Swiss consumer sentiment practically the same as a year ago

Investors are starting the new year 2026 with optimism. The sentix economic index shows an improvement in sentiment in almost all regions of the world covered. While the eurozone, and Germany in particular, continue to struggle with structural challenges but are showing signs of bottoming out, the US and, in particular, the Asia re-gion are providing new ...

Good evening. On Friday, the Department of Justice served the Federal Reserve with grand jury subpoenas, threatening a criminal indictment related to my testimony before the Senate Banking Committee last June. That testimony concerned in part a multi-year project to renovate historic Federal Reserve office buildings. I have deep respect for the rule of law and for accountability in our democracy. No one—certainly not the chair of the Federal Reserve—is above the law. But this unprecedented action should be seen in the broader context of the administration's threats and ongoing pressure. This new threat is not about my testimony last June or about the renovation of the Federal Reserve buildings. It is not about Congress's oversight role; the Fed through testimony and other public disclosures made every effort to keep Congress informed about the renovation project. Those are pretexts. The threat of criminal charges is a consequence of the Federal Reserve setting interest rates b FED'S POWELL IN STATEMENT SAYS JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ON FRIDAY THREATENED CRIMINAL INDICTMENT RELATED TO HIS SENATE TESTIMONY LAST JUNE POWELL SAYS THREAT OF CRIMINAL CHARGES IS A CONSEQUENCE OF FED'S SETTING INTEREST RATES BASED ON ITS ASSESSMENT OF THE PUBLIC INTEREST RATHER THAN THE PRESIDENT'S PREFERENCES *POWELL: THIS IS ABOUT WHETHER FED CAN SET RATES INDEPENDENTLY

United States President Donald tasked special forces commanders to draw up plans for a forcible takeover of Greenald, but faced pushback from senior military figures, the Daily Mail reported on Sunday. Citing anonymous sources, the tabloid said "policy hawks" in Trump's administration, including his senior advisor, Stephen Miller, felt "emboldened" by the ...