Any move by the Federal Reserve is the subject of concern and debate, as it should be. President Donald Trump has gotten involved in that debate, breaking a tradition of recent decades of presidential silence about Fed policy. He is “not even a little bit happy” about higher interest rates. Some economists join Trump in thinking that the Fed is ...

Bloomberg US equities slumped with stocks in Europe and Asia as traders mulled the outlook for global growth and a potential escalation of tension between Washington and Beijing. The pound weakened as Theresa May was said to delay a crucial Brexit vote. The S&P 500 Index was led lower by banks and energy companies as technology shares fared better following ...

Bloomberg The pound dropped to its weakest level in almost 18 months and government bonds rallied as UK Prime Minister Theresa May was said to have called off a crucial vote in Parliament on her Brexit deal. Sterling weakened versus all its Group-of-10 peers as the vote, set originally for Tuesday, would be rescheduled, according to a person familiar with ...