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'Uptober' Off With a Bang as Bitcoin Surges to $86K

Bitcoin was trading at $86,757 on Friday, up 3% over 24 hours and 2% on the week, according to CoinGecko data, after a September that broke the month's losing reputation. It remains about 31% below the record it set a y…

The Bond Market Is Normalizing

What rising correlations could mean for portfolios A mix of stocks and bonds typically helps diversify a portfolio, since stock prices often rise when bond prices fall and vice versa. But lately, that diversification be…

RBI to keep tightening risks alive – MUFG

MUFG analysts Lin Li, Michael Wan, Lloyd Chan and Khang Sek Lee highlight that Asia FX will be driven by the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) finely balanced decision on 7 October. They expect RBI to keep rates on hold but…

Bitcoin: the data turned mixed, not weak

Bitcoin consolidated this week as the market sharply reduced its expectations for another near-term rate hike. The catalyst was New York Fed President John Williams, who argued that September’s 25bp hike had reduced the…

Falling Markets Are Improving the Long-Term Return Math

The S&P 500 Index is now near its all-time record high, fuelled by investor exuberance for artificial intelligence-themed stocks. Stock prices — and valuations — have continued to rally, despite high oil prices, which a…

Porsche Ends Web3 Project and PIONΞERS CIRCLE

The post Porsche Ends Web3 Project and PIONΞERS CIRCLE appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Porsche has announced the conclusion of its Web3 project and PIONΞERS CIRCLE community. The move ends active operations whi…

Canada labour market: Tariff effects assessed – RBC

Royal Bank of Canada analysts review Canada’s September labour report, the first full dataset since U.S. Section 338 tariffs took effect. They estimate around 0.4% of Canada’s GDP and employment is tied to tariff-listed…

Swiss Franc emerges as a safe-haven as global bonds sell off

The Swiss Franc (CHF) is emerging as a safe haven amid the global government bonds sell-off, showing a surprising comeback against an otherwise firm US Dollar (USD) this week, as Switzerland's sound fiscal position stan…

British Pound rebounds as NFP knocks out October Fed hike bets

The Pound Sterling (GBP) rises by over 0.41% against the US Dollar (USD) on Friday, as the US Unemployment Rate rises amid a worse-than-expected Nonfarm Payrolls report for September. At the time of writing, GBP/USD tra…

VettaFi Talks Fundamental ETFs on Schwab TV

This week, I appeared on Schwab TV for the New York Stock Exchange. Here’s a brief recap. Key Takeaways: VettaFi index-based American Century Quality Growth ETF (QGRO) and VictoryShares Free Cash Flow ETF (VFLO) recentl…