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Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee expressed caution Thursday about recent attacks on the central bank and Chair Jerome Powell, saying they could adversely impact inflation. “Anything that's infringing or attacking the independence of the central bank is a mess,” Goolsbee told CNBC.
“I don't have any plan to do that,” Trump told Reuters in an interview Wednesday when asked if he would attempt to remove Powell from his job.
Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 rally as chip stocks rebound from two-day slide. Taiwan Semi's record earnings ignite tech stocks, driving US indices toward highs.
Applications for US unemployment benefits decreased by 9,000 to 198,000 in the week ended Jan. 10, the lowest level since November. Michael McKee reports on Bloomberg Television.
Watch the opening bell for the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq from January 15, 2026.
US stocks rose on Thursday as Wall Street attempted to recover from back-to-back losing sessions, with strength in semiconductor shares helping to lift broader market sentiment amid a mixed geopolitical and policy backdrop. The S&P 500 climbed 0.6%, while the Nasdaq Composite advanced 0.9%.
Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee said anything that is infringing or attacking the independence of the central bank “is a mess.”
Initial claims for unemployment benefits in the United States fell more than expected in early January, offering fresh evidence that companies are continuing to retain workers even as signs of cooling emerge in the broader labour market.
Wall Street's investment bankers expect to stay busy this year after reaping a windfall from big-ticket deals and stock market listings in 2025.
CNBC's Steve Liesman and Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the state of the economy, latest jobless claims data, strength of the labor market, impact on the Fed's interest rate outlook, inflation concerns, his thoughts on the criminal probe facing Fed Chair Powell, importance of Fed independence, and more.
CNBC's Steve Liesman and Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the state of the economy, latest jobless claims data, strength of the labor market, impact on the Fed's interest rate outlook, inflation concerns, his thoughts on the criminal probe facing Fed Chair Powell, importance of Fed independence, and more.
CNBC's Rick Santelli joins 'Squawk Box' to break down the latest economic data to cross the tape.
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U.S. jobless claims ticked lower last week, showing that despite weaker hiring, the labor market has continued to avoid a rise in layoffs.
The number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits fell in early January to a 1 1/2-month low and dropped below the key 200,000 threshold for only the second time in a year, possibly a sign of improvement in a frail U.S. labor market.
The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week, but that likely does not signal a material shift in the labor market, which remains in a holding pattern.
A proposed 10% cap on credit card rates has shaken financial stocks, but the real economic effects are more nuanced than markets are currently pricing in. While the policy aims to relieve consumers under pressure from record-high APRs, it could reshape credit supply, spending behavior, and risk pricing across the system.
Gatestone Institute senior fellow Gordon Chang joins ‘Mornings with Maria' to break down President Donald Trump's new tariffs on countries doing business with Iran and China's growing role in funding Tehran.
Judy Shelton, Independent Institute senior fellow and former Trump Fed Board nominee, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss her thoughts on the Federal Reserve, the criminal probe facing Fed Chair Jay Powell, whether this is a case of lawfare, and more.
Software stocks are again underperforming in 2026 amid investor worries that artificial intelligence companies like OpenAI and Anthropic will emerge as competitors.
As of Jan. 15, 2026, two stocks in the energy sector could be flashing a real warning to investors who value momentum as a key criteria in their trading decisions.
Clare Pleydell-Bouverie, Co-Head of the Global Innovation Team at Liontrust Asset Management, says AI infrastructure will drive 2026, with networking as the next bottleneck and energy, especially nuclear, key to data-center growth.
Geopolitical headlines leave markets largely unimpressed, though some signs of nervousness are showing. They are not putting any dent in the primary market demand as the usual supply wave peaks.
During times of turbulence and uncertainty in the markets, many investors turn to dividend-yielding stocks. These are often companies that have high free cash flows and reward shareholders with a high dividend payout.
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The Leuthold Group says investors should worry about converging themes of AI, bitcoin and private credit. They are taking shelter in these sectors.
U.S. markets have been fairly calm so far in 2026, but that hasn't stopped the Cboe Volatility Index, better known as the VIX or the stock market's “fear gauge,” from creeping higher.
The most oversold stocks in the consumer staples sector presents an opportunity to buy into undervalued companies.
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After years of watching technology stocks drive the U.S. bull market, investors are betting the rally will broaden to industrial, healthcare and small-cap companies, with a chance they can catch up and assert market leadership.
U.S. Treasury yields inched higher on Thursday as geopolitical uncertainty dominated headlines.
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U.S. stock futures were mixed, while oil benchmarks fell along with precious metals, after Trump said Iran had stopped killing protesters.
The annual pre-Lunar New Year rush is underway on the Asia-North Europe ocean trade. Carriers are injecting significant capacity into the trade lane this month while blanking very few sailings as shippers race to get their cargo on the water before factories across China close for up to three weeks.
The volatility wrought by tariffs is no longer a background risk but a daily operational reality, forcing companies to make strategic decisions with incomplete data and shifting economic signals.
South Korean Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan said on Thursday that the government will keep monitoring developments on U.S. tariffs on certain AI semiconductor chips to minimise the impact on local industries, according to a ministry statement.
The CNN Money Fear and Greed index showed a decline in the overall market sentiment, while the index moved to the “Neutral” zone on Wednesday.
European stocks are expected to open broadly higher Thursday as traders digest the latest geopolitical news around Greenland and Iran.
The European Central Bank should be on alert as the U.S. administration's attack on the Federal Reserve raises new risks to the economic outlook, ECB policymaker Martins Kazaks said in an interview.
Donald Trump imposes 25% tariff on advanced computing chips like Nvidia H200 and AMD MI325X. The tariff aims to boost US tech manufacturing while exempting chips to support domestic supply chain growth.
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Mark Zandi of Moody's Analytics says the importance of the upcoming midterm elections may deter Trump from reimposing tariffs to address the affordability issues and increase support for his reappointment. He says the weak jobs market in the U.S. is an important reason for the Fed to continue easing in 2026.
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JPMorgan's CEO had been rebuilding his relationship with the president, but the fight over Fed Chair Powell threatens to blow it up again.
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