The Federal Reserve announced its highly anticipated September interest rate decision. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) raised the policy rate by 25 basis points to the 3.75-4.00 percent range. The decision was made with the unanimous support of all Committee members, with a vote of 12 to 0. The Fed’s statement noted that economic
The Fed decided to raise interest rates by 25 basis points. A 25 basis point rate increase was also expected. Bitcoin’s initial reaction was as follows: Now all eyes are on the press conference by FED Chairman Kevin Warsh, which will begin at 9:30 PM. In the US, inflation remaining above the Fed’s 2% target
While the Fed is expected to raise interest rates today, Wall Street’s focus is on the messages that Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh will deliver after the decision. Major banks expect Warsh to maintain a cautious but tight stance in the fight against inflation, and will be closely watching any signals he gives regarding the timing
As the countdown continues for the Fed’s September interest rate decision, the prevailing market expectation is for a 25 basis point rate hike. Market forecasts are pricing in an 88-90% probability of a Fed rate increase, and besides the decision itself, investors will also focus on the messages from Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh and the
For decades, the mechanics of global equity indexing were treated as plumbing—hidden, technical, and resolutely administrative. Providers like Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) designed benchmarks to reflect the economic reality of public markets, not to shape it. Their mandate was descriptive, serving as a transparent mirror of global capital flows, sector weightings, and free-float market
Today is the long-awaited Fed meeting day. In July, the Fed also left interest rates unchanged at 3.5-3.75%. Following the July decision, markets are now focused on the September interest rate decision. When Will the FED’s September Interest Rate Decision Be Announced? The Federal Reserve’s September interest rate decision is expected to impact gold, the
It’s been four months, over 120 days, since Strategy’s dividend vehicle, STRC, broke parity and the executive leadership made getting it back to its $100 peg its absolute, number one priority. Since then, it’s never, not even for a second, managed to get back to parity. This week, however, as Strategy continued a major shift
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Onchain finance platform Theo introduced a yield-bearing tokenized silver product backed by more than $40 million of active leases, expanding its commodities-financing business beyond gold. The token, called thSLVR, gives holders exposure to silver while passing on income generated by lending the underlying metal to institutional borrowers, the New York-based company said in a Wednesday
Kakao has set a 2030 revenue target of more than 6 trillion won ($4.3 billion) for its planned KakaoAI business as it prepares to bring AI agents directly into KakaoTalk and separate its investment operations into KakaoX. Yonhap reported on Sept. 16 that Kakao Group Investment Strategy Office head Kim Do-young disclosed the target during