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While inflation may be slowing, Americans are groaning under the direct and indirect impact of the Fed increasing the interest rate. The US Federal Reserve (Fed) has continued raising the interest rate and on Wednesday increased the rate by another 0.25 percentage point, causing worry about the potential impact. The apex agency has been trying to stem a stubborn rise in inflation and has been increasing the rate consistently. The recent increase is the 10th in about a year and is the...

The US Commerce Department’s recent shows that economic growth and GDP have slowed even as Bitcoin struggles to regain $30,000. The price of Bitcoin (BTC) has remained relatively stagnant for about a week as the US gross domestic product (GDP) is slowing. Currently trading at $28,870 according to CoinMarketCap data, BTC has been unable to hit $30,000, last seen briefly on the 19th of April, and not seen in the first quarter of the year. This trend follows the GDP’s slowing in the same...

Binance.US is reportedly closer to acquiring Voyager assets after the UCC secured a deal with the US federal government.  Voyager Digital Holdings sees its $1 billion deal with Binance.US move closer to actualization following an agreement with the US government. Yesterday, the bankrupt crypto lender sealed a deal with the federal government that allows Voyager to sell its assets to Binance.US. On Twitter, the Voyager Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors (UCC) elaborated on the...

JPMorgan topped Q1 2023 revenue expectations by more than $3 billion on the back of higher Fed-facilitated interest rates.   JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) recently posted a Q1 2023 record revenue haul that beat analysts’ expectations. The banking giant’s record first-quarter revenue largely benefitted from net income on higher interest rates which surged 50% year-over-year (YoY). JPMorgan said its Q1 revenue came in at $39.34 billion compared to the $36.19 billion analysts expected....

On Friday, the Labor Department reported a March job growth that is way off February’s upwardly revised figure of 326,000. US job growth amounted to 236,000 for March amid slowing signs in the labor market. The figure puts the Labor Department’s Friday payroll growth report close to the Dow Jones estimate of 238,000 for March. However, the total job growth of 236,000 sits substantially below February’s upwardly revised figure of 326,000. The March job growth report revealed that the...

The rise in gold prices has been attributed to mounting speculation about the United States Federal Reserve’s future policy following the release of jobs data. The total market capitalization of tokenized gold has surpassed $1 billion. CoinGecko data places it at $1.02 billion, up 2.3% over the past 24 hours, with a trading volume of $35,508,696 over the same period. The largest gainers are PAX Gold and Tether Gold with gains of 2.7% and 1.9% respectively. Both are currently trading over...

The latest jobless claims indicate that the US labor market is tight amid rising interest rates as applications rose by 7,000. According to the Labor Department, US weekly jobless claims have climbed to 198,000, representing an increase of 7,000. Although the new figure is slightly higher than the 195,000 expected, it is still generally low in a tight labor market. The Department of Labor also reported a four-week moving average of weekly claims amounting to 198,250. This figure...

Irrespective of its current leanings, the Federal Reserve will implement additional rate hikes to correct the strain that is still being felt in the economy by the average consumer. The United States Federal Reserve through the Open Market Committee (FOMC) has increased its interest rate by 25 basis points (0.25%). The rate hike was as expected and it was implemented despite the recent bank failures that have caused a crisis of confidence in the financial sector. The days leading up to...

Leading bank Goldman Sachs has deployed ChatGPT-like AI products for developers to experiment with code development. Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) is reportedly using in-house artificial intelligence (AI) to assist developers with writing code. A top executive at the New York-based banking giant revealed this to the public. According to Goldman Sachs chief information officer Marco Argenti, the AI development is currently in a “proof of concept” stage. Argenti further stated that Goldman Sachs’...

Sweden’s largest pension fund Alecta dumped its First Republic Bank stake at a $728 million loss amid broader US banking losses.  Swedish pension fund Alecta recently offloaded its First Republic Bank (NYSE: FRC) shares following the latter’s massive drawdown. The leading Swedish pension fund was the fifth-largest shareholder at the embattled bank but now appears to have lost faith in First Republic. According to Alecta CEO Magnus Billing, uncertainty regarding the future of First Republic...