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US equity futures rise after the S&P 500 hit an all-time high ahead of the Fed's rate decision. Meta, Microsoft and Tesla are among firms to report quarterly results on the busiest day in market caps for earnings. Dollar steadies after its biggest drop since April as President Trump brushed off concerns of a weaker greenback. Amazon announces plans to lay off about 16,000 employees. Citi's Andrew Hollenhorst looks ahead to the Fed's rate path this year. (Source: Bloomberg)...

US mortgage rates climbed for the first time in four weeks, halting an early-year upswing in home purchase and refinancing activity....

Kalshi, the booming platform that churns out predictions on everything from the Super Bowl to US elections, is showing early promise as an accurate forecaster of Federal Reserve policy and economic data, a new study finds....

Even in these historic times for bullion, Tether's activities stand out....

His entourage includes bankers, cultural ambassadors and manufacturing executives...

Traders aren't anticipating the US central bank will be moving anytime soon....

The backlog on future sales depends on AI demand...

Kenya has accumulated sufficient Chinese currency to service yuan-denominated debt after converting three dollar loans into renminbi, according to a senior government official....

Elon Musk has suggested timing a possible initial public offering of SpaceX to coincide with a planetary phenomenon and his birthday in June, the Financial Times reported....

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he didn't think the US dollar had weakened excessively, sending the currency to its deepest one-day drop since last year's tariff rollout. Tyler Kendall reports on Bloomberg Television. (Source: Bloomberg)...

Chile's central bank held its benchmark rate steady and said near-term inflation will undershoot projections made just last month, stopping short of signaling a cut at its next meeting....

Europe's banks are set for a watershed year of domestic mergers, as high valuations encourage in-market deals even as regulatory hurdles continue to hinder cross-border transactions, according to the head of one of Europe's top banks....

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. has set up a team comprised of its most senior executives, tasked with strengthening the Wall Street bank's ties to the Middle East, according to people familiar with the matter....

Zambia's dollar bonds due 2053 plunged after the International Monetary Fund cut key metrics that signal lower chances of the copper-rich nation paying more to investors....

Rick Rieder, one of the finalists to lead the Federal Reserve, has donated to some of Donald Trump's most prominent political rivals and Democratic leaders, a history that could present a fresh test of the president's penchant for surrounding himself with loyalists....

The euro's ascent to its strongest level since 2021 is creating a problem for the European Central Bank....

BlackRock's Rieder is leading candidate for job, betting markets show....

AT&T Inc. reported fewer new mobile phone subscribers than analysts expected for the fourth quarter, a sign that the third-largest US wireless provider is feeling the squeeze in an escalating battle for customers....

Africa is drawing marquee oil majors this year, with companies planning to drill more than twice as many high-impact exploration wells as any other region in the search for future reserves....

Amazon.com announced plans to terminate about 16,000 corporate employees, only a few months after announcing it was cutting 14,000 roles. The company will offer US-based employees 90 days to search for a new role internally, as well as severance and other transition support. Mandeep Singh of Bloomberg Intelligence has more. (Source: Bloomberg)...