Interest-rate cuts

• Gold Rises Toward Record as US Inflation Supports Rate-Cut Bets - Underlying inflation in December was not as high as feared, although economists said the data was artificially depressed by the record-long government shutdown late last year. Precious metals have made a strong start to 2026, after blister
• Stock market today: S&P 500 notches latest 2025 record as Wall Street's winning streak reaches 4 - Tuesday's flurry of delayed data releases could fill in gaps in Wall Street's picture of the economy.