Federal Reserve pauses rate cuts amid Middle East conflict and sticky inflation. New Fed chair Kevin Warsh faces immediate challenges as Western economies brace for prolonged uncertainty.
As the Federal Reserve holds rates firm, multinational corporations face a treacherous debt maturity wall in the coming months. What happens next will reshape borrowing costs for years and tighten credit conditions across the Western world.
The European Central Bank's measured approach to lowering interest rates is upending conventional wisdom about dollar weakness and creating hidden risks for multinational companies caught between diverging monetary policies.
US GDP growth collapsed to 0.4% in the first quarter, the slowest pace since 2022, threatening wage growth and employment stability across Western economies. The figures expose cracks in an economy many believed was genuinely bulletproof.