THE BLACK EXECUTIVE: WEEKLY MARKET WATCH
The Week We Held Our Breath | Week of February 1 – February 7, 2026
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The past seven days delivered a cascade of monetary policy decisions that will shape credit access and capital flows for the next six months.
While the Federal Reserve hit “pause” on rate cuts, Africa’s central banks are in full easing mode—creating a rare divergence that savvy executives can exploit.
For Black America, the economic picture darkened further: unemployment remains in recession territory, federal job cuts accelerate, and the dismantling of DEI infrastructure threatens $4 billion in annual contract access.
This is the week the reset became real.
