This Week In Markets: Fed Pressure, Tariff Talk, And Geopolitical Risks

2026-01-16 19:30:00 ET

By Ryan J. Puplava, CMT, CTS, CES

Policy and Geopolitical News Tests Confidence

Markets entered the week at record levels and were immediately challenged by a wave of political and geopolitical headlines that tested investor confidence. The most market-sensitive development was confirmation that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is the subject of a Department of Justice probe related to his congressional testimony on renovations to the Fed’s headquarters....

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