#Economic Uncertainty

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• 🇺🇸 Mortgage borrowers seek shorter-term deals as market volatility saps confidence — 11/04/2026 [USA]

  Flexibility is the watchword among UK borrowers amid signs of slowing activity in the housing market

  Related: #Mortgage Market, #Consumer Behavior
• 🇺🇸 US earnings season set to test war-rattled stocks — 10/04/2026 [USA] Related: #Financial Markets, #Corporate Earnings
• 🇺🇸 South Korean central bank stands pat as Middle East war fuels inflation, growth risks — 10/04/2026 [USA] Related: #Monetary Policy, #Geopolitical Risk
• 🇺🇸 Oil prices rise above $100 again as doubts set in about the U.S.-Iran ceasefire — 09/04/2026 [USA]

  The price of oil rebounded on Thursday as doubts grew about state of the Iran ceasefire announced just two days earlier by President Donald Trump.

  Related: #Geopolitics, #Energy Markets
• 🇬🇧 Impact of Iran war expected to bring hold in interest rates — 19/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  Before the conflict began, analysts had expected a cut in the Bank rate at this meeting.

  Related: #Monetary Policy, #Geopolitical Economics
• 🇺🇸 The Federal Reserve is facing tough choices as the economy faces deep uncertainty — 18/03/2026 [USA]

  The Federal Reserve's job is expected to hold its benchmark interest rate steady as it faces inflationary pressure from the war with Iran — and a weakening labor market.

  Related: #Monetary Policy
• 🇺🇸 Weak Jobs Data Underscores Fed’s Dilemma as War Stokes Inflation Risk — 06/03/2026 [USA]

  The Federal Reserve is still widely expected to hold interest rates steady when its officials next meet on March 17-18.

  Related: #Monetary Policy
• 🇺🇸 Stocks Drop as Weak Jobs Report Adds to Uncertain Outlook — 06/03/2026 [USA]

  Stock movements this week has been choppy as investors weighed the inflationary impact of the war in the Middle East. The jobs report has complicated matters.

  Related: #Market Decline
• 🇺🇸 Form 4 Teladoc Inc For: 4 March — 04/03/2026 [USA] Related: #Market Volatility, #Geopolitical Risk, #Energy Prices
• 🇺🇸 Global Markets Tumble as Iran War Intensifies — 03/03/2026 [USA]

  Stocks and bonds slumped as investors retrenched from the uncertain and unpredictable effects that the fighting could have on the world economy.

  Related: #Market Volatility, #Geopolitical Conflict, #Energy Security
• 🇺🇸 How to think about everything presumably wrong with stocks and what to do about it — 01/03/2026 [USA]

  So, what's the plan?

  Related: #Market Analysis, #Investment Strategy
• 🇺🇸 Gold prices steady near $5,200/oz; set for strong February — 27/02/2026 [USA] Related: #Commodity Markets, #Geopolitics, #Safe-Haven Assets
• 🇺🇸 Mortgage rates hit lowest level in nearly 4 years, but homebuyers are still stuck on the sidelines — 25/02/2026 [USA]

  Mortgage rates dropped to the lowest level since 2022 last week, but demand from homebuyers dropped as well, as they continue to struggle with affordability.

  Related: #Mortgage Rates, #Housing Market, #Affordability Crisis
• 🇺🇸 Thai central bank unexpectedly cuts policy rate amid tariff uncertainty — 25/02/2026 [USA] Related: #Monetary Policy, #Currency Valuation, #Trade Policy
• 🇺🇸 Home Depot beats Wall Street’s expectations, even as sales decline — 24/02/2026 [USA]

  Home Depot beat fourth-quarter earnings expectations after missing estimates the prior three quarters.

  Related: #Retail Performance, #Housing Market, #Corporate Strategy
• 🇺🇸 Form 144 BlackRock For: 23 February — 24/02/2026 [USA] Related: #Market Regulation, #Investment Strategy
• 🇺🇸 The S&P 500 is caught in an unusually tight range. Is this bull market resilient or exhausted? — 23/02/2026 [USA]

  Mike Santoli looks at how the S&P 500 has spent nearly four months in an unusually tight range, repeatedly failing to sustain upside momentum.

  Related: #Market Consolidation, #Investor Sentiment
• 🇺🇸 US futures fall while Asian markets are mostly higher after the Supreme Court nixes Trump's tariffs — 23/02/2026 [USA]

  U.S. futures are lower and Asian markets have climbed after the Supreme Court struck down most of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs

  Related: #Trade Policy, #Market Reactions
• 🇺🇸 US stock futures drop on Trump tariff turmoil; Nvidia earnings awaited — 23/02/2026 [USA] Related: #Trade Policy, #Market Reaction
• 🇺🇸 Oil slides as US tariff hike raise jitters over global economy — 22/02/2026 [USA] Related: #Trade Policy, #Oil Markets, #Geopolitics
• 🇬🇧 The uncertainties facing businesses and consumers after Trump's tariff changes — 22/02/2026 [United Kingdom]

  Businesses say questions remain after US President Donald Trump announced he will impose global tariffs of 15%.

  Related: #Trade Policy, #Consumer Impact, #International Relations
• 🇺🇸 Christine Lagarde says world needs "clarity about the future" of U.S. trade relationships — 22/02/2026 [USA]

  After Friday's Supreme Court ruling struck a blow President Trump's tariff and trade agenda, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that "it's c...

  Related: #Trade Policy, #International Relations
• 🇺🇸 A familiar uncertainty as the world grapples with fresh Trump tariff turmoil — 22/02/2026 [USA]

  U.S. allies across Europe voiced alarm and frustration after President Donald Trump said Saturday that he was hiking his newly announced global tariff to 15%, less than a day after announcing a 10% wo...

  Related: #Trade Policy, #International Relations, #Diplomatic Response
• 🇺🇸 Bitcoin holds near $68,000 after tariff-driven volatility fades — 22/02/2026 [USA] Related: #Cryptocurrency Markets, #Trade Policy Impact
• 🇺🇸 Analysis-Tariff ruling limits Trump’s leverage but won’t end uncertainty for trade partners — 22/02/2026 [USA] Related: #Trade Policy, #International Relations
• 🇺🇸 India hits pause on U.S. trade pact as Trump’s 15% tariff jolts negotiators — 22/02/2026 [USA] Related: #Trade Policy, #International Relations
• 🇺🇸 Japan braces for trade turbulence as LDP official slams ‘messy’ U.S. tariffs — 22/02/2026 [USA] Related: #Trade War, #Geopolitics, #Automotive Industry
• 🇺🇸 Calm S&P 500 performance masking historic turbulence in stocks so far this year — 18/02/2026 [USA]

  Don't let the stock market's relatively calm façade fool you. There are big moves taking place under the surface.

  Related: #Market Volatility, #Investment Strategy
• 🇺🇸 Orion Q4 2025 slides: Positive cash flow despite EBITDA decline, cautious 2026 outlook — 17/02/2026 [USA] Related: #Financial Performance, #Strategic Planning
• 🇺🇸 Germany stocks mixed at close of trade; DAX down 0.41% — 16/02/2026 [USA] Related: #Market Performance, #Energy Costs