XRP Price Holds Tight as Goldman Sachs ETF Holdings Plunge Ripple (XRP) price held at $1.50 on Monday, underperforming the broader cryptocurrency market’s positive price action following a sharp rally. With about $6.8 billion in transaction value, XRP trading volume has increased slightly to about 5% in the last 24 hours as investors continue to […]
ING’s Chris Turner highlights futures data showing asset managers and leveraged funds adding Euro exposure, leaving speculators underweight. He notes recovering German IFO and Eurozone PMIs, and sees limited need for EUR/USD to drop sharply below 1.1660/70 unless risk assets suffer. ING keeps forecasts of EUR/USD at 1.17 for end-September and 1.18 for year-end under […]
Every week, I hear a business leader announce that their company is “already using artificial intelligence.” It almost always means the same thing: licenses purchased, a couple of training sessions, and a few enthusiasts chatting with different models. And months later, the conclusion tends to be similar: the tool was there, but the way people […]
Regulated prediction markets for retail brokerage clients is the latest sign that prediction markets are entering the mainstream investing toolkit. Prediction markets are expanding from their niche corner of the internet and moving rapidly toward the center of the retail investing experience. A new alliance between crypto exchange Gemini Space Station, Inc. and fintech infrastructure […]
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to reporters at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Aug. 20, 2026. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters The U.S will unveil “the single greatest financial offensive ever” against Iran on Monday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said, while Tehran threatened to seize vessels that violate transit rules in the Strait […]
Shein aims for almost $27bn valuation in 1 September stock market debut BBC Read the full article…
Night view of Alibaba’s headquarters building located by the Huangpu River in Shanghai, China on Nov. 16, 2025. CFOTO | Future Publishing | Getty Images Alibaba shares plunged as much as 10% in Hong Kong on Monday after the Chinese tech giant priced an 80 billion Hong Kong dollar ($10.20 billion) placement of newly issued […]
“Look, there’s nothing magic about that $40tn number,” the US Treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, told CNBC insouciantly last week, as the country’s debt mountain surpassed another bleak record. Yet Bessent’s decision to intervene in government bond markets in an effort to combat soaring yields belied his studied calm in TV interviews – and reignited fears […]
A practical framework for turning tax confusion into advisory opportunities. Highlights Self-employment tax creates surprise cash flow crises for service providers transitioning from employee status. OBBBA permanently extends QBI deductions but doesn’t reduce the 15.3% self-employment tax burden. S-corporation election can save $5,000+ annually for businesses earning over $60,000 profit consistently. A service provider […]
International investors have lowered their assessment of investment risk in Egypt to its lowest level since 2014 in response to recent economic reforms, Finance Minister Ahmed Kouchouk said. Speaking at an open dialogue with the heads of newly appointed Egyptian diplomatic missions abroad, Kouchouk stated that the country’s economy is improving and the private […]
