2026 News items - Joint Statement by the Heads of the IEA, IMF, World Bank, and WTO - World Trade Organization

The outlook for the economy was “positive,” according to the Federal Reserve's Beige Book survey, though sentiment was mixed across sectors amid uncertainty about energy prices and geopolitics. Michael McKee reports.…

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent blasted the US companies ramping up investment in artificial intelligence, faulting them for failing to build ties with communities amid a wave of popular concern over data centers…

US economic activity increased modestly in the past two months with demand from data centers, in particular, driving growth, the Federal Reserve said.

DNB prefers London over the US city, pointing to better ‘tradeability’ of bullion

The Federal Reserve’s internal watchdog said the central bank should do more to prevent the sharing of confidential nonpublic information with its 12 regional reserve bank boards, which include private-sector bankers…

US lawmakers agreed to extend a trade preference program with African nations until the end of 2028.