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A preliminary economic agreement between Ukraine and the United States would ensure long-term U.S. involvement in rebuilding the country, but the deal leaves the question of security guarantees sought by Kyiv to future negotiations. According to the final version of the deal obtained by The Associated Press, the United States and Ukraine will establish a co-owned and jointly managed investment fund aimed at financing the reconstruction of Ukraine and its war-damaged economy.

Almost two-thirds of the $38 billion in funds were pledged to his businesses in the past five years, per the report.

Federal layoffs, funding cuts, and tariffs are hitting across the board but especially in areas of the country that supported President Trump.

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Expectations for the future path of the Federal Reserve's balance sheet drawdown process have been scrambled in the wake of last week's readout of January's policy meeting, which showed central bankers concerned about how the effort to shed bonds might collide with dynamics around the federal debt ceiling. Until a few days ago many banks had been pushing back their expected end date for the Fed's drawdown of its Treasuries and mortgage-backed securities - a process called quantitative tightening - but there's now no solid consensus as to how the U.S. central bank will proceed with shrinking the holdings over the coming months. This fragmentation follows the release of the minutes of the policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee's January 28-29 meeting, when "various" policymakers said they were open to pausing or slowing the reduction of Fed-owned Treasury and mortgage bonds to navigate uncertain money market conditions as Congress sorts out government finances and a statutory cap on the federal debt that came back into force last month.

American consumers and businesses are feeling uneasy, fearing higher inflation is lurking around the corner as President Donald Trump talks massive tariffs. That’s raising questions on what America’s souring economic mood means for spending, hiring and the future of the world’s largest economy.

Safety and security company Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS) missed Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q4 CY2024, but sales rose 5.3% year on year to $472 million. On the other hand, the company’s full-year revenue guidance of $2.06 billion at the midpoint came in 2.8% above analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.87 per share was in line with analysts’ consensus estimates.