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Federal Reserve officials have shown surprising caution about cutting interest rates, which could widen the central bank's rift with the White House. Minutes from January's meeting showed policymakers seeing the US labour market stabilising, but inflation still stubbornly high.
Now that puts the central bankers at odds with President Trump, who has repeatedly said that he wants the next Fed chief to deliver sharply lower interest rates. Morgan Stanley's chief U.S. Secretary of State and CIO Mike Wilson says that ultimately the Fed will cooperate with the Treasury.
With respect to the Fed independence, I mean, I have probably had a bit different view here. I mean, as far as I can tell, I mean, the Fed independence has been sort of fading for the better part of 20 years, really, since the financial crisis. And when I say independent, I don't mean they're under the thumb of the White House.
What I mean is that they have to play ball in terms of their role to help the government fund itself.
Well, good to stand is Mike Wilson speaking there. Meanwhile, the New York Fed came under attack from the White House's National Economic Council director, Kevin Hassett, for publishing a study showing U.S. companies and consumers were bearing the vast majority of the costs of tariffs.
OpenAI is close to finalising the first phase of a new funding round expected to bring in more than $100 billion. Bloomberg understands the record-breaking deal would give the startup additional capital to develop its artificial intelligence tools. Brad Smith is Vice Chair and President of Microsoft, a key partner for OpenAI. He says the chat GPT maker is branching out.
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Chapter 2: What recent decisions has the Federal Reserve made regarding interest rates?
Now, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says Instagram's age limits are very hard to police and he downplayed how much teenage users drive revenue. The world's fifth richest person told a court in Los Angeles that the company had gotten to the right place on the issue of young people facing social media addiction.
Tech companies are facing a global backlash stemming from the impact of their platforms and how they're policed. The UK Minister for Victims, Alex Davis-Jones... says that social media firms have a lot to answer for.
They are monetising and profiting off of the misery of the victims here with these images being shared on their platforms and therefore they have a responsibility to act. And if they don't act, then they can be fined 10% of their global annual revenue or we can take action to block their services in the United Kingdom.
Alex Davies-Jones and her government plan to introduce rules requiring firms to remove abusive images from their sites within 48 hours in the UK or face fines.
Chapter 3: How is the US labor market impacting Federal Reserve policies?
But action against these mostly American companies may put countries on a collision course with the Trump administration, which has lashed out at attempts to regulate US tech giants.
Shares in Airbus have dropped after the aerospace giant said the lack of reliable engines supplies for its best-selling A320 jets is holding back aircraft deliveries. In its results, the company says it plans to deliver around 870 jets to customers this year, lower than estimates. with monthly production of A320s reaching 70 to 75 by the end of next year.
Airbus has suffered from what CEO Guillaume Foy has called a significant shortage of engines provided by Pratt & Whitney, extending the planemaker's struggles to meet record demand.
Former South Korean President Yoon Suk-yool has been found guilty of leading an insurrection and sentenced to life in prison. The verdict marks the end of one of the most controversial court cases involving a former South Korean president. The martial law episode took place in December 2024 and garnered attention as a test of the country's democratic health.
The Seoul Central District Court handed down the guilty sentence on Thursday after prosecutors had sought the death penalty on grounds that Yoon posed a grave threat to the country's constitutional order.
Oil prices are rising further today after recording their biggest daily jump since October over concerns about military action against Iran. The moves come after a report from Axios said that American military intervention could come sooner rather than expected. It quoted unnamed sources saying that a US operation would likely be a weeks-long campaign.
US Representative Raja Krishnamurti says he's worried about the situation escalating further.
I'm concerned that we're going to potentially end up in another war in the Middle East. We don't want that. The American people don't want that. And that's something that comes out loud and clear. All that being said, Iran should not have a nuclear weapon. It cannot have a nuclear weapon. And I'm glad that there's negotiations also with regard to ending their ballistic missile program.
But let's do it diplomatically.
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