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Bank of Japan raises interest rates to 31-year high … of 1%
The Bank of Japan raised its policy rate to 1% — the highest since 1995 — to combat inflationary pressures from the Iran war, even as a US-Iran peace framework eased oil prices.
Public Sector Pension Investment Board earned 6.5% last year, bought Canadian stocks as inflation hedge
PSP Investments posted a 6.5% fiscal-year return, well below its 13.1% internal benchmark, as a $2.1-billion real estate loss and weak private credit and equity gains dragged on results even as its st
Goldman Cuts Brent Forecast to $80, Matching Market
Goldman Sachs slashed its Brent oil price forecasts after the White House announced a Persian Gulf peace deal set to be signed Friday, but the bank's new targets essentially match current market level
Japan raises interest rate to highest for 31 years
The Bank of Japan raised its main policy rate to 1% — the highest level in 31 years — marking its latest step away from two decades of near-zero rates as wholesale inflation accelerates and pressure b
Warsh's Fed Debut: Rates Held, Cut Language Gone
Kevin Warsh chairs his first Federal Reserve policy meeting Wednesday, with the central bank widely expected to hold its key rate at 3.6% and drop language signaling future cuts, even as inflation hit
RBA Holds at 4.35%, Warns Hikes Still Possible
The Reserve Bank of Australia held its cash rate at 4.35% but warned future hikes remain possible, citing sticky inflation, weaker-than-expected Q1 GDP growth, and oil supply disruptions tied to the I
Biotech IPOs reopen, but Big Pharma M&A still leads
Biotech IPOs are reopening for high-quality companies, but JPMorgan's top healthcare bankers say Big Pharma's appetite for acquisitions, fueled by looming patent cliffs and competitive bidding, remain
Bitcoin, Ether Slip as Crypto Lags Stock Rally on Iran Deal
Bitcoin briefly pushed past $67,000 before pulling back under $66,000 as crypto traders sat out a broader relief rally that lifted stocks and pushed oil lower after the U.S. and Iran signed a prelimin
Bitcoin rises after Bank of Japan hikes interest rates to a 31-year high
The Bank of Japan raised its key rate to 1% — the highest since 1995 — but simultaneously paused its bond taper, and bitcoin rose in the aftermath as markets read the mixed signals as net dovish for r
Warsh Takes Fed Helm With Trump's Trust and Reform
New Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh holds his first news conference Wednesday with an advantage his predecessor lacked: President Trump's trust, which insiders say gives him room to pursue reforms s
Micron Surges 8% on Memory-Chip Shortage
Micron Technology shares jumped 8.1% early Monday on renewed AI momentum and growing evidence of a memory-chip shortage, extending a 700% rally over the past 12 months.
Wall Street's fear gauge tumbles as traders bid up SpaceX shares
Wall Street's VIX dropped below 16 as investors embraced a roughly $2.5 trillion SpaceX market cap, sending the Nasdaq 100 up 3% and the S&P 500 within striking distance of its all-time high.
Wall Street Could Boost Uniswap's Token Price Nearly 40x by 2030: Standard Chartered
Standard Chartered's Geoff Kendrick projects Uniswap's UNI token will surge to $100 by 2030 — a roughly 40x increase from ~$2.72 — as Wall Street tokenizes real-world assets on-chain and the protocol'
BitMine boosts ETH holdings closer to $10B as bear market accumulation continues
BitMine Immersion Technologies added 76,881 Ether last week, pushing its total holdings to 5,620,754 ETH worth roughly $10.2 billion — even as the portfolio carries nearly $9 billion in unrealized los
Fox to buy Roku in a $22-billion deal
Fox Corp. has agreed to acquire streaming company Roku in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at roughly $22 billion including debt, the largest deal yet in the streaming consolidation race.
US-Iran Deal Won't Quickly Fix Hormuz Supply Chains
A pending U.S.-Iran peace deal and reopened Strait of Hormuz could ease inflation pressure on incoming Fed Chair Kevin Warsh, but mine clearance and elevated insurance costs mean physical supply chain
Warsh's First Fed Meeting Tests His Inflation Stance
Kevin Warsh chairs his first Federal Reserve policy meeting this week with rates expected unchanged, but surging core inflation, three hawkish dissenters, and deep uncertainty about his policy instinc
Nvidia plans to raise at least $20 billion in bond sale - Yahoo Finance
Nvidia is tapping the bond market to raise at least $20 billion, joining a surge of AI-sector debt issuance as its stock retakes a key technical level.
Starbucks Korea Closes Shops for Gwangju History Training
Starbucks Korea will close all stores for three hours next Wednesday so staff can attend a history lesson on the Gwangju Uprising, after the chain's "Tank Day" tumbler promotion on the massacre's anni
Trump Made 3,600 Stock Trades in 3 Months
Trump's investment accounts executed 3,642 stock transactions worth up to $695 million in Q1 2026, an unprecedented volume for a sitting president that has triggered insider trading allegations — thou
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