Morning News: February 7, 2025

India Central Bank Kicks Off Easing Cycle to Boost Economy

Europe Is Looking to Roll Back Climate Accounting Rules

ECB Updates Estimate of Neutral Rate as Policy Makers Question Its Usefulness

Broken Markets Hold Back Europe as Trump Amps Up the Pressure

Trump Trade Nominee Defends Plan to Reorder International Trade

What Closing the De Minimis Tariff Loophole for US Imports from China Means

The Real Danger of Trump’s Incoherent Trade Policy

The Early Verdict on Tariffs: Bad Economics, Better Politics

Bessent Projects Normalcy While ‘Completely Aligned’ With Musk

Trump’s Executive Orders Leave Imprint on the Fed

Solid Labor Market Gives Fed Cover to Extend Rate Pause

Crypto’s First Family Is Deepening the Swamp

Tether Revs Up Deal Machine After Its Embrace by ‘Establishment’

The Perpetual Hunt for ‘Alpha’

Fannie Mae Underpins the Mortgage Market. Should the Government Sell It?

Senate Confirms Russell Vought as Office of Management and Budget Director

Bond Traders Await Payrolls Print That May Vindicate Fed Caution

After LA Fires Destroyed Mansions, Banks Reckon With Jumbo Loans

Business Schools Confront Trump Immigration Policies

GM, Pepsi, Disney, Others Scrub Some DEI References from Investor Reports

Bain Capital to Buy Mitsubishi Chemical’s Pharma Business for More Than $3 Billion

Legal & General to Sell U.S. Insurance Businesses in $2.3 Billion Deal

Amazon, Like Microsoft, Says It Can’t Keep Up With AI Demand

Venture Global IPO Shows Limits of Trump Bump

Porsche Shares Slide After Profit Warning for 2025

New Orleans Needs an Economic Win. It’s Betting on the Super Bowl.

The Reason Why This Super Bowl Has So Many Conspiracy Theories

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Posted by on February 7th, 2025 at 7:02 am


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