Short-term value buyers emerge while long-term holders show growing conviction despite market volatility.
OSL rolls out crypto wealth platform in Hong Kong
The platform combines OTC trading, crypto exchange, custody, and prime brokerage into a unified service for digital asset investors.
Global money market inflows surge as trade tariffs stoke slowdown fears
Global money market funds saw massive inflows in the week ending April 2 as investors grew cautious over U.S. President Donald Trump's aggressive trade policies, which are heightening fears of a global slowdown and prompting some economists to revise their recession projections upward. Money market funds, often seen as safe havens during times of economic distress, attracted $30.26 billion in inflows during the week, as Trump introduced sweeping reciprocal tariffs on trading partners, intensifying a trade war and amplifying fears of a global economic slowdown.
Ratings agency S&P to review all global forecasts after US tariff shock
Credit ratings giant S&P Global has said it is reviewing all its macro economic forecasts in the wake of Donald Trump's sweeping world trade tariffs this week, a move likely to fuel concerns of a renewed wave of credit score downgrades. The firm, whose ratings judge the creditworthiness of thousands of companies and more than 130 countries, said the scope and size of U.S. President Trump's new tariffs had exceeded most expectations.
One of the Fed's top recession alarms sends 2008-style signal
One of the Federal Reserve's preferred recession indicators has this week deteriorated as fast as it did in 2008, the latest sign that bond investors are bracing for a sharp economic slowdown as a result of U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs. There are many metrics economists and investors use to try to predict a downturn. The gap between two-year and 10-year Treasury yields for instance, is a bond market favourite.
The new partnership between Affirm and Experian means the impulse-buying economy will be running headlong into America’s data-mining ecosystem
Buy-now-pay-later is a juggernaut that’s long been absent from consumers’ credit reports. A recent deal with Affirm means that’s no longer the case.
What Trump’s Crypto Strategic Reserve Could Mean for Your Investments
President Donald Trump's recent executive order establishing a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and Digital Asset Stockpile has sparked significant interest and debate. This initiative aims to position the...
More People Are Bringing Lunch to Work. That’s a Bad Economic Indicator.
Offices are full again but restaurants are selling fewer lunches than they did in 2020, the depths of the pandemic
Global Stocks Extend Sell-Off on Trump Tariffs
Global stocks are falling, extending Thursday's rout, as President Donald Trump's sweeping reciprocal tariffs raised fears of a deepening trade war and recession.
Tariffs are set to make your next flight more expensive — as airline stocks keep plummeting
Airline stocks were among the hardest hit by Donald Trump's tariff announcement. Demand has been waning, but analysts expect airfares to rise.