Global assets in actively managed funds reached a record 2.59 trillion dollars at the end of July according to research firm ETFGI. Driven by strong retail participation and institutional capital rotation net inflows reached 590.46 billion dollars year to date. United States listed active funds captured the vast majority of...
Bitcoin traded below $77,000 early Sunday, extending a weekend pullback after a powerful rally toward $80,000, while claims of a simultaneous U.S. stock selloff remained unconfirmed at the time of review. Investing.com data showed bitcoin’s Aug. 23 session ranged from $75,679 to $77,709 and closed near $77,210. The move followed...
U.S. gross federal debt surpassed $40 trillion on August 18, reaching about $40.047 trillion, Treasury data showed, marking the first time the balance crossed the threshold. Reuters reported the milestone on August 19, while Associated Press coverage noted the debt had risen from $39 trillion in March and $38 trillion...
Bitcoin suffered a sharp weekend reversal after surging near the eighty-thousand-dollar threshold, triggering a massive wave of liquidations across global derivatives markets. The cryptocurrency climbed to approximately seventy-nine thousand five hundred dollars on Saturday before dropping rapidly to settle near seventy-seven thousand dollars, representing a three percent retreat that dismantled...
Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari said Sunday that rising Treasury yields do not indicate a market-functioning problem and should not, by themselves, alter monetary policy. Appearing on CBS’s Face the Nation, Kashkari said Treasury trading remains orderly and liquid, allowing the Federal Reserve to use the federal-funds rate as...
Most G20 nations have implemented cryptocurrency trading regulations, leaving the United States as a notable outlier without a federal framework . The U.S. Senate faces a critical procedural vote on September 15, 2026, for the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, which would establish a regulatory structure for digital assets ....
A surge in U.S. layoffs is being driven by corporate restructuring centered on artificial intelligence, even as companies publicly deny that AI is directly replacing workers. In 2026, firms have announced approximately 113,000 AI-linked job cuts, representing 24% of total layoffs this year. Middle managers are being disproportionately affected as...
The United States imposed 50% tariffs on approximately $20 billion worth of Canadian goods at 12:01 a.m. ET on August 22, after trade negotiations between the two countries collapsed late Friday . The tariffs cover products including wine, furniture, dairy, cement, clothing, fishing rods, and hockey equipment, and notably do...
U.S. stock markets experienced a severe downturn on July 23, 2026, as the "Magnificent Seven" tech stocks saw a combined $797 billion wiped from their market capitalization in a single trading session . The sell-off was triggered by escalating geopolitical tensions and mounting investor anxiety over massive capital expenditure plans...
Global crude oil benchmarks surged past ninety three dollars per barrel this week as escalating US and Iran tensions threatened Middle Eastern energy supplies. Brent crude climbed significantly, driven by heightened uncertainties surrounding commercial shipping safety through the critical Strait of Hormuz. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced plans for stringent...
