Bessent says hope to have a firm Fed chair candidate by Christmas
Doing second round of Fed chair interviews Will present set of candidates in early December Applauds 25 bps rate cut by the Fed but don’t agree with the communication Language…
Corn Closes with Slight Wednesday Gains
Corn futures closed out Wednesday trade with contracts steady to 2 cents higher. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 3 cents to $3.95 1/2. With just 2…
Crypto market sheds $825M as altcoins start to drop
Crypto liquidations within the past 24 hours have reached $825 million, with long positions dominating. The market crash comes as major altcoins begin to drop in value. Summary The crypto…
This FTSE 250 stock is smashing the market in 2025!
Image source: Getty Images The FTSE 250 index has been chugging along nicely in 2025 compared to recent years. So far, it’s up about 8%, excluding dividends. However, shares of…
Altcoins to Watch This Week: Tundra Presale Final Phase, Wealth Window Closing
While hopes for a broad altcoin season are fading — the Altcoin Season Index recently fell below 30 — a handful of projects continue to attract active participation. Among them,…
Gold tries for another attempt above $4,000 as dip buyers continue to knock on that door
Dip buyers tried for a run back above $4,000 yesterday only to fall short but in trading today, they are once again showing some appetite as we get into European…
Why Indian wealth managers are betting on US smallcap and midcap stocks for better returns
While US small and medium enterprises have posted muted earnings in recent years because of high inflation, supply chain disruptions, and elevated interest rates, a number of factors now favour…
Powell, The FOMC, And Crypto: The Message Everyone Missed
In a post on X on October 29, Quinn Thompson, CIO of Lekker Capital, argued that Jerome Powell’s post-FOMC messaging was less about macro uncertainty and more about pressure tactics…
Cocoa Prices Rebound as ICE Inventories Dwindle
December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ25) on Wednesday closed up +42 (+0.70%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ25) closed up +62 (+1.46%). Cocoa prices recovered from 1-week lows on Wednesday…
Why x402 Didn’t Fade After PING: Pay-Per-Use for the Web
Key takeaways: x402 enables pay-per-use functionality on the internet. The current momentum is infrastructure-led, driven by Coinbase and Cloudflare. PING was a catalyst, but the real story is protocol adoption,…