Trump's digital dollar ban gives China and Europe's CBDCs free rein
Donald Trump's rapid move to ban a "digital dollar" has left the field wide open, observers say, for China and Europe to make ...
Economists: be patient with Triad economy; business leaders: no need, it's thriving
Bullish on the Triad in 2025? Can't see past the confusion of tariffs, immigration, mortgage rates? You have company either ...
New Voters Could Shake Up Fed Meetings This Year
The new voters on the Federal Reserve’s policy committee in 2025 are an official seen as one of the system’s most dovish, as ...
TeraWulf: Forget DeepSeek And Bitcoin, The Future Is U.S. High-Performance Computing
TeraWulf's stock dropped 15% amid the technology sector crash & Bitcoin decline, fueled by panic selling over China's AI & ...
The Fed Is About to Hit Pause on Rate Cuts. Here’s Why.
Faced with a solid economy and mounting inflation concerns, the U.S. central bank has said it will “move cautiously” on ...
Bank Lending Prospects Among Key Inputs for Policymakers at Fed Meeting
(Reuters) - Credit data likely to be considered at a two-day Federal Reserve policy meeting that begins on Tuesday may show ...
Scott Bessent wins Senate confirmation as US Treasury secretary
The U.S. Senate on Monday confirmed Scott Bessent to be President Donald Trump's Treasury secretary, giving the billionaire ...
Despite Trump's pressure campaign, you probably won't be seeing interest rate cuts this week
The Federal Reserve is likely to hold interest rates steady in its coming decision out Wednesday.
Fed’s Tariffs Response Hinges on Where Americans Think Prices Are Headed
A trade war that raises prices would be much more complicated for the central bank than it was during Trump’s first term.
Federal Reserve expected to stand pat on rates even as Trump demands cuts
The Federal Reserve is nearly certain to keep its key interest rate unchanged at its policy meeting this week, just a few ...
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What the critics of a strategic bitcoin reserve don't understand
There are reasons to be cautious about how a strategic reserve of the cryptocurrency is established, but the economic arguments for including it in the federal government's portfolio are strong.