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Yes, rate cuts will be good for stocks. But here’s why it means the Fed will be stimulating an economy that doesn’t need it.  MarketWatch Sell The ‘Fed Cut’ Rally  Seeking Alpha Exercising Fed Put Could Fuel Stock Market Melt-Up  Investing.com Ed Yardeni questions whether Fed is preparing to fuel an already strong economy  MSN Stocks vs. Fed Chair Powell: Will He Sink the …

New Delhi, India – In a sprawling market in the Indian capital, Anuj Gupta sits in a corner of his shop as silence hangs over it. Gupta sources and exports garment accessories – like laces and buttons – to major global brands. But punishing tariffs imposed by United States President Donald Trump have brought Gupta’s business to its knees. On …

A shopper holds Macy’s bags outside the company’s flagship store in the Herald Square neighborhood of New York, US, on Tuesday, July 15, 2025. Alan Chin | Bloomberg | Getty Images The U.S. economy grew at an even faster than thought pace in the second quarter as consumers and businesses held up against tariff volatility. Gross domestic product rose at …

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy rebounded this spring from a first-quarter downturn due to fallout from President Donald Trump’s trade wars. In an upgrade from its first estimate in July, the Commerce Department said Thursday that U.S. gross domestic product — the nation’s output of goods and services — expanded at a 3.3% annual pace from April through June …

The A.I. Spending Frenzy Is Propping Up the Real Economy, Too  The New York Times AI’s Big Leaps Are Slowing. That Could Be a Good Thing.  The Wall Street Journal Why did MIT find 95% of AI projects fail? Hint: it wasn’t about the tech itself  Fortune The Prompt: Investors Worry About An AI Bubble  Forbes Is a bubble forming as AI investments drive …

Trump’s move to take over the Fed adds more uncertainty to the economy  The Washington Post Donald Trump orders removal of Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook  BBC An Atlanta condo is at the center of Trump’s attempt to fire a Federal Reserve Governor  WABE Opinion | Why Trump’s Attack on the Fed Isn’t Spooking Wall Street  Politico The Trump administration’s new weapon against foes: …

Barclays: U.S. economy in stall state, 50% recession risk in 2 years  Investing.com A third of the U.S. economy is already in a recession or at high risk, and another third is stagnating, Zandi warns  Fortune Moody’s chief economist says some states are in recession  Quartz US recession under Trump is 50-50, warns Barclays  The Telegraph Clouds on the Horizon  Midcoast Villager Source link

Bubble Risks Grow as China’s Stock Bull Run Defies Economy Angst  Bloomberg.com Chinese households have amassed record savings. That’s now fueling a stock market boom  CNBC China’s triple stock markets are too much of a good thing  Financial Times China’s $11 Trillion Stock Market Is a Headache for Both Xi and Trump  Yahoo Finance Chinese Equities Surge Despite Challenges; Retail Flows Drawn In  Wealth Briefing …

Lagarde singled out Germany and Spain as examples. Germany’s GDP would be about 6 percent lower today without migrant labor, while Spain’s strong recovery also “owes much” to foreign workers, she said. Across the eurozone, employment has expanded by more than 4 percent since 2021, even as central bankers pushed through the steepest rate hikes in a generation. The ECB …

U.S. equities have proven resilient even as the Trump administration haphazardly implements policy changes, according to Morgan Stanley. The S & P 500 has risen almost 10% so far in 2025, while the Nasdaq Composite is higher by more than 11% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average is ahead more than 7%. Stocks have climbed even as policy changes, from …