Interactive Brokers chief strategist Steve Sosnick has set a year-end target of 6,500 for the S&P 500 ( SP500) in 2026, ...

This morning, we take a pause from big economic prints and/or market-moving earnings reports. We’re sandwiched between yesterday’s big Employment Situation report and tomorrow’s Consumer Price Index ...

In a different context, he would merit serious consideration – but his current alignment with Trump on interest rates raises ...

Wednesday, December 17, 2025This morning, we take a pause from big economic prints and/or market-moving earnings reports.

Restarting quantitative easing (the purchase of short-term Treasury debt) will ease the federal government’s borrowing costs. Read more here.

The Bank of England has embarked on a cost-cutting drive, reducing headcount and closing one of its London offices to free up ...

The Bank of England is offering voluntary redundancies to staff at the central bank to help fund the investment in new ...

The central bank has invited employees to volunteer for potential layoffs under a time-limited redundancy scheme.

Author of textbooks, scholarly articles and books on a variety of economic issues. Previously served as the director of the Monetary Economics Program of the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER ...

Trump's economic adviser Kevin Hassett is currently the strong favorite to succeed Jerome Powell as the next Fed chair.

The Bank of England is planning to reduce head count as its finances become strained by the cost of implementing the modernizations recommended by Ben Bernanke.

But excessive current account deficits aren’t sustainable for a prolonged period. A vast body of academic literature has ...