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Japan Bond Yield Hits 3% For First Time Since 1996

Government borrowing costs are at or near multi-decade highs worldwide. Japan’s 10-year bond yield hit 3% on Tuesday, its first time since 1996. UK 30-year yields sit at 30-year highs, while German and French yields mat…

Why Are Bitcoin, Ethereum and XRP Prices Crashing Today?

Bitcoin has slipped to $76,926.53, down 2.2% over the past day, pulling Ethereum and XRP lower with it after US forces struck Iranian targets near the Strait of Hormuz, sending oil prices to their highest level in 40 da…

Why is SoftBank Group stock sliding today?

The Tokyo stock market on the 24th saw active stock-picking driven by earnings announcements and forecast revisions. In the semiconductor sector, a stark contrast emerged as Disco (6146.T) plunged while KOA (6999.T) sur…

Fed Hike Odds Make a Full Round Trip

A Fed emergency meeting is the one macro event nobody can put on a calendar, which is exactly why Kalshi lists a contract on it. That contract is offered at 13.1 cents tonight against an 8.1-cent bid, and read alone it …

South Korea CPI grows slightly less than expected in August

China’s consumer price index inflation moderated to 1.0% year-on-year amid typical post-Lunar New Year seasonality, but producer prices returned to positive levels for the first time since 2022. Energy-related subcompon…

Nvidia Invests $3.5 Billion in MediaTek to Expand Beyond GPUs

Nvidia just wrote its biggest check outside the United States: $3.5 billion for MediaTek's convertible bonds in a deal announced Monday. The purchase covers roughly 90% of MediaTek's $3.9 billion offshore bond offering,…

Robinhood Chain DEX Volume Jumps to $1.6 billion

Daily trading volume on Robinhood Chain’s decentralized exchanges jumped 61% between Aug. 28 and Sept. 1, rising from $989 million to $1.595 billion, according to DeFiLlama.