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Crypto Markets Grind Higher As Traders Eye CLARITY Act Markup
10+ hour, 52+ min ago (367+ words) The crypto markets edged slightly higher in the early hours on Sunday as most larger-cap coins stayed in a range and leverage continued to unwind across the board, with total liquidation remaining moderately low." The total crypto market liquidation stood…...
US Mortgage Rates Fall After Trump’s $200 Billion Mortgage Bonds Push, Driving Up Housing Stocks
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (448+ words) Mortgage rates in the U.S. declined steeply on Friday on an announcement from President Donald Trump regarding instructing representatives to purchase $200 billion in mortgage bonds from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. According to data from Mortgage News Daily, the rate on…...
Trump Calls For 10% Cap On Credit Card Interest Rates, Bill Ackman Calls It A ‘Mistake’
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (160+ words) On Friday, President Donald Trump said that he was considering imposing a one-year term of 10% cap on credit card interest rates, arguing that the current rates of 20 to 30% are unfair to American consumers." President Trump framed the proposal as a…...
Rocket Companies Stock Rallies On Trump’s Pledge To Keep Mortgage Rates Low — Will Momentum Last Into 2026?
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (385+ words) It may sound like a space-tech startup, but Rocket Companies is light-years away from that sector. The company, in fact, is a fintech platform focused on mortgages, real estate and personal finance, with a growing emphasis on AI-driven growth. Its…...
Trump Instructs To Buy $200B In Mortgage Bonds In Attempt To Drive Down Mortgage Rates
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (334+ words) Donald Trump in a social media post on Thursday said that it is instructing its representatives to buy $200 billion in mortgage bonds." Trump said the move will help in driving mortgage rates down and make the cost of owning a…...
US Productivity Accelerates In Q3, In Line With Expectations – Jobless Claims Inch Higher Last Week
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (483+ words) U.S. labor productivity accelerated in the third quarter (Q3) of 2025, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Thursday. The report stated that nonfarm productivity accelerated to an annualized rate of 4.9% in Q3, up from 1.9% during the year-ago period, and…...
Bitcoin Slips Below $92,000 On First ETF Outflows Of The Year – XRP Underperforms Crypto Majors
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (373+ words) Ripple's XRP (XRP) led losses among crypto majors in early morning trade on Wednesday as Bitcoin (BTC) slipped below $92,000, cooling the rally that had lifted prices so far this year. Bitcoin's price fell nearly 2% in the last 24 hours to around…...
Peter Schiff Dismisses Bitcoin's Venezuela-Inspired Rally As 'Hype' – But Arthur Hayes Sees Oil-Fueled Upside
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (574+ words) Gold bull Peter Schiff said on Monday that Bitcoin's (BTC) "Venezuela-inspired' rally is unlikely to last despite the apex cryptocurrency testing $94,000. "Just take advantage of the rally to sell and use the proceeds to buy real gold instead," Schiff said…...
Fed Balance Sheet Move Rekindles Crypto Risk-On Optimism
1+ week, 1+ day ago (245+ words) Paul Barron, a crypto market commentator and analyst, suggested on Friday that an easing of liquidity conditions might tee up an "early" risk-on bid for digital assets. He'cited a late-December surge in the Federal Reserve's balance sheet and rebounding sentiment…...
How Do Interest Rates Affect Stock Markets?
1+ week, 4+ day ago (524+ words) As macroeconomic volatility continues to rise, the role of central banks is gaining more prominence. The markets not only react to changes in rates but also price in expectations of what the central banks might do next, in real time,…...