American Market Recap: Powell will be tempted to stay as a Governor beyond May, former Fed vice chair says

Friday, 16 Jan, 2026 Central Banks Powell will be tempted to stay as a Governor beyond May, former Fed vice chair says The New York Times is out with an article on Fed Chairman Jerome Powell: Powell cultivated deep Congressional ties anticipating political backlash. GOP Senators Tillis and Thune publicly backed the Fe News Trump says he 'greatly respects' that Iran have been cancelled Oil prices are under some pressure after Trump writes: I greatly respect the fact that all scheduled hangings, which were to take place yesterday (Over 800 of them), have been cancelled by the leaders Learn more Commodities Lithium prices go parabolic, but Scotiabank warns it's 'Too Fast, Too Furious' Spot prices for lithium have experienced significant volatility to begin 2026, with Scotiabank analysts characterizing the recent surge as disconnected from underlying market fundamentals. Domestic Ch Central Banks Fed's Bowman: Should be ready to cut rates again amid job market risks We haven't heard much from Bowman since she was ruled out as a candidate for Fed Chair. US economy has been resilient Wage growth consistent with 2% inflation Fed has made considerable progress in low Central Banks Trump: I may want to keep Hassett where he is Trump seems to rule out Hassett as Fed chair in comments. Trump said that Hassett was good on TV today and that he "may want to keep him where he is". He added that "we'll see how it works out". Trump News US NAHB January home builder sentiment index 37 vs 40 expected Prior was 39 Current single-family home sales 41 vs 42 prior Prospective buyers 23 vs 26 prior Home sales expectations over the next six months 49 vs 52 prior In the past month, US 30-year yields have Stock market update Tech and semiconductor stocks surge while healthcare faces a downturn Sector Overview Today's market shows a robust performance in the technology and semiconductor sectors, with companies like Nvidia (NVDA) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) leading the gains. Nvidia News US industrial production rises more than expected in December The good news continues to roll in for the US economy as December industrial production rose 0.4%, beating the 0.1% consensus. The November reading was also boosted to +0.4% from +0.2%. With that, cap Learn more Central Banks Is Rick Rieder the darkhorse for the Fed job? The final candidate for Fed Chairman met with President Trump this week and maybe he still has a chance. The President is notoriously fickle and has a flair for the dramatic so maybe the final impress

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