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Kevin Warsh sworn in as Fed chair amid Trump pressure
Kevin Warsh's Fed chair swearing-in formalises the central-bank handover as traders weigh inflation pressure and White House demands for lower rates.
Oil stockpiles draw down at record 8.7M barrels a day: Goldman Sachs
Oil stockpiles are drawing down at a record 8.7 million barrels a day, Goldman Sachs said, as the Iran war keeps Strait of Hormuz flows at 5% of normal.
Fed Opens Crypto Master Account to Public Comment After Trump Order
The Federal Reserve opened a 60-day comment period on a new payment account tier for crypto and fintech firms, acting within 48 hours of Trump's May 19 executive order. The proposal could give exchanges and stablecoin issuers direct access to the Fed's settlement rails for the first time.
Fed Minutes: Rate Hikes Ahead If Inflation Persists
A majority of Fed officials are open to rate hikes if inflation persists, FOMC minutes show, handing Kevin Warsh a hawkish committee days before his swearing-in.
EU-US trade pact cuts tariff risk for autos, exports
EU-US trade pact clears a key hurdle, lowering the risk of new Trump tariffs on autos and exports and giving markets a cleaner read on trade flows.
Fed rate cuts 2026: Reuters poll points to longer hold
Fed rate cuts 2026 look less likely as a Reuters poll, firmer inflation forecasts and higher Treasury yields push markets to price a longer hold.
Trump orders Fed review of crypto payment-rail access
Crypto payment-rail access moved back into the Fed debate after Trump ordered a review of rules shaping how banks and crypto firms connect to payment services.
AI Financial flags going-concern risk after $271.5m WLFI loss
AI Financial's going-concern warning followed a $271.5 million WLFI-driven loss, showing how locked tokens and thin cash can strain a listed balance sheet.
Oil drops as Trump delays Iran strike, easing Hormuz fears
Crude fell after Donald Trump said he had postponed a planned strike on Iran, easing immediate fears of a supply shock through the Strait of Hormuz.
Korean volatility is becoming Asia's clearest foreign-flow warning
Foreign investors sold $13.2 billion of Korean equities in a week, pushing Kospi volatility toward crisis-era territory and turning Seoul into a live test of how quickly Asia risk appetite can crack.
Nifty 50 drops 1.3% as oil surge hits rupee, Indian shares
Nifty 50 drops 1.3% as Brent tops $111, weakening the rupee and showing how a Middle East oil shock is hitting Indian equities.
Senate confirms Warsh as Fed chair, sharpens rate repricing
Kevin Warsh's Senate confirmation gives investors a real-time policy transition to price as sticky inflation and fading cut bets reshape the 2026 rates path.
Trump-Xi trade pledges leave markets parsing tariff relief
U.S. and Chinese readouts from the Trump-Xi summit offered different takes on soybeans, rare earths and tariff cuts, leaving markets waiting for details.
Trump ends Russian oil waiver as Hormuz risk tightens crude market
Washington let a one-month waiver on some Russian seaborne crude purchases lapse just as Strait of Hormuz disruptions made marginal barrels more valuable.
Trump's China summit drags Taiwan chip risk into the AI trade
Trump advisers' warning on Taiwan matters for markets because TSMC still anchors the advanced-chip capacity behind the AI trade despite US reshoring.
China and US use supply channels to contain Middle East oil shock
China's 3.6 million bpd import cut and a 3.5 million bpd U.S. export surge blunted the Gulf shock, easing pressure on oil, inflation and yields.
Kevin Warsh walks into the Fed's biggest family fight in 34 years
Kevin Warsh takes over as Fed chair with inflation at 3.8%, the FOMC split 8-4 on rate policy, and markets pricing a 51% chance of a rate hike by December.
Russian oil waiver expiry adds fresh supply risk to crude
Warren and Shaheen want Treasury to let a Russian oil sanctions waiver expire, setting up a test of how far Washington will push enforcement when crude supply and inflation risk remain sensitive.
Powell exits with an inflation scar as Warsh inherits a repriced Fed
Powell preserved the Fed's independence but not its inflation record. Warsh now inherits a central bank facing repriced rate expectations and less room for error.
Trump crypto rollback shifts oversight away from state regulators
State regulators have long handled crypto complaints and licensing. A federal shift could simplify compliance for large firms while thinning consumer-protection backstops.
Trump gas-tax holiday would barely offset an oil shock at the pump
A federal gas-tax holiday could trim only pennies from a $4.50 gallon while an Iran-driven oil shock keeps the bigger price pressures in crude, freight and refining.
Wall Street chiefs use Beijing trip to test China access
Citigroup and Goldman Sachs executives used Beijing meetings during Donald Trump's China visit to press the market-access case, underscoring how diplomacy and cross-border finance remain tightly linked.
Trump trust Coinbase buys sharpen crypto conflict questions in Washington
Ethics filings showed Donald Trump's family trust bought Coinbase, Strategy and other crypto-linked stocks in Q1, sharpening conflict questions around a friendlier policy tone in Washington.
House panel presses Trump to fill CFTC as crypto agenda grows
House Agriculture leaders pressed Donald Trump to fill four empty CFTC seats as the agency's role in crypto market structure and prediction markets widens.
Trump trade disclosures turn ethics into a market-trust test
A filing showing thousands of trades in an account held in Donald Trump's name sharpens the case that disclosure rules are lagging modern market-moving politics.
