6 Investors Flag Market Risks, But Agree on One Strategy

New York, United States — Global investors are navigating a market shaped by geopolitical tensions, shifting interest-rate expectations and heavy spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure, with six investment professionals pointing to different risks but converging on one broad strategy: avoid excessive concentration and diversify portfolios.

US Debt Crosses $40 Trillion for First Time

WASHINGTON, United States — The US debt has crossed $40 trillion for the first time, underscoring the growing pressure on Washington’s finances as rising interest costs, expanding social-safety-net spending and tax policy continue to widen the gap between federal revenues and expenditures.

Donald Trump Presses Fed for Lower Rates, Says US Should Pay Less

WASHINGTON, United States — President Donald Trump has renewed his criticism of the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate policy, arguing that the United States should be paying substantially lower borrowing costs despite solid economic data. Trump said Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh was doing a “great job” but questioned the policy positions of other members of the central bank’s board.