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Economic Policy News 8 January 2026 - 12 January 2026

Affirm stock gives up premarket pop after Trump backs 10% credit-card rate cap

Affirm stock gives up premarket pop after Trump backs 10% credit-card rate cap

New York, Jan 12, 2026, 09:48 EST — Regular session Affirm Holdings’ shares slipped roughly 0.4% to $81.45 on Monday, after fluctuating between $80.90 and $84.65 in initial trades. The stock closed at $81.80 on Friday. (Investing) Shares dropped after President Donald Trump proposed a one-year cap on credit-card APRs at 10%. The idea hit bank and card-lender stocks but…
12 January 2026
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American Express (AXP) stock slides on Trump’s 10% credit-card rate cap talk — what investors watch next

American Express (AXP) stock slides on Trump’s 10% credit-card rate cap talk — what investors watch next

New York, January 12, 2026, 11:33 EST — Regular session American Express (AXP) shares slid 4.6% to $358.24 in late-morning New York trading on Monday, after touching $355.50 earlier in the session. The drop followed President Donald Trump’s call on Friday for a one-year 10% cap on credit-card interest rates starting Jan. 20, a proposal analysts at TD Cowen and…
12 January 2026
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FTSE 100 slips as Barclays takes a hit from Trump’s credit-card cap push; gold miners climb

FTSE 100 slips as Barclays takes a hit from Trump’s credit-card cap push; gold miners climb

London, 12 January 2026, 10:58 GMT — Regular session Britain’s FTSE 100 slipped in early Monday trade, pulled lower by a steep drop in Barclays after investors weighed new U.S. policy risks alongside a firmer pound. By 0823 GMT, the blue-chip index was down 0.1%, while sterling gained 0.3% against the dollar, hitting roughly $1.34. (Investing.com South Africa) London stocks…
12 January 2026
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Rocket Companies (RKT) stock jumps nearly 10% on Trump mortgage-bond order; CPI looms next

Rocket Companies (RKT) stock jumps nearly 10% on Trump mortgage-bond order; CPI looms next

New York, Jan 11, 2026, 18:32 EST — Market closed Shares of Rocket Companies surged nearly 10% Friday following President Donald Trump’s announcement that he ordered $200 billion in mortgage-bond purchases, a move investors interpreted as aiming to lower mortgage rates. U.S. markets were closed Sunday, putting the spotlight on upcoming moves: will the administration and housing agencies provide more…
12 January 2026
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AGNC stock rises on Trump’s $200B mortgage-bond push — what to watch before Monday

AGNC stock rises on Trump’s $200B mortgage-bond push — what to watch before Monday

New York, January 11, 2026, 07:20 EST — Market closed. AGNC Investment Corp (AGNC.O) shares rose nearly 2% on Friday and closed at $11.41, with about 38.5 million shares changing hands. U.S. markets are shut on Sunday and reopen on Monday. The move matters for AGNC because it is an agency mortgage REIT: it owns agency mortgage-backed securities (MBS), bonds…
11 January 2026
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Louisiana-Pacific stock jumps 9% on Trump mortgage-bond plan — what to watch before Monday

Louisiana-Pacific stock jumps 9% on Trump mortgage-bond plan — what to watch before Monday

New York, Jan 10, 2026, 21:06 (EST) — Market closed Shares of Louisiana-Pacific surged roughly 9% on Friday, closing at $92.05, as buyers targeted housing-related stocks amid renewed optimism over falling mortgage rates. With U.S. markets closed for the weekend, Monday will reveal if the rally can hold. (Yahoo Finance) This shift is significant for LP Building Solutions, which markets…
11 January 2026
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Builders FirstSource stock leaps 12% on Trump mortgage-bond order — what could move BLDR next week

Builders FirstSource stock leaps 12% on Trump mortgage-bond order — what could move BLDR next week

New York, January 10, 2026, 19:52 EST — Market closed. Builders FirstSource, Inc. shares surged 12.1% on Friday to $124.66, after swinging between $111.51 and $125.26 as housing-linked names caught a bid. The iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF rose 6.2% in the session, a sign the move was sector-wide rather than stock-specific. The jump matters because Builders FirstSource sits close…
11 January 2026
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AGNC stock rises with mortgage REITs after Trump’s $200B MBS order — what to watch next week

AGNC stock rises with mortgage REITs after Trump’s $200B MBS order — what to watch next week

New York, January 10, 2026, 19:33 EST — Market closed. AGNC Investment Corp (AGNC) shares finished Friday up about 2%, riding a late-week burst in housing- and mortgage-related names after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered $200 billion in mortgage bond purchases. With U.S. markets shut for the weekend, the next session becomes a gut check on whether that move had…
11 January 2026
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Trump’s 10% credit-card rate cap puts Citigroup stock in focus ahead of earnings week

Trump’s 10% credit-card rate cap puts Citigroup stock in focus ahead of earnings week

NEW YORK, Jan 10, 2026, 16:23 ET — Market closed. Citigroup shares are poised for attention when U.S. markets resume trading after President Donald Trump proposed a one-year 10% cap on credit-card interest rates. If the idea catches on, it could squeeze profits at leading card issuers. (Reuters) The proposal focuses on annual percentage rates (APRs), the interest applied to…
10 January 2026
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American Express stock dips as Trump pushes 10% credit-card rate cap; CPI, earnings loom

American Express stock dips as Trump pushes 10% credit-card rate cap; CPI, earnings loom

NEW YORK, Jan 10, 2026, 06:36 EST — Market closed American Express (AXP) shares slid $7.36, or 1.9%, to $375.61 on Friday, as investors weighed President Donald Trump’s call for a one-year 10% cap on credit-card interest rates. The stock traded between $373.87 and $384.97, with about 2.8 million shares changing hands. (Financial Times) The rate-cap talk matters because issuers…
10 January 2026
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Palantir stock drifts in early trade as tariff ruling looms and rate bets shift (PLTR)

Palantir stock drifts in early trade as tariff ruling looms and rate bets shift (PLTR)

NEW YORK, Jan 9, 2026, 09:35 ET — Regular session Palantir Technologies Inc. shares were down 0.2% at $176.54 in early trade on Friday, giving back a small part of Thursday’s drop as investors sized up fresh U.S. labor data and a looming Supreme Court decision on tariffs. The lack of a clean direction matters because Palantir has turned into…
9 January 2026
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Dow, S&P 500 futures dip as Trump policy headlines bite and jobs report looms; Samsung flags record AI-chip profit

Dow, S&P 500 futures dip as Trump policy headlines bite and jobs report looms; Samsung flags record AI-chip profit

NEW YORK, Jan 8, 2026, 05:49 (EST) U.S. stock index futures slipped on Thursday morning as investors turned cautious ahead of Friday’s U.S. jobs report, while defense shares jumped after President Donald Trump called for a $1.5 trillion military budget in 2027. At 05:08 a.m. ET, Dow futures were down 0.30%, S&P 500 futures fell 0.22% and Nasdaq 100 futures…
8 January 2026
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Stock Market Today

  • Q3 Media Earnings: fuboTV Leads as Group Beats Estimates; WMG and WBD Mixed
    January 18, 2026, 3:28 PM EST. Q3 media earnings show resilience amid secular headwinds. Seven tracked stocks beat revenue estimates by an average of 2.1%, and shares rose about 6.2% on the quarter. The standout was fuboTV, which posted revenue of $377.2 million, down 2.3% year over year but topping consensus by 4.9%; the company also beat EPS and EBITDA forecasts, though the stock has fallen 28.9% since results and trades near $2.69. Warner Music Group delivered revenue of $1.87 billion, up 14.6% YoY and topping estimates by 10.8%; the stock rose about 1.2% to $30.88. By contrast, Warner Bros. Discovery reported revenue of $9.05 billion, down 6% YoY and missing content revenue estimates by 1.9%, but beat adjusted operating income expectations; the stock has risen 24.5% to around $28.52.
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