Bitcoin
Live updates: Bitcoin holds below $80,000 as AI buildout draws investor attention and capital
Interest rates and oil are slipping and equities are rising, but crypto remains under pressure.
Interest Rates
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Bitcoin
Live updates: Bitcoin holds near $80,000 as AI buildout draws investor attention and capital
Interest rates and oil are slipping and equities are rising, but crypto remains under pressure.
Federal Reserve
The Fed to hold interest rates steady this week
Although the inflation rate has increased to 3.7% and people in America have been facing problems due to high living costs, the Federal Reserve is likely to maintain the same…
Inflation
The Dow drops 600 points as fears of renewed Middle East fighting send oil soaring
The Dow plunged as much as 800 points as traders fretted over renewed hostilities in the Middle East Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images Investors dumped blue chip stocks as they digested…
Inflation
The Dow drops 500 points as fears of renewed Middle East fighting send oil soaring
The Dow plunged as much as 800 points as traders fretted over renewed hostilities in the Middle East Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images Investors dumped blue chip stocks as they digested…
Interest Rates
5 Stocks to Avoid as Interest Rates Rise This Fall
After the first increase to the federal funds rate in three years following the September Fed meeting , you're probably looking closely at your holdings, as well as across the…
Interest Rates
Macro pulse: Is the BOJ about to raise interest rates at the worst possible time?
I don't think anyone would want to the be in the BOJ's shoes right now. On the one hand, inflation pressures are giving policymakers every reason to keep raising interest rates.…
Interest Rates
Chip Stocks Lost $2 Trillion in 8 Days, Testing Investor Faith in the AI Boom
Chip stocks erased about $2 trillion in eight sessions, their longest losing streak since 2008. Yields above 5% and doubts that artificial intelligence (AI) spending will pay off weighed on…
Interest Rates
US Interest Payments on Public Debt Hit Record $1,052,000,000,000 in Fiscal 2026, Swallowing About a Fifth of Federal Revenue
The cost of carrying America’s national debt has climbed to a new record and now eats up about a fifth of everything the federal government collects. Interest on Treasury debt…
Credit Spreads
AI debt fears are suddenly rippling across Wall Street as yields surge
AI debt jitters are spreading on Wall Street as more bonds funding data center projects enter distressed territory. Spencer Platt/Getty Images Investors are growing nervous about stress in the market's…
China
Will higher interest rates slow AI spending soon? Here’s what investors must know
Stocks across the world are selling off again on Thursday in an already brutal week for AI stocks, which has been marked by investor jitters over the sustainability of AI…
Inflation
The Trump administration’s favorite economic scorecard is heading in the wrong direction weeks before the midterms
The 10-year US Treasury yield is spiking again heading toward the midterm elections. Aaron Schwartz/Getty Images The 10-year Treasury yield, a closely watched scorecard for Trump, is spiking ahead of…
China
China’s Trade Surplus Swells and the Market Awaits US CPI
Investors are wary of the unwinding one of the most crowded trades, long the AI ecosystem. Despite cracks, the market remains resilient. So far, the rise in interest rates…
Bitcoin
One More Hike Then Done? Fed’s Williams Sees a Gentler Path Than Traders Price
New York Federal Reserve President John Williams sees no reason for further rate hikes in 2027. He still expects one more increase before this year ends. Futures traders see a…
Federal Reserve
Goldman Sachs Equity Trading Jumps 72% as JPMorgan Bond Desk Slips
Goldman Sachs equity trading revenue surged 72% year over year to $6.44 billion in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase’s bond desk, meanwhile, missed estimates by more than $500 million. Higher…
Bitcoin
US Dollar Hits 18-Month High: What It Means for Bitcoin and Stocks
The US dollar is surging, and that could spell trouble for Bitcoin and Wall Street. The US Dollar Index (DXY) reached an 18-month high near 102.56 on Monday, while Bitcoin…
Bitcoin
The US Treasury Is About to Try a Risky Strategy With Its Debt. Will Crypto Markets Feel It?
Citigroup expects the US Treasury to cut $3 billion from each 20-year and 30-year bond auction and borrow more through short-term bills instead. Citi said the 20-year bond could even…
Interest Rates
Rate Hikes Are Back: What It Means for Retirees
Do you remember the spring of 2021? It felt like we had all been let out of COVID-19 jail. Sure, there were new variants of the virus, but most people…
Federal Reserve
Global Bank Stocks Sink as Bond Losses Top $326 Billion: Is Another SVB Coming?
Bank stocks fell across the US, Europe, and Singapore this week after the 10-year US Treasury yield topped 5.35%, its highest since 2002. Higher yields cut the value of bonds…
