<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>CEO Times · Markets &amp; Finance</title><link>https://ceotimesnews.com</link><description>Capital. Power. Consequence.</description><item><title>Trump Trade Index Slumps 16% as Iran War and Tariff Shocks Batter Thematic ETFs</title><link>https://ceotimesnews.com/nota/trump-trade-index-slumps-16-as-iran-war-and-tariff-shocks-batter-thematic-etfs-12023.html</link><pubDate>2026-07-26T01:30:28+00:00</pubDate><description>Ned Davis Research&#x27;s basket of Trump-aligned funds has surrendered most of its early-year gains, with energy prices, inflation expectations and policy whiplash driving investors to the exits.</description></item><item><title>Fed&#x27;s July Meeting Eyes Rate Hike as Oil Surges and Inflation Tops 2% Target for Five Years</title><link>https://ceotimesnews.com/nota/fed-s-july-meeting-eyes-rate-hike-as-oil-surges-and-inflation-tops-2-target-for--12022.html</link><pubDate>2026-07-26T01:30:00+00:00</pubDate><description>Chairman Kevin Warsh is steering the FOMC into its most contested policy debate yet, with Wall Street pricing 34.2% odds of a quarter-point hike and at least two hawkish dissents expected.</description></item><item><title>Trump Trade Index Slumps 16% Since May 2026 as Iran War and Tariffs Rattle Markets</title><link>https://ceotimesnews.com/nota/trump-trade-index-slumps-16-since-may-2026-as-iran-war-and-tariffs-rattle-market-11815.html</link><pubDate>2026-07-25T21:55:25+00:00</pubDate><description>Ned Davis Research&#x27;s Trump Trade Index has shed roughly 16% since May 2026, erasing early-year gains as energy inflation, the U.S.-Iran conflict and escalating tariffs scramble the investment thesis that greeted Trump&#x27;s second term.</description></item></channel></rss>