Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has presented four names to the White House, with the list reportedly including former Fed governor Kevin Warsh and frontrunner Kevin Hassett.
Oil prices have been struggling in part due to hopes for peace. Indications from Trump and Russia were that sanctions relief would come with any deal and that would allow Russian crude to flow more freely.
As for the chances of a deal, they're low but peace after a long war always seems impossible until…
Bitcoin surged to $94,625, its highest in three weeks, as positive social sentiment returned, but comments from the Fed on Wednesday could put it back on shaky ground.
Gambling, sports betting, crypto speculation and now online trading are part of a bigger trend of deregulation of vice and the lack of predictable pathways to succeed in the modern world.
Here is a great essay from John Ehrett on what has young men struggling so badly and turning towards so many high risk behviours.…
Japan Q3 GDP revised -2.3% annualized vs -2.0% expected
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China posts another massive trade surplus
IBM nears deal to buy Confluent at below the IPO price
Macron threatens tariffs on China "in the coming months" due to trade surpluses
Japan October current account +2833b…
