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Mike Dolan

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Trepidation Day 

What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-At-Large, Financial Industry and Financial Markets If you thought a global trade war was already

Trepidation Day 
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Trouble with a capital 'T'

What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-At-Large, Financial Industry and Financial Markets The bigger the buildup to an event, the greater

Trouble with a capital 'T'
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New quarter, same problems

What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-At-Large, Financial Industry and Financial Markets Monday's small gain in the S&P 500 did little to

New quarter, same problems
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No quarter for Wall Street

What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-At-Large, Financial Industry and Financial Markets Gold is homing in on its best quarter since 1986

No quarter for Wall Street
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Temporary consumer gloom or economic doom?

What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-At-Large, Financial Industry and Financial Markets The darkest U.S. consumer confidence outlook in

Temporary consumer gloom or economic doom?
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The confidence game

What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-At-Large, Financial Industry and Financial Markets Wall Street stocks jumped on Monday, spurred by

The confidence game
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Tariff exclusion hopes prop up markets

What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-At-Large, Financial Industry and Financial Markets The final week of a bruising quarter for U.S.

Tariff exclusion hopes prop up markets
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Policy fog sidelines Fed

What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-At-Large, Financial Industry and Financial Markets Like most of its central banking peers, the

Policy fog sidelines Fed
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US stocks stabilise as Europe keeps surging

(The opinions expressed here are those of the author, a columnist for Reuters.)

US stocks stabilise as Europe keeps surging
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U.S. retail under scrutiny

What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-At-Large, Financial Industry and Financial Markets Friday's sharp bounce on Wall Street flattered a

U.S. retail under scrutiny
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Markets now eye government shutdown after trade row

What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-At-Large, Financial Industry and Financial Markets From one crunch to another, markets are finding

Markets now eye government shutdown after trade row
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Forget threats, the tariff war is underway

Morning Bid U.S.

Forget threats, the tariff war is underway
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Wall Street's epic swoon wipes out Trump bump

Morning Bid U.S.

Wall Street's epic swoon wipes out Trump bump
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Trump chaos pushes central banks into shadows

By Mike Dolan Morning Bid U.S.

Trump chaos pushes central banks into shadows
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Trouble on Main Street and Wall Street

(The opinions expressed here are those of the author, a columnist for Reuters.) By Mike Dolan Morning Bid U.S.

Trouble on Main Street and Wall Street
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Dollar 'smile' looks lopsided

(The opinions expressed here are those of the author, a columnist for Reuters) By Mike Dolan Morning Bid U.S.

Dollar 'smile' looks lopsided
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ECB may stumble into stimulus

(Opinions expressed are those of the author.) By Mike Dolan A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan.

ECB may stumble into stimulus
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Column-Fed may only nuance much-maligned 'averaging' strategy: Mike Dolan

The Federal Reserve's widely panned and soon-to-be-revised "average inflation targeting" strategy may survive mostly intact after this year's review - with a super wide

Column-Fed may only nuance much-maligned 'averaging' strategy: Mike Dolan
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Column-Would Trump break capital controls taboo?: Mike Dolan

Investment barriers have long been taboo among U.S. policymakers, for fear that a mere mention could spook the world's biggest financial market.

Column-Would Trump break capital controls taboo?: Mike Dolan
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Currencies deflect the tariff thrust: Mike Dolan

Hypersensitive currency swings to this week's "stop-go" U.S. tariff threats suggest a persistent offset to the new administration's trade stance that may just help

Currencies deflect the tariff thrust: Mike Dolan
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Zero to hero? UK narrative switches yet again: Mike Dolan

From the Western world's biggest economic car crash to an emerging bridge between trade-warring superpowers, Britain's shifting 2025 narrative is hard to keep up with.

Zero to hero? UK narrative switches yet again: Mike Dolan
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An easing ECB would surely balk at 'Plaza2' idea: Mike Dolan

There is a persistent murmur in financial markets that the Trump administration may push through a grand bargain to weaken the overvalued U.S. dollar.

An easing ECB would surely balk at 'Plaza2' idea: Mike Dolan
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Maybe Fed should fret a bit about an AI wobble: Mike Dolan

The Federal Reserve will probably keep its distance from the DeepSeek saga during its policy meeting this week, but the U.S. central bank has good reason to keep very

Maybe Fed should fret a bit about an AI wobble: Mike Dolan
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Column-US investment bias might ebb if European gloom lifts: Mike Dolan

The extreme global investor bias for all things American may not need to end with some major U.S. shock, but could eventually reverse with just a modest lifting of the

Column-US investment bias might ebb if European gloom lifts: Mike Dolan
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Column-'Golden age' here already, Trump just needs to protect it: Mike Dolan

In many respects, Donald Trump inherited the "golden age" he claims to be ushering in. All he really needs to do is not screw it up.

Column-'Golden age' here already, Trump just needs to protect it: Mike Dolan

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