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(Bloomberg) -- Gold rose after last week’s sharp correction, with investors weighing the economic outlook as US President Donald Trump prepares to implement import levies against key trade partners.Most Read from BloombergCuts to Section 8 Housing Assistance Loom Amid HUD UncertaintyHow Upzoning in Cambridge Broke the YIMBY MoldRemembering the Landscape Architect Who Embraced the CityNYC Office Buildings See Resurgence as Investors Pile Into BondsHong Kong Joins Global Stadium Race With New $4 B

(Bloomberg) -- Chile’s economic activity rose more than expected for the fourth straight month in January, corroborating the central bank’s stance that there’s a high bar for further interest rate cuts.Most Read from BloombergCuts to Section 8 Housing Assistance Loom Amid HUD UncertaintyHow Upzoning in Cambridge Broke the YIMBY MoldRemembering the Landscape Architect Who Embraced the CityNYC Office Buildings See Resurgence as Investors Pile Into BondsHong Kong Joins Global Stadium Race With New

Traders in interest-rate futures increased the odds that the Federal Reserve this month will continue its pause on easing borrowing costs.

Kazakhstan raised crude oil and gas condensate production in February by 13% from January to a record high 2.12 million barrels per day, a source told Reuters on Monday, again exceeding its quota within the OPEC+ group of oil producers. Excluding gas condensate, a type of light oil, crude oil production jumped last month by 15.5% from January to 1.83 million bpd, according to the source familiar with the official statistics, and Reuters calculations, which take into account Kazakhstan's tons per barrel ratio of 7.5. Kazakhstan has persistently exceeded its output quota of 1.468 million bpd under the production-curbing deal struck by the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies including Russia - together known as OPEC+.

(Bloomberg) -- Ghana’s new central bank chief has suspended the West African nation’s program of paying for oil with gold and said he expects the cedi to stabilize after it’s volatility of last year.Most Read from BloombergCuts to Section 8 Housing Assistance Loom Amid HUD UncertaintyHow Upzoning in Cambridge Broke the YIMBY MoldRemembering the Landscape Architect Who Embraced the CityNYC Office Buildings See Resurgence as Investors Pile Into BondsHong Kong Joins Global Stadium Race With New $4

Gen Z and millennial shoppers are particularly interested in store brands as they seek out both value and quality, per a Circana study.

Inflation is heating up, a trade war is brewing and American consumers aren’t feeling great about the economy. That’s a toxic mix for businesses.