The Federal Reserve is expected to maintain current interest rates through the first half of 2025 before implementing two rate cuts beginning in September, according to a Bloomberg News survey of economists. President Trump’s trade policies have created uncertainty, causing economists to lower growth forecasts while raising inflation projections. New tariffs on major trading partners like China, Canada, and Mexico have unsettled financial markets and raised concerns about potential stagflation—a combination of slowing economic growth and persistent inflation.

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Gold Outranks the Dollar at Central Banks — What It Means for Your Savings
For the first time since the collapse of Bretton Woods, central banks now hold more gold than dollars — $3.87 trillion vs. $3.73 trillion. Here’s what that structural shift means for your savings.




