Finance
Fed Hike Odds Surge as Warsh Unleashes Hawkish Warning
Key Takeaways The Fed held rates at 3.50% to 3.75% on July 29 in a 9-3 vote with three dissents. CME Fedwatch odds for a September 16 hike rose to 61.4%, up from 50.6% a […]
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Finance
Robinhood Pulls in $1.31B Q2 Revenue as 44% Trading Surge Fuels Record Profit
Key Takeaways Robinhood posted $1.31B in Q2 revenue on July 29, driven by strong trading volume. Event contracts on Robinhood surged over 10x to $156M, signaling a retail shift in trading trends. CEO Vlad Tenev […]
Finance
Fed Holds Rates, but 3 Hawkish Rebels Demand Hike as Inflation Fight Erupts
Key Takeaways The Federal Reserve held rates at 3.50% to 3.75% in a 9-3 vote on July 29, 2026. Hammack, Kashkari and Logan dissented, each preferring a 25 basis point rate hike. The New York […]
Finance
Doug Casey Sees Greater Depression Risk for US Economy
Key Takeaways Casey said $15 trillion in U.S. debt may need refinancing within 12 months. $30,000 Shahed drones are challenging U.S. missiles costing up to $5 million. Casey favors gold miners as $4,000 bullion lifts […]
Finance
Prediction Markets Say Hold, Citadel Securities Says Fed Will Hike as Trump Pressures Central Bank
Key Takeaways Kalshi puts Fed hold odds at 73% ahead of the July 29 FOMC decision. Citadel Securities’ Frank Flight bets on a surprise 25 bps hike, breaking from Wall Street consensus. Trump called Warsh […]
Finance
Prediction Markets Say Hold, Citadel Securities Says Fed Will Hike as Trump Pressures Central Bank
Key Takeaways Kalshi puts Fed hold odds at 73% ahead of the July 29 FOMC decision. Citadel Securities’ Frank Flight bets on a surprise 25 bps hike, breaking from Wall Street consensus. Trump called Warsh […]
Finance
CME Launches Single-Stock Futures on 50-Plus Top US Stocks as Its Crypto Derivatives Arm Keeps Growing
Key Takeaways CME Group rolled out 77 single-stock futures contracts covering Apple, Nvidia, Tesla and 50-plus other stocks. The new contracts trade nearly 23 hours a day, five days a week, on CME Globex. CME’s […]
Finance
Peter Schiff Says Japan Could Be the Pin That Pricks the Bigger US Bubble
Key Takeaways Alphabet (Google) fell 10% and Oracle dropped 41% in 2026 as investors questioned AI capex spending. Japan’s 30 year bond yield hit a record near 4% while the yen hit a 40 year […]
Finance
Argentina Opens the Door to USD Wages as Central Bank Approves Dollar Salary Accounts
Key Takeaways Argentina’s Central Bank directed private banks to process US dollar wages, expanding financial options. The policy targets dollar-earning firms, allowing them to formalize previously informal foreign payments. Adoption of this measure relies heavily […]
Finance
Michael Saylor Rolls out Net BTC and BTC Hurdle ARR to Reframe Strategy’s $64 Billion Bitcoin Bet
Key Takeaways Strategy unveiled new bitcoin metrics July 24, including Net BTC and BTC Hurdle ARR. Strategy holds 843,775 BTC bought for $63.69 billion at an average $75,476 per coin. BTC Floor ARR now shows […]
