Day by day, it can feel as though the world is edging toward a dystopian script. A grinding war in Ukraine drags on, Venezuela’s strongman has been captured in a show of modern force, and the White House is openly entertaining the idea of using the military to take control of Greenland, a territory belonging to a long-standing ally. This is therefore no surprise that after a record-setting rally that pushed America's main stock indices close to psychologically pleasing milestones - the S&P 500 edging toward 7,000 and the Dow flirting with 50,000 - momentum has begun to wobble. Not collapse. Just wobble. Hosted by Audiomeans. Visit audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite for more information.

Markets briefly cheered a dramatic arrest, then remembered that oil wells do not refill themselves and wars rarely come with balance-sheet clarity. Energy and defence stocks enjoyed their moment in the sun, while everyone else squinted at commodities, jobs data and central banks for something solid to hold on to. The result is a market caught between bravado and bookkeeping, with enthusiasm running ahead of reality - again. Hosted by Audiomeans. Visit audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite for more information.

Washington staged a regime change : markets checked their screens and went back to work. Venezuela's vast oil riches may one day matter again, but for now traders are treating tanks and headlines as background noise. In a world of rate cuts, data drops and earnings season, geopolitics still has to compete for attention, and it is not always winning. Hosted by Audiomeans. Visit audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite for more information.

The latest U.S. consumer-price data came in softer than expected. That set off excitement, hope and spreadsheets full of rate-cut fantasies. Markets now put roughly a one-in-four chance on a Federal Reserve cut in January and are almost certain about one by April. Yet the same report came with missing data thanks to a government shutdown and some methodological quirks. Even the banks cheering the number admit it deserves a raised eyebrow. Hosted by Audiomeans. Visit audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite for more information.

The long awaited CPI data delivered a good surprise for investors. Inflation did what they have been begging it to do: it behaved. Prices rose in November, but gently. Headline inflation came in at 2.7% and core inflation at 2.6%. Both were well below expectations (3.1% and 3.0%) Jobless claims, meanwhile, landed exactly where they were supposed to. Nothing overheated. Hosted by Audiomeans. Visit audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite for more information.

For some investors, the economy is cooling just enough to justify lower interest rates. But others say there are stubborn facts: inflation still above target, a global backdrop where other rich countries are talking about tightening, not easing, and a technology boom financed with generous amounts of debt. The result is a market that lurches between hope and worry, sometimes within the same trading session. Hosted by Audiomeans. Visit audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite for more information.

Central bankers have done their part. Markets are now arguing about what it means. Hosted by Audiomeans. Visit audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite for more information.

The Federal Reserve handed investors another rate cut. Wall Street responded by immediately looking for something to worry about. It found plenty. Tech stumbled, geopolitics glowered and commodities misbehaved. And to top it off, fresh economic numbers suggest America's post-pandemic glow-up may be losing its sheen. Hosted by Audiomeans. Visit audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite for more information.

Today's Fed meeting is the main focus, as Jerome Powell delivers a speech cut that could either soothe investors or set their hair on fire. Markets are torn between fearing another inflation scare, craving clearer easing signals, and wondering whether the AI boom or political noise will hit them first. Hosted by Audiomeans. Visit audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite for more information.

The global economy is inching forward, but the Fed is about to slice rates even though half the room would rather swallow nails. Central banks bicker, governments wing it, and markets nod along as if any of this resembles a plan. Nvidia's tariff-tweaked China shuffle, Europe muscling into Ukraine talks, and a Fed cutting in confusion all point to the same truth: nobody actually knows what they're doing: they’re just doing it anyway. Hosted by Audiomeans. Visit audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite for more information.

America has waited 43 days for a simple number. Not a moon-landing, nor a breakthrough cancer cure: just the September reading of the Personal Consumption Expenditures index (PCE), the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge. After a government shutdown froze the release of official statistics, the PCE has acquired an unlikely aura: less a data point than a national mood ring. Verdict at 10 am ET. Hosted by Audiomeans. Visit audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite for more information.

After the recent government shutdown left policymakers flying blind, the first meaningful signpost - the upcoming PCE inflation report - is eagerly awaited by investors, analysts, and anyone who enjoys pretending they understand monetary policy , hoping it confirms what they already believe: that the Federal Reserve is finally ready to start cutting rates. According to CME's FedWatch Tool and LSEG, markets are now pricing in roughly an 85% to 87% chance of a 25-basis-point cut as soon as next week. Hosted by Audiomeans. Visit audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite for more information.

Wall Street opened Wednesday with the kind of confidence usually reserved for a well-timed Fed leak, pushing futures modestly higher as traders leaned hard into the idea that next week's meeting will deliver the long-awaited rate cut. It's an impressive level of conviction for a market navigating patchy data, jittery crypto flows, and a labour report that just surprised everyone by shrinking when it was supposed to grow. Hosted by Audiomeans. Visit audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite for more information.

Markets do not usually enjoy surprises, yet they keep receiving them. Markets brought an end yesterday to the late-November rebound. Indices, having run their course, ultimately ran out of steam. Investors now face a week of waiting, watching and worrying. Friday brings the Personal Consumption Expenditures Index, the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation measure, and with it the final clues before next week's rate-setting meeting. Expectations for a 25-basis-point rate cut have surged to 87.2%, up from roughly half that a month earlier. Recent economic data - cooling manufacturing, a gradually slowing economy, and a dour start to December for equities - have helped solidify the case for easing. Hosted by Audiomeans. Visit audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite for more information.

The world economy is starting December in an oddly split-screen mood. On one side, investors are busy betting that America's central bank is about to cut interest rates again. On the other, reality keeps sending reminders that prices are still sticky, politics is jumpy and even the safest assets can wobble. Hosted by Audiomeans. Visit audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite for more information.

A rare freeze at CME Group’s data centers halted trading in key U.S. futures markets, offering a jarring reminder of how fragile the plumbing of global finance can be. The outage arrived on an otherwise quiet post-Thanksgiving session, just as investors were grappling with uneven economic signals and the kickoff to the holiday shopping season. With November’s market fate still hanging in the balance, the episode underscores how even brief disruptions can ripple through a system already searching for direction. An unexpected paralysis at CME Group, the world's largest derivatives marketplace, jolted financial markets. A cooling failure at the firm's CyrusOne data centres late on Thursday froze trading in futures tied to America's flagship equity benchmarks, as well as a swathe of currencies and commodities. Hosted by Audiomeans. Visit audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite for more information.

America's economy, it seems, is delivering just the right amount of disappointment. Hosted by Audiomeans. Visit audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite for more information.

The global economy remains in flux, full of abrupt developments and shifting expectations. Yet the latest news shows that progress hasn't stalled. Tech giants are once again outperforming, central bankers are rekindling optimism among investors, and geopolitics is back to offering both market risks and unexpected prospects. Hosted by Audiomeans. Visit audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite for more information.

With the data pipeline jammed, markets are stumbling through the dark - clutching at Fed whispers and trading on hunches rather than hard numbers. A nervous rally here, a tech wobble there, and a holiday season loaded with both promise and peril have left investors guessing at the real state of the American consumer. Until the statistical fog lifts, markets will keep oscillating between hope and heartburn. Hosted by Audiomeans. Visit audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite for more information.

A year defined by extraordinary enthusiasm for artificial intelligence is now ending with doubt, forcing traders to wonder if the future has been overpriced. Tech companies have spent two years convincing the world that the next industrial revolution is already in progress. And in many ways, it is. Yet revolutions are rarely linear. Even record revenues from AI bellwethers have not prevented sharp sell-offs. Hosted by Audiomeans. Visit audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite for more information.