for possible intervention by Japanese authorities. The USD/JPY pair traded near 159.20, not far...

Uruguay Central Bank Holds Interest Rate at 5.75% Amid Inflation and Oil Price Concerns

Uruguays central bank decided to keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 5.75% for the second consecutive policy meeting, reflecting growing concerns over global inflation risks linked to rising oil prices and...

Politics

US Plans Kenya Ebola Quarantine Facility Amid Congo Outbreak

The Trump administration is preparing to deploy U.S. public health officers to Kenya as part of a proposed Ebola quarantine facility designed to support Americans exposed to the deadly virus during the ongoing outbreak in...

DOJ Sues UCLA Over Alleged Antisemitism and Hostile Campus Environment

The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), accusing the university of failing to protect Jewish and Israeli students from antisemitism on campus. The...

Israel Intensifies Lebanon Air Strikes as Hezbollah Conflict Escalates

Israel launched more than 120 air strikes across Lebanon on Tuesday, marking one of the most intense bombing campaigns in recent weeks as tensions with Hezbollah continue to rise. Lebanese security officials confirmed that...

Israel Targets Hamas’ New Military Chief as Gaza Conflict Escalates

Israel announced on Tuesday that it had launched a strike targeting Mohammad Odeh, identified by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as Hamas newly appointed armed wing chief in Gaza. The move comes just days after...

Puerto Rico Economic Development Chief Resigns Amid Government Shake-Up

Puerto Rico Economic Development Secretary Sebastián Negrón resigned Tuesday alongside nearly a dozen senior officials, creating uncertainty around key government programs tied to tax incentives,...

Science

Trump Administration Releases New UFO Files and Apollo Mission Records

The U.S. Defense Department has released dozens of previously classified UFO-related files following an order from President Donald Trump, sparking renewed debate over unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) and government...

China vs. NASA: The New Moon Race and What's at Stake by 2030

The space race is back and this time, its a direct competition between the United States and China for dominance on the lunar surface. NASAs Artemis II mission recently made history when four astronauts flew farther into...

NASA Artemis II: First Crewed Moon Mission Since Apollo Takes Four Astronauts on 10-Day Lunar Journey

NASAs Artemis II mission launched Wednesday, marking humanitys return to crewed lunar exploration for the first time since the Apollo era. Carrying four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft, this historic 10-day mission...

NASA's Artemis II Mission: First Crewed Lunar Journey Since Apollo

NASA's Artemis II Crew Arrives in Florida for Historic Moon Mission

The four astronauts chosen for NASAs Artemis II mission have touched down at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, marking the beginning of final launch preparations for the first crewed lunar journey in over 50 years. NASA...

Technology

Elon Musk Explores Possible Tesla-SpaceX Merger Amid Growing AI Investments

Elon Musk has reportedly discussed the possibility of combining Tesla and SpaceX, according to a CNBC report released Tuesday. The potential merger has become a major topic of discussion within both companies as they...

SK Hynix Joins $1 Trillion Club as AI Chip Demand Fuels Stock Surge

SK Hynix Inc. became the second South Korean company to surpass a $1 trillion market valuation on Wednesday, as booming artificial intelligence demand continued to drive investor confidence in global semiconductor stocks....

Samsung Union Dispute Escalates Over Semiconductor Bonus Vote

A labor dispute at Samsung Electronics is intensifying after a union representing employees outside the semiconductor business filed a court injunction to halt an ongoing vote tied to bonus increases for chip division...

EU Antitrust Probe Could Lead to Massive Google Fine Under DMA Rules

Alphabets Google could face a major antitrust fine from the European Union as regulators intensify enforcement of the Digital Markets Act (DMA). According to a report from Germanys Handelsblatt newspaper, the European...

SpaceX IPO Hype Raises Questions as Many Major Stock Debuts Underperform Market

Wall Street investors are eagerly awaiting the expected SpaceX IPO next month, but history suggests that buying into highly valued stock market debuts may not always deliver strong returns. According to a Reuters analysis...