Federal Reserve rate hike reflects new world of sticky inflation and faster growth
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Bitcoin Price Pumps Above $80,000: Jason Calacanis Challenges Michael Saylor and Cathie Wood
Bitcoin price touched the $84,000 level just now after breaching $80,000 last week. This movement has prompted investor Jason Calacanis to characterize the move as a dead-cat bounce. Calacanis questioned Bitcoin’s relevance 17 years after its creation, arguing that it is not well-suited to transactions or smart contracts, has an intimidating user experience,
Federal Reserve Vice Chair Jefferson makes the case for discount window modernization at Treasury Market Conference
The Federal Reserve’s discount window has been around since 1913. For most of that time, banks have treated it like a fire extinguisher behind glass: essential in theory, embarrassing to actually use. Vice Chair Philip N. Jefferson wants to change that.
Speaking at the 12th annual US Treasury Market Conference at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on September 22,
Read MoreFederal Reserve Bank of New York’s John Williams says Treasury central clearing transition is ahead of schedule
The massive plumbing overhaul underneath the US Treasury market is running ahead of schedule, according to Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams. In a statement on September 22, Williams said the industry’s shift to central clearing for Treasury securities and Treasury-collateralized repurchase agreements is outpacing the timeline regulators had set.
Read MoreMore US Homebuyers Apply for Riskier Mortgages as Interest Rates Top 7 Percent
Higher interest rates pushed prospective homebuyers toward riskier mortgages last week, new industry data show.
The total volume of mortgage applications declined almost 2 percent for the week ending Sept. 18, according to a report released by the Mortgage Bankers Association on Sept. 23. This represented the third consecutive weekly drop.
Applications for a mortgage to purchase a home fell 1 percent and were down 11 percent from the same time a year ago.
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Datadog Stock Looks Undervalued
From retailers to healthcare providers, companies are now building digital backbones that need to run non-stop 24/7, 365 days a year. But keeping those systems humming without hiccups? That’s where Datadog steps in.
Datadog (NASDAQ: DDOG) makes cloud infrastructure monitoring software that acts like a digital nervous system for enterprises. If something breaks,
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Read MoreThe Ivy
This Move Might Reshape the Future of the Chip Industry
Lip-Bu Tan hasn’t been in the driver’s seat at Intel for long, but the new CEO is already making it clear that the era of open-ended spending is over. If Intel’s bleeding-edge chip manufacturing can’t justify its existence with real customer demand, it won’t get more money, period.
That kind of financial discipline might sound like corporate buzzkill,
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Read MoreThe Spotlight
3 Smart Dividend Stocks to Buy
Although the market has been driven higher by growth stocks in recent years, history suggests that dividends are a key driver of long-term stock returns.
In addition to providing a steady flow of income, dividends can bolster total returns and even provide investors with some protection against market downturns.
Smart dividend stocks to buy that have the potential to generate decades of reliable income include Johnson &