In case you were placing bets on how long into his second term it would take for President Trump to start weighing in on interest rate policy, we learned the answer Thursday: 71 hours. Why it matters: Trump telling the Fed what he thinks it should do is nothing new.

Despite its claims of neutrality, the Fed’s independence serves more as a shield against accountability than a safeguard of economic stability. Can bitcoin fix it?

It's a big week ahead as the U.S. Federal Reserve, European Central Bank and Bank of Canada hold their first meetings of 2025. Into the mix go earnings from heavyweights including Apple and Tesla, and likely market spikes from comments by new U.