First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Returns to $61K, Outperforms Broader Crypto Market
The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Aug. 20, 2024.
State Street Selects Taurus for Crypto Custody, Tokenization
The bank will start with tokenization and plans to offer digital asset custody once the U.S. regulatory environment improves.
Fed officials uneasy about job market as they get ready for Jackson Hole
Federal Reserve officials gathering at the annual central banking conference in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, this week can take some satisfaction that the U.S. unemployment rate, at 4.3%, remains low by historical standards. But it usually is: The U.S. experience of unemployment since the late 1940s has involved jobless rates that far more often than not are below the 5.7% long-run average, until they rise fast and far above it, a phenomenon Fed officials are worried about repeating. The steady rise in the unemployment rate from 3.7% in January of 2023 to 4.3% as of July 2024 has also been accompanied by an increase of 1.2 million in the number of people looking for work - something that is usually considered a positive sign for the economy but that can cause the unemployment rate to rise.
Oil Options Show Market’s Middle East Worries Starting to Ease
(Bloomberg) -- Oil options markets are losing their bullish hue as hopes grow that Israel and Hamas will agree to a cease-fire and as Iran holds back for now on a much-anticipated retaliatory attack. Most Read from Bloomberg‘Train Lovers’ Organize to Support Harris and Walz in Presidential BidPart of Downtown Montreal Is Flooded After Water Pipe BreaksClimate Disasters Are an Affordable Housing ProblemHaving turned the most bullish in almost four months last week, the options market’s so-called
Fed confronts up to a million US jobs vanishing in revision
(Bloomberg) -- US job growth in the year through March was likely far less robust than initially estimated, which risks fueling concerns that the Federal Reserve is falling further behind the curve to lower interest rates. Most Read from BloombergA Floating Island in Baltimore Raises Hope for a Waterfront Revival‘Train Lovers’ Organize to Support Harris and Walz in Presidential BidPart of Downtown Montreal Is Flooded After Water Pipe BreaksClimate Disasters Are an Affordable Housing ProblemNJ Tr
Here Are 5 Things Smart Investors Should Know About Super Micro Computer's 10-for-1 Stock Split
Super Micro Computer announced a 10-for-1 stock split with its most recent earnings report.
Global Stocks Set for Longest Win Streak of 2024: Markets Wrap
(Bloomberg) -- Stocks ticked higher after a buoyant session on Wall Street amid bets the Federal Reserve will soon signal it’s ready to start cutting interest rates.Most Read from BloombergA Floating Island in Baltimore Raises Hope for a Waterfront Revival‘Train Lovers’ Organize to Support Harris and Walz in Presidential BidPart of Downtown Montreal Is Flooded After Water Pipe BreaksClimate Disasters Are an Affordable Housing ProblemNJ Transit Dishes Out Free Rides After Summer Train ChaosMSCI’s
Asian markets mostly rise after Wall Street extends its winning streak to longest of the year
Asian stocks mostly rose Tuesday after Wall Street pushed closer to record highs following its roller coaster of a summer. China held its benchmark lending rates unchanged on Tuesday, with the one-year loan prime rate at 3.35% and the five-year LPR at 3.85%. This came after a series of key interest rate cuts made last month that aimed to support the economy.
Powell may use Jackson Hole speech to hint at how fast and how far the Fed could cut rates
Federal Reserve officials have said they're increasingly confident that they've nearly tamed inflation. With inflation cooling toward its 2% target, the pace of hiring slowing and the unemployment rate edging up, the Fed is poised to cut its benchmark interest rate next month from its 23-year high. Chair Jerome Powell will likely provide some hints about how the Fed sees the economy and what its next steps may be in a high-profile speech Friday in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, at the Fed's annual conference of central bankers.
SQ, INTU, AMZN: Which Strong Buy Tech Stock Is the Better Buy?
Stocks are on an unstoppable hot streak right now, with eight straight sessions in the green for the S&P 500 (SPX), the longest win streak since last November. Undoubtedly, Technology stocks are leading the path higher, just weeks after many investors thought the markets would tank and that less-loved mid-cap and value plays would lead us higher. With Tech stocks in the driver’s seat again, it may be time for many to revisit the drawing board for value from the latest swoon. In this piece, we’ll