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Ethics Filing: Fed Chair Pick Kevin Warsh Lists Estee Lauder Wealth and Crypto Stakes

Federal Reserve chair nominee Kevin Warsh disclosed more than $192 million in combined assets through a U.S. Office of Government Ethics filing, revealing a sprawling portfolio that includes crypto investments…

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Markets Double Down on Fed Pause After March Decision: Traders See No Fold Ahead of April Meeting

Markets are leaning heavily toward a Federal Reserve pause following this week’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) decision, with traders signaling little belief that policymakers will pivot under pressure at…

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Bitcoin Rips for 8 Straight Days as Fed Signals Rate Hold — Decoupling or Just a Tease?

The Federal Reserve may be teeing up a snooze-worthy rate hold, but bitcoin is busy staging its own rebellion — eight straight days up and suddenly everyone’s asking if it’s…

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Treasury Yields Hold Above 4% as Oil Tensions, Fed Politics Rattle Bond Market

The bond market is staring down oil shocks, political drama, and a looming Fed leadership shake-up—and the result is a Treasury market behaving like a caffeinated cat: twitchy, watchful, and…

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Is Kevin Warsh a Hawk, a Dove, or the Next Volcker? Markets Are About to Find Out

President Donald Trump has nominated former Federal Reserve governor Kevin Warsh to lead the U.S. central bank, instantly reviving an old debate with real market consequences: Is Warsh a hard-money…

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Bitcoin Blasts to $64,853—Powell’s Rate Cut Hints Lift Entire Crypto Market

Bitcoin reached an impressive peak of $64,853 per unit on Friday, spurred by U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s speech at Jackson Hole, where he hinted at the possibility of…

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Stan Druckenmiller Slams Bidenomics — Advocates for Less Government to Boost Innovation

Renowned investor Stanley Druckenmiller has criticized Bidenomics, stating that he would give it an F if he was a professor. “Treasury is still acting like we’re in a depression,” he…

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Fed Chair Powell Eases CBDC Concerns: US Far From Direct Fed Accounts, Emphasizes Need for Congressional Approval

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell engaged with the Senate Banking Committee, signaling that the U.S. is just beginning to contemplate the introduction of a central bank digital currency (CBDC). Powell…

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