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Why the Bond Market Matters More Than Ever for U.S. Foreign Policy

Bitcoin Magazine Why the Bond Market Matters More Than Ever for U.S. Foreign Policy Scott Bessent’s Bond Market Strategy: The U.S. Ten-Year, Foreign Policy & the New Monetary Order Experts from the Bitcoin Policy Institute unpack why the 10-year Treasury yield is central to Donald Trump’s policy ambitions and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s…

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Liquidity worsens in $29tn Treasury market as volatility soars

US government debt on course for worst week since 2019 as traders report worsening liquidity

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Bitcoin holds $82K as US dollar falls to 3-year low and PPI inflation drops sharply

Bitcoin (BTC) sought higher levels around the April 11 Wall Street open as the week’s final US inflation data gave bulls hope. BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView Analyst: PPI undershoot “great” for US trade war Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD reaching highs of $83,245 as US Producer Price Index (PPI) data…

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Time’s a-wasting

Name a more toxic situationship than this. I'll wait. With China's retaliation today, it shows that Xi isn't going to blink first and reach out. And from the looks of it, Trump also doesn't want to budge from his position. But if something were to happen, market players will have to hope it happens soon.…

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European equity close: A stumble to the finish line in a volatile week

Closing changes on the day: Stoxx 600 -0.1% German DAX -1.2% France CAC -0.3% UK FTSE 100 +0.6% Spain IBEX -0.1% Italy's FTSE MIB -1.0% On the week: Stoxx 600 -% German DAX -1.5% France CAC -2.5% UK FTSE 100 -1.0% Spain IBEX -1.0% Italy's FTSE MIB -2.0% The volatility is breathtaking at the moment…

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Trump’s 104% Tariff On Chinese Imports Sends Stock Futures Plunging — Dow Falls Over 500 Points

Stock futures tumbled on Tuesday evening as markets braced for President Donald Trump's 104% tariff on Chinese imports taking effect at 12:01 a.m. ET Wednesday, erasing a brief relief rally and sending major indexes to significant lows. read more

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Counting down, less than 3 hours to go: US Imports from China face 104% tariff at midnight

Trump is set to impose a 104% tariff on Chinese goods starting Wednesday at 12.01am US Eastern time. the 104% is serviced from his 545% tariffs on China plus his added 50% in retaliation for China's placing of tariffs on the US US journalist Charles Gasparino says Trump is pressing ahead due to advice…

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Risk sentiment to stay weak in near term; yen may strengthen further

Investor risk appetite is expected to remain subdued in the near term, according to Hirofumi Suzuki, chief FX strategist and head of Treasury Research at SMBC. reciprocal U.S. tariffs fully in effect later today risk sentiment is likely to stay deteriorated While talks to roll back some tariffs are underway, Suzuki cautioned that any…

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Hackers hide crypto address-swapping malware in Microsoft Office add-in bundles

Malicious actors are attempting to steal crypto with malware embedded in fake Microsoft Office extensions uploaded to the software hosting site SourceForge, according to cybersecurity firm Kaspersky. One of the malicious listings, called “officepackage,” has real Microsoft Office add-ins but hides a malware called ClipBanker that replaces a copied crypto wallet address on a computer's…

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Trump defies market tumult and pushes ahead with trade war

Investors take fright with new tariffs on the EU, China and other major trading partners coming into force on Wednesday

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