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₿ Bitcoin Breaks Above $72,000: Why Trump’s Crypto Push Is Sending Crypto Stocks Higher
Bitcoin’s $72,000 Move Is Bigger Than Bitcoin A typical crypto headline would be: Bitcoin jumps above $72,000. But that misses the most important part of today’s move. The interesting part is the simultaneous rally in: Bitcoin ↓ Coinbase ↓ Strategy ↓ Circle ↓ Robinhood ↓ Bitcoin miners ↓ Crypto infrastructure That tells us investors aren’t...
Markets
U.S. Treasury Doubles Bond Buybacks: Why Markets Are Still Worried About Rising Yields
The Treasury Just Sent Two Messages to Wall Street At first glance, this looks like a straightforward market-support operation. Treasury says: We want to improve liquidity in longer-dated Treasury securities. Investors hear: Washington is increasingly concerned about the rise in long-term borrowing costs. And that second interpretation is what makes this story important. The Treasury...
Commodities
Oil Nears $95: Could the Iran War Trigger a New U.S. Inflation Shock?
Oil at $95 Is Not the Real Story A crude-oil headline is easy to write: “Oil prices rise as Iran tensions escalate.” Reuters, Bloomberg, CNBC and WSJ can publish that story within minutes. But for TheBusinessNow, that isn’t enough. The bigger question is: What happens to the American economy if oil stays near $95 —...
Finance
Walmart Stock Plunges 6%: What Its Weak Outlook Says About the U.S. Consumer
Walmart Stock Plunges 6% — But the Earnings Were Not Actually Bad This is where the headline can be misleading. Walmart did not report a disastrous quarter. Quite the opposite. Revenue rose 5.9%, operating income increased 28.8%, e-commerce remained extremely strong and Walmart raised its full-year sales and profit expectations. Yet investors immediately sold the...
Economy
U.S. National Debt Hits $40 Trillion: Why Treasury Yields Are Rising Again
The $40 Trillion Number Is Not the Whole Story The United States has crossed a psychological and financial milestone. $40 trillion. But simply writing “America owes $40 trillion” misses the more important story. The real question for markets is: Who is willing to finance America’s growing debt — and at what interest rate? That question...
Commodities
Strait of Hormuz Standoff: The Oil Shock That Could Hit the U.S. Economy Next
Strait of Hormuz Standoff: Why the Oil Market Is Getting Nervous Again The oil market is being forced to price a problem that seemed to be easing only weeks ago: the Strait of Hormuz is still not reliably functioning as a normal commercial shipping route. On August 19, Brent crude was trading around $91.20 a...
Business
Japan’s Bond Market Is Sending a Warning: 10-Year Yields Near 3% Put the BOJ and Government Under Pressure
Japan’s Bond Market Is Sending a Warning: 10-Year Yields Near 3% Put the BOJ and Government Under Pressure Japan’s once-unthinkably low borrowing costs are disappearing. As the 10-year Japanese government bond yield approaches 3%, investors are reassessing inflation, government spending, the yen and the next move from the Bank of Japan. Japan’s bond market is...
News
Supreme Court Status Report: EOW Investigation Finds No Evidence Linking Key IHFL Loans to Entities Associated with Sameer Gehlaut
Supreme Court Status Report: EOW Investigation Finds No Evidence Linking Key IHFL Loans to Entities Associated with Sameer Gehlaut A fresh status report filed by the Delhi Police Economic Offences Wing (EOW) before the Supreme Court has put a new focus on the financial allegations surrounding former Indiabulls Housing Finance Limited (IHFL) promoter Sameer Gehlaut....
Global
US–South Korea Military Drills Cut Short: Trump’s Kim Jong Un Strategy Raises New Questions for the Alliance
US–South Korea Military Drills Cut Short: Trump’s Kim Jong Un Strategy Raises New Questions for the Alliance The United States and South Korea are abruptly scaling back their major joint military exercises, putting a spotlight on the changing security relationship between Washington, Seoul and Pyongyang. The annual Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise was originally scheduled to...
Global
Michigan Backlash Could Threaten Democrats’ Senate Comeback — Why the El-Sayed Victory Is a Bigger Test Than It Looks
Michigan Backlash Could Threaten Democrats’ Senate Comeback — Why the El-Sayed Victory Is a Bigger Test Than It Looks Abdul El-Sayed’s victory in Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary has given the party’s progressive wing a major breakthrough. But the backlash surrounding his nomination is creating a difficult question for Democrats: can they turn a divisive primary...