The traditional portfolio mix of 60% stocks and 40% bonds, historically seen as the safest allocation for investors of moderate-risk tolerance, “is in danger” as the Federal Reserve gears up for its f...
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The Supreme Court’s Ruling On Vaccine Mandates Threatens The Federal Government’s Ability To Protect Public Health
AFP via Getty Images Public health law expert Lawrence Gostin explains how the Supreme Court’s ruling against OSHA’s ability to implement a vaccine-or-test mandate could potentially undermine the fede...
OCC Chief Calls for Collaboration of Federal Entities in Crypto Regulation
The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) says that federal authorities must cooperate in order to properly regulate the crypto industry. In a recent speech, Acting Comptroller of Curre...
Pakistan’s Federal Agency to block crypto websites, report finds
According to local news outlet Dawn, Pakistani Federal Investigations Agency’s (FIA) director-general, Dr. Sanaullah Abbasi stated on Saturday that the agency will approach the Pakistan Telecommunicat...
OCC Comptroller calls for federal collaboration with crypto intermediaries
The Acting Comptroller of the Currency, Michael J. Hsu, highlighted the need for collaboration and coordination with large crypto intermediaries to better understand the risks within the growing $2 tr...
Federal Reserve Balance Sheet May Shrink By $100 Billion A Month, Adding Stock Market Risk
The Federal Reserve gave the stock market a jolt on Jan. 5 when minutes from the December meeting revealed a consensus that Covid-era asset purchases should unwind sooner and at a faster pace than the...
Minnesota representative proposes bill to prevent Federal Reserve from issuing a CBDC
The US Federal Reserve is currently looking into the potential of a central bank digital currency (CBDC), with the report about the pros and cons of a digital dollar expected to be released in the com...
Congressman Introduces Bill To Limit Federal Control of US-Backed Crypto Assets
A US Representative is introducing a bill that would prevent the Federal Reserve from issuing government-backed crypto assets directly to individuals. Congressman Tom Emmer of Minnesota says that the ...
Pakistan Central Bank and Federal Government Recommend Complete Crypto Ban
Pakistan’s central bank and the federal government have recommended that crypto be completely banned. The report they have formed has been sent to the law and finance ministries for further review. Re...
Federal Reserve’s Jerome Powell provides a Bitcoin bounce, can it continue?
12 January 2022, London, UK. Bitcoin finally bounced yesterday off of the $40k support level (previously mentioned as being so critical) as Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said, ‘we probably re...
US Federal Trade Commission Warns Consumers About Falling for Crypto ATM Scam – Regulation Bitcoin News
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has warned consumers about scams involving cryptocurrency ATMs. “There’s a new spin on scammers asking people to pay with cryptocurrency,” the FTC described. FT...
Coal Decline Accelerates, Federal Funds Spur Clean Energy, Millions Of New Electric Vehicles And Chargers
2021 was a landmark year for clean energy and climate policy, from dozens of nations pledging to phase out coal, to the most ambitious federal climate proposals in United States history, to automakers...
The Federal Reserve Can Neither Suffocate You, Nor Elevate You
It’s all so predictable at this point: Fed minutes offering clues about its future plans come out, and the economic commentariat goes into a frenzy. Supposedly if the central bank “loosens,” it will “...
Federal Judge Says Capitol Riot Defendant Can’t Travel To Jamaica While Awaiting Trial
Topline A Michigan man accused of storming the U.S. Capitol building on January 6 cannot fly to Jamaica for 10 days later this month, a federal judge said in a scathing order Thursday, exactly one yea...
Here’s the biggest risk with what the Federal Reserve is about to do: Mohamed El-Erian
If the Federal Reserve is too heavy-handed with its interest rate hikes this year as a means to stomp out high rates of inflation, there is one critical risk that most investors probably aren’t ...
Trans Woman Could Be First Federal Inmate To Undergo Gender Confirmation Surgery
Topline A transgender woman serving time in a Texas prison could become the first federal inmate to recieve gender confirmation surgery in custody after a judge ordered the U.S. Bureau of Prisons to e...
Federal Reserve Not Afraid To Raise Rates Further If Higher Inflation Persists, Powell Says
Topline The stock market turned positive after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell pledged in testimony before the Senate on Tuesday that the central bank wouldn’t hesitate to raise interest rates ...