Finance

Markets, economy, and industry.

  1. Economy

    ECB's Isabel Schnabel Warns Stablecoins Could Recreate Money-Market Fund Risks

    ECB board member Isabel Schnabel warned in Seoul that stablecoins can mirror money-market fund vulnerabilities and urged tighter rules and settlement in central bank money.

    · #stablecoins #centralbank #ecb #tokenisation #regulation

  2. Financial Markets

    Pseudonymous Wallet Deposits $128.8 Million USDC Into Aave V3 on May 31

    On May 31 a pseudonymous Ethereum address supplied about $128.8M in USDC to Aave V3, following a similar $128.6M transfer four days earlier.

    · #aave #defi #usdc #ethereum

  3. Financial Markets

    CFTC Approves First Bitcoin Perpetual Futures Contract for U.S. Exchange; KalshiEX to List BTCPERP

    The CFTC approved KalshiEX's cash-settled bitcoin perpetual futures contract, the first formal approval for a perp on a CFTC-regulated U.S. exchange.

    · #crypto #bitcoin #cftc #derivatives #kalshiex

  4. Financial Markets

    SEC proposes to rescind 2024 climate-disclosure rule

    The SEC proposed formally rescinding its 2024 climate-disclosure rule, opening a 60-day comment period and seeking to erase the standardized climate-reporting framework.

    · #sec #climate #disclosure #regulation

  5. Financial Markets

    CFTC Staff Says Some Deribit Perpetuals Can Be Treated as Foreign Futures; Coinbase Subsidiary Gets Conditional No-Action Relief

    CFTC staff says Deribit perpetuals may qualify as foreign futures and grants Coinbase Financial Markets conditional relief to post customer crypto as margin.

    · $COIN #cftc #coinbase #crypto #deribit

  6. Financial Markets

    Costco Reports Strong Q3 Results, Sales Up 11.6% as Digital Growth Surges

    Costco posted fiscal Q3 net sales of $69.154B and net income of $2.192B; digitally enabled sales jumped 21.5% and membership fees reached $1.373B.

    · $COST #costco #earnings #retail #stocks

  7. Industry

    STB Accepts Revised Union Pacific–Norfolk Southern Merger Filing, Holds Review in Abeyance

    STB accepted Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern’s revised merger filing for consideration but put the review and environmental study on hold, seeking more info by July 27.

    · $UNP $NSC #rail #merger #transportation #stb

  8. Economy

    U.S. GDP Revised Down to 1.6% in Q1 2026 as Inventories and Services Weigh

    Second BEA estimate: U.S. GDP grew 1.6% annualized in Q1 2026, down from 2.0%, as weaker inventories and softer services spending trimmed growth.

    · #economy #gdp #inflation #bea

  9. Financial Markets

    4,180 BTC ($304.7M) Transferred From Addresses Labeled 'Coinbase Institutional' to New Wallet

    Blockchain tracker Whale Alert flagged a May 28 transfer of 4,180 BTC (about $304.7M) from addresses labeled 'Coinbase Institutional' to a new unknown wallet.

    · $COIN #bitcoin #coinbase #cryptocurrency #whalealert

  10. Economy

    BIS Working Paper Finds China’s Inflation Responds Strongly to Slack and Expectations

    A BIS working paper finds China’s CPI inflation closely tied to economic slack and one-year-ahead expectations, suggesting standard policy models apply.

    · #china #inflation #bis #macroeconomics #policy

  11. Financial Markets

    About $1.3 Billion Dark-Pool Block of BlackRock’s IBIT Traded as Bitcoin Fell

    A roughly $1.3bn dark-pool block of BlackRock’s IBIT changed hands May 26 as Bitcoin dipped and U.S. spot ETFs saw net outflows.

    · $IBIT $BLK #bitcoin #etf #blackrock #darkpool

  12. Economy

    ECB warns Middle East war-driven energy shock heightens euro-area financial stability risks

    ECB's May 27 review says energy-supply shocks from the Middle East could push inflation, slow growth and strain banks, non-banks and sovereigns.

    · #ecb #euroarea #energycrisis #financialstability

  13. Industry

    Massachusetts Certifies App Drivers Union, Giving 70,000 Uber and Lyft Drivers the Right to Bargain

    Massachusetts has certified the App Drivers Union as the statewide bargaining representative for about 70,000 Uber and Lyft drivers under a 2024 law.

    · #labor #rideshare #uber #lyft #massachusetts

  14. Industry

    Former Hodlnaut CEO Charged in Singapore Over Alleged False Claims About UST Losses

    Singapore police charged ex-Hodlnaut CEO Zhu Juntao with six fraud counts, accusing him of misleading users about the company’s TerraUSD exposure after UST’s 2022 collapse.

    · #hodlnaut #terraust #crypto #fraud

  15. Economy

    Bank of Canada staff hold Canada neutral-rate estimate; U.S. range raised on productivity, AI

    Bank of Canada staff keep Canada's nominal neutral rate at 2.25–3.25% while raising the U.S. estimate to 2.50–3.50% on stronger productivity and AI.

    · #canada #neutralrate #bankofcanada #ai

  16. Economy

    Kevin Warsh sworn in as Federal Reserve chair at White House ceremony

    Kevin Warsh sworn in as Federal Reserve chair at a White House ceremony; he pledged independence as he takes over amid persistent inflation pressures.

    · #fed #federalreserve #kevinwarsh #inflation

  17. Industry

    New York Hotel Workers, Employers Reach Tentative 8-Year Deal With Record Wage Gains

    A tentative eight-year contract for roughly 25,000–27,000 New York hotel workers would boost wages, add paid parental leave, AI protections and housing funds.

    · #labor #hotels #newyork #union #wages

  18. Industry

    34 State Attorneys General Ask Court to Break Up Live Nation and Ticketmaster

    A bipartisan coalition of 34 state attorneys general asks a federal judge to force Live Nation to divest Ticketmaster and select amphitheaters.

    · $LYV #antitrust #livenation #ticketmaster #law

  19. Industry

    U.S., Boeing and Lockheed Set Seven-Year Plan to Triple PAC-3 Seeker Production

    U.S., Boeing and Lockheed set a seven-year framework to triple PAC-3 MSE seeker production, easing a key supply-chain bottleneck for Patriot interceptors.

    · $BA $LMT #defense #patriot #boeing #lockheed