Futures are higher again, reversing Tuesday's modest Oracle-led decline, and are led by small caps despite additional multi billion tech investment headlines.
Copper futures on the London Metal Exchange are near record highs as traders weighed supply disruptions at major mines, the Federal Reserve's interest rate outlook, the ongoing U.S. government shutdown, and demand outlooks tied to power grid upgrades
An increasing number of countries are preparing to ramp up Bitcoin adoption after moving past the initial skepticism, according to Jan3 founder Samson Mow.
• https://thedailyeconomy.org, Michael N. Peterson
Argentina's vast potential is shackled by its Perónist past. The path to a thriving market economy demands relentless action across society, from the grassroots level to the Casa Rosada.
• https://internationalman.com, by Chris MacIntosh
The bond market is in deep trouble across the world. Long-term government bond yields are rising everywhere -- from the US and the UK to France and Japan.
Governments around the world are no longer content to regulate crypto--they're starting to hunt it. If you're still using traceable chains without a confidential layer, you've basically volunteered to be the canary in the cage when the state d
Nothing to see here. Move along: "Coinbase, Google and numerous others have teamed up to build payment rails that allow Autonomous AI Agents (Agents) to instantly transact at vast scale, without the need for banks, using stablecoins on blockchain r
Yesterday, as we detailed here, Argentina assets soared on the heels of US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent calling the South American country "a systemically important US ally in Latin America," adding that the US Treasury "stands ready to do what i
Following his government's resounding loss in local elections - seen as a harbinger of next month's congressional races - Argentine President Milei is facing a renewed crisis as the embattled South American country's currency is collapsing amid fears
I was looking for something to watch on Friday night when I stumbled upon the movie Inside Job on Amazon Prime. It's a documentary from 2010 that vividly recounts the global financial crisis of 2008.
- Colonel Douglas McGregor's Introduction and Initial Reactions (0:01)
- Economic Crisis and Financial Analysts (3:07)
- Tariffs and Trade Agreements (5:41)
- China's Trade Deficit and Relations with India (9:09)
For the first time since the euro-zone's inception, French 10Y borrowing costs exceeded those of Italy as investors anxious amid the ongoing dysphoria over budget deficits and debt piles.
• https://ronpaulinstitute.org, by Larry C. Johnson
I don't know US Secretary of the Treasury, Mr. Scott Bessent, but I am told by people who worked with him on Wall Street that he is a really smart guy.
"The United States is in a race to achieve global dominance in artificial intelligence. Whoever has the largest AI ecosystem will set global AI standards and reap broad economic and military benefits."
- America's AI Action Plan, July 25, 2025
Why are investors so freaked out about UK debt? Is this REALLY worse than under Liz Truss? Who's to blame? Rachel Reeves? The Bank of England? And would a bit of productivity really solve everything?