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The big bitcoin divide: 'Whales' are buying the dip while everyone else runs for the exits
just now (262+ words) Very large investors, or whales, holding 10,000 bitcoin or more are currently the only ones that are buying the largest cryptocurrency as prices plummet. All other holder groups are hitting the sell button, according to onchain data. This divergence is highlighted…...
Labor Department delays January jobs report because of partial shutdown
2+ min ago (178+ words) In a statement, the department's Bureau of Labor Statistics said: "Once funding is restored, BLS will resume normal operations and notify the public of any changes to the news release schedule." It is also postponing the December report on job…...
EUR/USD Price Forecast: Next on the downside comes 1.1700
7+ min ago (955+ words) EUR/USD comes under fresh selling pressure, breaking below the 1.1800 support and extending the leg lower following last week's multi-year peaks in levels close to the 1.2100 barrier. Indeed, Monday's retracement in the pair comes amid the continuation of the strong…...
Fifth Third CEO: A Warsh Fed is 'golden' for banks
11+ min ago (331+ words) Kevin Warsh isn't just a Federal Reserve nominee. He's a catalyst for the spread. Tim Spence, CEO of Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB), told Yahoo Finance's Opening Bid that the prospect of a Warsh-led Fed creates a "pretty golden environment for…...
Japan's duty-free sales fall further as China tensions linger
13+ min ago (178+ words) Arrivals from China plunged 45% to 330,000 people in December, even as overall foreign visitor numbers for 2025 hit a record high " topping 40 million for the first time. Duty-free sales at Japan's top department stores fell again in January, highlighting the prolonged pain…...
Tapping Japan's forex reserves becomes election issue, but obstacles remain
18+ min ago (161+ words) TOKYO -- Using Japan's vast foreign currency reserves to help fund the country's policy priorities suddenly came to the forefront of the campaign for Tapping Japan's forex reserves becomes election issue, but obstacles remain Weak yen boosts value of dollar assets,…...
[Editorial] Markets Brace for Volatility After Fed Chair Nomination - UPI.com
20+ min ago (264+ words) Feb. 2 (Asia Today) -- Financial markets reacted sharply late last month following news that former Federal Reserve governor Kevin Warsh had been nominated as the next chair of the U.S. central bank. On Jan. 30, U.S. markets saw broad volatility. The tech-heavy Nasdaq fell…...
Warsh’s return revives tensions over the Fed’s $US6.6 trillion quantitative easing hangover
34+ min ago (35+ words) For much of the time President Donald Trump was mulling his choice for the next Fed chair, the debate in markets swirled around whether his pick would lower interest rates as aggressively as he preferred....
Consumer Watch with Candice Evans: Unit pricing hack to help your dollar go further when grocery shopping
34+ min ago (31+ words) Grocery shopping is a fact of life, and with cost-of-living pressures continuing to bite, many people are spending more time hunting for ways to stretch their shopping dollars further....
Partial US government shutdown will delay January's employment report, BLS says
45+ min ago (97+ words) Partial US government shutdown will delay January's employment report, BLS says'Yahoo Finance Oops, something went wrong Prediction markets are now on Yahoo Finance Partial US government shutdown will delay January's employment report, BLS says WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (Reuters) - The "U.S. Bureau of…...