Gold held a decline as comments from Federal Reserve officials over the weekend reinforced the view the US central bank will take a more cautious approach to cutting interest rates this year.

U.S. inflation likely worsened last month on the back of higher prices for gas, eggs, and used cars, a trend that could make it less likely that the Federal Reserve will cut its key interest rate much

The Fed has cut its main interest rate by a full percentage point since September. The intent is to give the economy breathing room after the Fed earlier hiked the federal funds rate to a two-decade high in hopes of slowing the economy enough to stifle inflation.

Almost all Federal Reserve officials agreed in their last meeting that "upside risks to the inflation outlook had increased" due in part to the "likely effects" of expected changes in trade and immigration policies.

A number of leading economists, including advisers to past U.S. presidents, have coalesced around the view that President-elect Donald Trump's plans to broaden tariffs, cut taxes and curb immigration may not prove as inflationary as early analysis had suggested.

Wells Fargo's quarterly earnings call included discussion of what the eventual lifting of the Fed-imposed asset cap would mean for the bank's growth strategy.

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Looking ahead, increased market volatility across stocks, bonds, commodities, and currencies is expected. This volatility is tied to potential policy changes, particularly in trade. The primary drivers of market performance in 2025 are

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Donald Trump is promising to put import taxes back at the center of US economic policy during his second term as US president. The country heavily taxed imports for much of its history before largely abandoning the policy,

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