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AI may eventually lower inflation but for now it is a contributing factor, gold’s recent slide belies its inflation-hedge reputation, world trade rose in April despite tariffs and geopolitical noise.

As the U.S. and Iran hold peace talks, Mitch reminds investors that energy risk can move markets, but markets are not helpless in the face of it.

Social Security trust fund will be depleted in 2032, new Fed Chair signals independence in first meeting, oil price drop is encouraging, but the supply picture is still far from normal.

Higher inflation and the Fed’s latest projections mean that some officials now lean more toward hikes than cuts. However, investors should not take any of these signals as a firm forecast.

Inflation up but distorted by ongoing war-related energy costs, European Central Bank raises rates for first time in nearly 3 years, low growth forecast leaves room for positive surprise.