SocGen Crypto Arm to Bring Its Euro Stablecoin to XRP Ledger, Lays Out Plan for Going Multichain
The French financial services firm said earlier this year it will also expand EURCV to the Solana network after struggling to attract users on Ethereum.
US Producer Prices Rise, Risking Pressure in Fed’s Favored Gauge
(Bloomberg) -- US producer prices picked up in October, fueled in part by gains in portfolio management costs and other categories that feed into the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge.Most Read from BloombergUnder Trump, Prepare for New US Transportation PrioritiesZimbabwe City of 700,000 at Risk of Running Dry by Year-EndSaudi Neom Gets $3 Billion Loan Guarantee From Italy Export Credit Agency SaceNYC Congestion Pricing Plan With $9 Toll to Start in JanuaryThe Urban-Rural Divide Over
DeFi Technologies Announces CoreFi Strategy, Following Success of MicroStrategy
DeFi Technologies has announced plans to launch CoreFi Strategy, a new investment vehicle aimed at providing exposure to Bitcoin and its associated decentralized finance ecosystem.
Bitcoin Notches Another All-Time High, But Is It Still a Buy Today?
Bitcoin's surge above $90,000 has left investors wondering if it still has room to run.
Traders keep bets on Dec rate cut after latest US economic data
After the data, which showed producer prices excluding food and energy rose 3.1% in the 12 months through October, traders priced in about a 75% chance of a quarter-point interest-rate cut in December, versus more than 80% before the data.
US wholesale inflation picks up slightly in sign that some price pressures remain elevated
Wholesale prices in the United States rose last month, remaining low but suggesting that the American economy has yet to completely vanquish inflationary pressure. Thursday's report from the Labor Department showed that its producer price index — which tracks inflation before it hits consumers — rose 0.2% from September to October, up from a 0.1% gain the month before. Compared with a year earlier, wholesale prices were up 2.4%, accelerating from a year-over-year gain of 1.9% in September.
US weekly jobless claims fall; unemployment rolls shrink
The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits fell last week, suggesting the labor market continued to chug along and that the abrupt slowdown in job growth in October was an aberration. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 4,000 to a seasonally adjusted 217,000 for the week ended Nov. 9, the Labor Department said on Thursday. Claims surged in early October amid distortions from Hurricanes Helene and Milton as a well as a strike by factory workers at Boeing, but layoffs have remained historically low, which is underpinning the economy.
Kugler Says Fed Must Focus on Both Inflation and Jobs Goals
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JD’s Results Fail to Impress as Chinese Economic Fears Persist
(Bloomberg) -- JD.com Inc.’s quarterly revenue rose 5.1%, a moderate expansion that suggests Chinese consumers are only cautiously spending again as Beijing tries to revitalize the economy.Most Read from BloombergUnder Trump, Prepare for New US Transportation PrioritiesZimbabwe City of 700,000 at Risk of Running Dry by Year-EndSaudi Neom Gets $3 Billion Loan Guarantee From Italy Export Credit Agency SaceThe Urban-Rural Divide Over Highway Expansion and EmissionsNYC Congestion Pricing Plan With $
Trump-Supported World Liberty Financial Taps Chainlink Data Services as DeFi Platform Takes Shape
Chainlink will provide crucial pricing data and cross-chain interoperability infrastructure for the nascent DeFi platform.