UK’s FCA Rejected Nearly 90% of Crypto Firm Applications
The United Kingdom's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has revealed that almost 90% of cryptocurrency firms applying for registration in the past year failed to meet the necessary standards.
Oil steadies ahead of key US jobs report
(Reuters) -Oil prices ticked up in Asian trading on Friday, with investors exercising caution ahead of key U.S. employment data as they weighed a big withdrawal from U.S. crude inventories and a delay to production hikes by OPEC+ producers. "It seems that broader caution prevails, as market participants are still trying to wrap their heads around the mixed U.S. economic data coming through this week, while the lead-up to the crucial jobs report may limit some risk-taking," said Yeap Jun Rong, a market strategist at IG.
Bitcoin Taking Cue From Stocks Heading Into Pivotal US Jobs Data
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Oil Set for Deep Weekly Loss Even as OPEC+ Delays Adding Barrels
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What's at stake in Sri Lanka's first presidential vote since its economic meltdown?
Sri Lanka will hold its presidential election on Sept. 21 in a crucial vote that will decide the future of the South Asian nation still struggling to recover from its economic collapse in 2022, which provoked mass protests and forced the former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to flee the country and later resign. The election is seen as a referendum on President Ranil Wickremesinghe's two-year-long rule that has overseen a fragile recovery of the country's economy. Almost 17 million of Sri Lanka’s 22 million people are eligible to vote, and 38 candidates are running for office. Who are the main candidates?
Factbox-How Wall Street firms see US jobless rate shaping Fed rate cut
The Federal Reserve is widely expected to cut borrowing costs at its upcoming meeting Sept. and the strength of the job market is likely to be a deciding factor on whether it delivers a quarter-of-a-percentage-point cut or a bigger half-point cut. Below is a sampling of Wall Street banks' forecasts for the August employment report along with their expectations for the size of the Fed's rate cut later this month.
US job growth seen picking up in August; unemployment rate easing to 4.2%
U.S. job growth likely picked up in August, with the unemployment rate forecast to have dropped to 4.2%, which would offer more assurance that an orderly labor market slowdown remained intact and cement expectations of a quarter-point interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve this month. The Labor Department's closely watched employment report on Friday would add to solid consumer spending in dispelling financial market fears of a recession, which were stoked by a rise in the jobless rate to a near three-year high of 4.3% in July. The fourth straight monthly increase in the unemployment rate put a 50 basis point rate cut on the table.
Jobs report will help Federal Reserve decide how much to cut interest rates
Friday's monthly jobs report will likely mark a pivotal moment for the economy and the Federal Reserve. If it shows that hiring was weak in August and that the unemployment rate rose — similar to the unexpectedly soft figures for July — it would heighten worries that the job market is stumbling. The Fed might then seek to deliver a stimulus with a larger-than-usual interest rate cut of a half-percentage point when it meets later this month.
Why Bitcoin miners are getting overlooked this cycle
Retail investors often miss the fundamental role Bitcoin miners play in securing the decentralized network.
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov Promises Changes, Noting It's Become Easier for 'Criminals to Abuse Our Platform'
"Establishing the right balance between privacy and security is not easy," he wrote on Telegram.