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Tag : Federal Reserve
Wall Street’s capital truce collapses over one line in Fed rulebook
A change to how the Federal Reserve measures short-term funding has set JPMorgan and Bank of America against Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley...
Fed raises interest rates ahead of US midterms, Warsh calls it ‘right decision’
The decision taken by the apex bank has effectively put a stamp of acknowledgement on the Trump administration's inability to control inflation...
US 10-year Treasury yield breaches 5% amid mounting inflation, borrowing needs
Surging crude prices fuelled fears that inflation could remain elevated, complicating expectations for the Federal Reserve’s policy decision...
Major breakthrough for Revolut as fintech giant wins conditional US banking licence
The company will now work through remaining applications and approvals with the FDIC, the Federal Reserve and the OCC, before launching the bank in 2027...
Fed’s next policy meeting in focus as US inflation remains elevated
In July, the Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index increased 3.7% in the 12 months through the month, unchanged from June...
Bitcoin touches more than three-month high as soft dollar revives crypto sector
Another tailwind has been President Donald Trump's appeal to the US Congress to the "Clarity Act," that would bring clearer definitions to the sector...
US borrowing costs rise as attempts to ease rates prove short-lived
Treasury yields rebound despite increased bond buybacks as investors focus on inflation, record debt and uncertainty over the Federal Reserve’s rate path...
Crypto’s long bleed: How geopolitics and a hawkish Fed broke the 2026 market
While three straight quarters of losses have hammered the digital assets since October 2025, the second half of 2026 now rests on external variables...
Coinbase sees transaction revenue dip as investors reject riskier crypto assets
Coinbase's crypto transaction revenue, in the Q2, dropped 21% to USD 599 million, as investors fret over Fed rate and volatile geopolitics...