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GUEST SUBMISSION: There was a time when a Bank of Canada rate cut would have dominated headlines, shaping economic expectations for months. Now, it barely registers, drowned out by political shifts, trade tensions and policy reversals that change within hours. Markets are adjusting in real time to evolving interest rates, trade policies and regulatory changes. In an environment where volatility is the norm, piercing the noise to focus on fundamentals is more important than reacting to short-term changes. For those who welcome the move, lower interest rates ease borrowing costs...

By Hannah Parry is a Newsweek Live Blog Editor based in New York. Her focus is reporting on U.S. politics and society. She has covered politics, tech and crime extensively.Hannah joined Newsweek in 2024 and previously worked as an assistant editor at The U.S. Sun and as a senior reporter and assistant news editor at The Daily Mail. She is a graduate of the University of Nottingham. You can get in touch with Hannah by emailing h.parry@newsweek.com. Languages: English. Hannah Parry and Gabe Whisnant is a Breaking News Editor at...

New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli announced Monday that the state’s pension fund committed an additional $2.4 billion toward climate-focused investments. The move supports the fund’s strategy to reduce climate-related risk and benefit from the clean energy transition.The New York State Common Retirement Fund has now invested over $26.5 billion through its Sustainable Investments and Climate Solutions (SICS) Program. The fund is working toward a target of $40 billion by 2035. Climate risk drives investment choices“Climate change poses a real threat to our investments,” DiNapoli said. “These actions reduce our...

Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) have emerged as a transformative force in India's real estate sector, with investments reaching a staggering Rs 74,000 crore by December 2024, according to property consultant Anarock. This marks the highest allocation across various sectors, highlighting the pivotal role AIFs play in real estate financing.The funds, established as privately pooled investment vehicles, tap into sophisticated investors seeking to diversify their portfolios with non-traditional assets like private equity, hedge funds, and real estate. As AIFs strategically invest across sectors, they have allocated Rs 5,06,196 crore in...

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are sinking Monday as investors pull away from the United States because of the uncertainty caused by President Donald Trump’s trade war and his criticism of the Federal Reserve.The S&P 500 was 1.2% lower in early trading and back to 15% below its record set two months ago. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 430 points, or 1.1%, as of 9:35 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 1.5% lower.Perhaps more worryingly, U.S. Treasury bonds and the value of the U.S. dollar...

The 2025 Q1 earnings call became the time for the company to publicly reassess its view since the Trump administration set forth on an unpredictable rollout of the tariff policy. The company had a strong quarter, though not similarly spectacular to 2024 Q4. Distributable earnings were up 11% year-over-year. They increased assets under management by $62 billion, the highest they’ve seen in 3 years, and by $200 billion over the last 12 months.Then came the qualifications. “I'd say that $62 billion in the quarter is worth noting,” said Stephen Schwarzman,...

In recent months, the White House has worked to claw back federal investments, including some of those promised under the Inflation Reduction Act. New tariffs on imported goods, including those from China (which dominates supply chains for batteries and other energy technologies), are also contributing to the precarious environment. And demand for some technologies, like EVs, is lagging behind expectations.  E2, which has been tracking new investments in manufacturing and large-scale energy projects, is now expanding its regular reports to include project cancellations, shutdowns, and downsizings as well.  From August...

Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the Private equity myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox.Chinese state-backed funds are cutting off new investment in US private equity, according to several people familiar with the situation, in the latest salvo of Donald Trump’s trade war.State-backed funds have been pulling back from investing in the funds of US-headquartered private capital firms in recent weeks, according to seven private equity executives with knowledge of the matter. The moves come in response to pressure from the Chinese government, three of the people...

Growing up in New Delhi, 38-year-old health worker Nausheen Zaidi said her parents invested in fixed deposits, life insurance and land.But after her husband introduced her to the stock market in 2012, Zaidi started small there, putting money into mutual funds, later investing Rs30,000 ($350) during the pandemic and “tasted blood”, she recalls. Her investments have quadrupled in value since, Zaidi says, and she carries on dividing her monthly savings between mutual funds and equities. Zaidi is one of millions of Indians who continue to pump money into local shares...

by Baylor Spears, Wisconsin Examiner April 18, 2025Federal funding cuts and national culture war politics cast a long shadow over a state legislative committee hearing Thursday as Wisconsin’s higher education leaders asked lawmakers for additional investments in the next state budget — warning that disinvestment by the state could damage  public universities’, private nonprofit schools’ and technical colleges’ ability to serve students and the state. Lawmakers working on the 2025-27 state budget are gathering feedback from agency heads and members of the public just as higher education institutions across the country...