Middle East conflict has posed a fresh test to central banks, with fears of an oil shock and renewed inflation risks changing their bid to shore up growth.
The conflict in the Middle East has rattled financial markets and global energy prices have soared.
The conflict involving Iran threatens another price spike that could undermine the president's central case for lower interest rates.

Recent military strikes involving the United States, Israel, and Iran have sent shockwaves through global markets, and currency traders are watching closely.
Economists question whether such moves signal a broader shift in the labor market or simply reflect company-specific adjustments.
The core producer price index increased a seasonally adjusted 0.8%, more than the 0.6% gain in December.
Netflixs decision to back down from the bidding war clears the path for Paramount to win the takeover battle.
India announces details of revised tax treaty days after French President Emmanuel Macron visited Delhi.
The president threatened to raise the tariff to 15% but has not yet issued an official directive to increase the rate.

Europe is now getting 'legal' over the whole thing - claiming that Trump's new tariff workaround vio

In the late 1960s Edmund Phelps and Milton Friedman challenged the popular view that there can be a

While much digital ink has been spilled on the Supreme Court's striking down of Trump's IEEPA tariff

: In response to the EU's decision to freeze ratification of Trump's landmark deal, the US president
What's far less certain is the longer-reaching impacts as the economy and markets again adjust to a changing landscape.

At times, it seems almost absurdly comical when senior European Union officials make conspicuous eff
The core PCE price index was expected to increase 3% from a year ago in December. GDP was projected to rise at a 2.5% pace in Q4.

There was a big surprise at 8:30am ET when the BEA reported the (delayed) GDP print for the last qua

There was a big surprise at 8:30am ET when the BEA reported the (delayed) GDP print for the last qua
The U.S. trade deficit swelled in December, closing out a year in which the imbalance was essentially unchanged.
The U.S. trade deficit swelled in December, closing out a year in which the imbalance was essentially unchanged.