Donald Trump Takes Cues from Ronald Reagan’s Strategy
In the intensifying fight against drug cartels, President Trump seems to be taking inspiration from Ronald Reagan’s presidency. Yet, similar to the Reagan era, there are underlying motives beyond just combating drug trafficking. It looks like there’s a covert agenda to sway governments in Latin America, and even remove leftist leaders. The socio-political climate in […]
Florida Republicans and DeSantis could take cues from Texas.
Republicans in Florida are ramping up their efforts to redraw the state’s legislative boundaries, inspired by a similar initiative from Texas Republicans. On Wednesday, Governor Ron DeSantis mentioned he might request the state legislature to update the district map, asserting that the 2020 census was inaccurate. Rep. Jimmy Patronis expressed support for this rezoning via […]
Trump clash with courts on Venezuela flights cues concerns of constitutional crisis
The removal of more than 130 Venezuelans in the court battle to block their deportation could have resulted in them violating court orders, except for the use of alien enemy laws. On Saturday, President Trump signed an order that sparked the law of 1798 and invoked war powers to ignite the Venezuelan people who are […]
Futures flat after Thursday's fall as markets await Fed, tariff cues – Yahoo Finance
(Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures remained pretty flat on Friday after investors fell in a previous session over President Donald Trump's tariff threat and the Federal Reserve's outlook for interest rates. All three indexes fell in the final session, even after downbeat forecasts from retail giant Walmart. Walmart rose 0.4% in pre-market trading on […]
Gold stalls intraday recovery as traders await US NFP report for Fed rate cut cues – FXStreet
Gold prices have been steadily recovering from Friday's lows in more than a week. Softer risk tone, geopolitical risks and trade war concerns are benefiting safe-haven commodities. We are betting on a non-dovish Fed cap to move higher on XAU/USD ahead of the important US NFP report. Gold prices (XAU/USD) have struggled to capitalize on […]
US stock futures tick lower with more Fed cues in focus – Investing.com
Investing.com — U.S. stock index futures were slightly lower in evening trading on Monday as Wall Street stabilized near record highs and attention focused on further signals from the Federal Reserve on upcoming interest rates. Wall Street is off to a sluggish start this week, recovering slightly from Friday's declines but still has its sights […]
Oil prices dip as OPEC cuts demand forecast, economic cues awaited – Investing.com
Investing.com — Oil prices fell in Asia on Tuesday, reversing last week’s rebound as caution mounted over a string of economic data this week and OPEC’s cut to its 2024 demand growth forecast. Prices have rebounded sharply from more than seven-month lows as traders charged a higher risk premium to crude on fears of an […]
Gold price trades with mild positive bias, lacks follow-through amid mixed cues – FXStreet
Gold prices attracted some buyers, reversing some of Friday’s declines from a two-week high. Expectations of a Fed rate cut in September and geopolitical risks are giving XAU/USD some support. The US dollar has risen to its highest level since May 9, creating a headwind for commodities. Gold prices (XAU/USD) have found some support around […]
Gold prices in sight of record highs; copper rebounds on China cues – Investing.com
Investing.com — Gold prices steadied in Asian trading Thursday, hovering near record highs as traders bought into the yellow metal ahead of further cues on U.S. inflation and interest rates. Among industrial metals, copper prices rebounded from recent declines and rose towards an 11-month high after reports that Chinese copper smelters were proposing to cut […]
Gold prices rangebound as dollar reigns before more rate cues – Investing.com
Investing.com — Gold prices held in a narrow range in Asian trade on Wednesday as an overnight rebound was largely stalled by a stronger dollar ahead of further important signals on inflation and interest rates. The yellow metal has fallen from record highs over the past two weeks as dovish signals from other major central […]