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A Federal Reserve Bank of New York official who manages the implementation of monetary policy indicated Wednesday the central bank has room to further shrink its balance sheet, while noting government financial management issues will create challenges for the process over the short run. Market indicators “are telling us that reserve conditions are currently abundant, as they have been for quite some time,” said Roberto Perli, who manages the Fed’s System Open Market Account, its portfolio of bonds, cash and other assets, which currently stand at $6.8 trillion. Perli’s comments suggest that all else being equal, there’s no imminent need to end the contraction of Fed holdings known as quantitative tightening, or QT.

US stocks rose on hopes that President Donald Trump's latest tariffs would be short-lived, while Asian and European markets made gains.

The agreement will give a BlackRock consortium a majority stake in two terminal ports. Trump has said he wants the trade route under US control.

The first full day of trading following the official escalation of the trade war saw plenty of chaos. But the pain could be short-lived.

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Intimatewear and beauty retailer Victoria’s Secret (NYSE:VSCO) announced better-than-expected revenue in Q4 CY2024, with sales up 1.1% year on year to $2.11 billion. On the other hand, next quarter’s revenue guidance of $1.32 billion was less impressive, coming in 5.3% below analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $2.60 per share was 13.2% above analysts’ consensus estimates.

Precision motion systems specialist Allient (NASDAQ:ALNT) beat Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q4 CY2024, but sales fell by 13.5% year on year to $122 million. Its GAAP profit of $0.18 per share was significantly above analysts’ consensus estimates.

A falloff in government employment could hit several fast-casual restaurants.

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