Consumer Spending Faces Reality Check as 'Buy Now, Pay Later' Balances Come Due
Record BNPL usage in 2025 sets up a consumer liquidity test in early 2026 as deferred payments come due, threatening retail spending and household budgets.
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Treasury Yields Approach 5% on 30-Year as Bond Market Prices In Stronger Economy
The 30-year Treasury yield nears 5% and the 10-year climbs to 4.28% as stronger-than-expected ISM manufacturing data reshapes Fed rate cut expectations.
CME Group Hikes Precious Metals Margins by Up to 36% as Exchange Moves to Contain 'February Massacre' Volatility
CME Group announced its second margin increase in three days for gold, silver, platinum, and palladium futures as the exchange moves to contain the historic precious metals rout.
Energy Sector's January Surprise: Refiners Lead 2026's Unexpected Market Winners
The S&P 500 Energy sector surged 7.5% in January 2026, with refiners like Valero up nearly 15%, defying forecasts of range-bound oil prices and outperforming technology stocks.
The Fed's 2026 Rate Dilemma: Why Only Two Cuts May Be Coming This Year
After January's rate hold, the Federal Reserve faces a difficult path with only two rate cuts now priced in for 2026. Here's why the Fed may disappoint those hoping for aggressive easing.
Indonesia's Stock Market Crisis: MSCI Warning Triggers $80 Billion Rout as Top Officials Resign
Indonesia's stock market has lost over $80 billion after MSCI warned of a potential downgrade to frontier market status, triggering official resignations and market chaos.
U.S. Dollar Slides to Four-Year Low as Currency Markets Navigate Fed Leadership Transition
The dollar index has fallen to its lowest level since 2022 amid Fed chair transition uncertainty. What analysts expect for the greenback in 2026.
Gold Suffers Worst Day in Four Decades as $15 Trillion Evaporates From Precious Metals Markets
Gold plunged 9% in its worst decline since the early 1980s, with the combined gold and silver selloff erasing $15 trillion in market value in just 24 hours.
Silver Crashes 30% in Worst Day Since Hunt Brothers Era as Precious Metals Bubble Bursts
Silver plunged 30% on Friday in its worst single-day decline since 1980, wiping out months of gains as the Warsh Fed nomination triggered a historic precious metals selloff.
Walgreens Goes Private in $23.7 Billion Deal, Splits Into Five Separate Companies
Sycamore Partners has completed its acquisition of Walgreens Boots Alliance, taking the iconic drugstore chain private and splitting it into five standalone businesses.
CFPB Under Siege: How Consumer Protection Is Being Reshaped One Year Into Trump's Second Term
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has been dramatically downsized, with examinations dropping from 600 to under 70 annually. What the agency's transformation means for Americans.
America's Savings Cushion Shrinks to 3.5%: The Hidden Risk Behind Consumer Resilience
The U.S. personal savings rate has fallen to just 3.5%, its lowest level since before the 2008 financial crisis. What the exhausted savings buffer means for consumers and the economy.