CME Group to launch XRP Futures to expand crypto derivatives
CME’s new XRP futures contracts aim to meet rising institutional and retail demand, with cash-settled options launching pending approval.
Fed's Hammack says time for Fed to be patient on policy - CNBC
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Beth Hammack on Thursday called for patience on monetary policy amid high levels of uncertainty, and did not rule out monetary policy changes by June if the data suggested action was needed. “We'll be watching the data carefully and I enter every meeting with an open mind about whether it's a time that we should be continuing to be patient, or a time that we should take action,” Hammack said in an interview on CNBC. Hammack was addressing the outlook for a rate cut amid a very challenging policy environment.
Whirlpool Stock Rises as Company Says It's a 'Winner of New Tariff Policies!'
Shares of Whirlpool gained in premarket trading Thursday, a day after the maker of home appliances said that it is a "net winner" of President Donald Trump's tariffs.
Cryptocurrency campaigners call for Swiss central bank to hold bitcoin
BERN (Reuters) -Cryptocurrency campaigners have stepped up calls for the Swiss National Bank to buy bitcoin, saying the global economic turmoil triggered by U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs made it more important for the central bank to diversify its reserves. Supporters launched a referendum campaign in December to change the Swiss constitution to require the SNB holds bitcoin in its reserves alongside gold. "Holding bitcoin makes more sense as the world shifts towards a multipolar order, where the dollar and the euro are weakening," said campaigner Luzius Meisser, a board member of cryptocurrency broker Bitcoin Suisse.
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