August CPI Puts Gold and Bitcoin at a Fed Crossroads
The August US inflation report did not deliver the clean disinflationary signal markets wanted before the Federal Reserve’s September meeting. Headline CPI rose 0.4% from July and 3.4% from a…
Trump’s $5,000 Dividend: What It Means for Inflation, the Budget and Bonds
President Donald Trump’s proposed $5,000 “dividend” for every American adult is easy to understand politically and much harder to reconcile with the US fiscal accounts. If roughly 245 million adult…
Kraken Expands Krak’s European Payment Accounts With Virtual IBANs
Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has expanded the European banking connectivity of its Krak payments application, introducing dedicated virtual International Bank Account Numbers (IBANs) in multiple European Economic Area markets as it…
Google Built the Digital Ad Empire, But Meta May Be About to Take the Crown
Meta’s Ad Machine Is Closing the Gap With Google Long-form equity and digital advertising analysis | September 8, 2026 Meta Platforms is approaching a milestone that would have sounded improbable…
Gold and Bitcoin Hit by Hot US Payrolls as Fed Hike Risk
Gold and Bitcoin Hit by Hot US Payrolls as Fed Hike Risk Gold and Bitcoin were supposed to be two of the cleanest beneficiaries of a softer Federal Reserve path…
Binance Puts AVA, GNS, SCR and TOWNS on Monitoring List, Raising Delisting Risk
Binance Places Four Tokens Under Closer Review Binance has placed AVA, Gains Network, Scroll and Towns Protocol on its Monitoring Tag list, increasing the risk that the four tokens could…
Kraken EUR Withdrawals Delayed by Banking Circle
Kraken customers faced delays withdrawing euros through Banking Circle on Sept. 4, with the cryptocurrency exchange attributing the disruption to its banking provider rather than its own processing systems. Kraken…
Ualett Expands Beyond Gig Advances With Cross-Border Transfers to Latin America
U.S. fintech Ualett is expanding beyond cash advances for gig workers with the launch of Ualett Global Transfer, a new international money-transfer service initially connecting customers in the United States…
Cosmos EVM Flaw Drains $5.7 Million Across Six Blockchains
Attackers exploited a critical vulnerability in shared Cosmos software to steal assets across six blockchains over five days, exposing a breakdown in vulnerability assessment and disclosure that allowed a bug…
Microsoft: Azure Growth Finally Turns AI Spending Into a Bullish Story
Microsoft’s fourth-quarter FY2026 earnings did more than beat expectations. They changed the market’s interpretation of the company’s artificial intelligence spending cycle. MSFT closed at $451.10 after jumping more than 15%,…