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Stock Market Looks Poised to Rally as Bond Yield Falls
Text size Michael Nagle/Bloomberg The worst may be over for the stock market. Key equity indexes continued their autumn rally, and there could be more gains before the end of the year, helped by conti...
Asia Stocks Fall, Led by China; Treasuries Rally: Markets Wrap
(Bloomberg) — A gauge of Asian equities fell amid a subdued tone in markets on Friday after Thanksgiving in the US. Treasuries rose as trading resumed after the holiday. Most Read from Bloomberg...
It’s Time for the Stock Market to Worry About Recession
The stock market is so over the Federal Reserve—but that doesn’t mean it’s out of the woods just yet. Attention is now turning to the U.S. economy—and whether it sinks into recession will determine if...
Stocks Rallied Dramatically. It’s Still a Bear Market
This commentary was issued recently by money managers, research firms, and market newsletter writers and has been edited by Barron’s. Bear-Market Rallies Technical Strategy BTIGNov. 11: Thursday...
Why DAO Treasuries Should Be Put to Work
DAO treasuries are collectively valued at billions of dollars. A large chunk of that money sits unused, generating no yield. Yep, DAOs are keeping their eggs in one basket, and the basket in a safe. D...
The New I Bond Rate is More Attractive Than the Old 9.6%.
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Rising Markets Seem to See the Fed Easing. It’s Too Early for That.
What everybody knows isn’t worth knowing, according to market wisdom. The Federal Reserve will raise its key federal-funds target rate by 75 basis points this coming week, as we all know, from the cur...
I Bonds Are Selling Like Crazy. Buy Now Before the Record 9.6% Rate Drops.
Text size Orders for I Bonds must be placed through the TreasuryDirect website. Dreamstime Hurry or you’ll miss out on one of the best deals in the bond market. The rate on the Treasury’s popular seri...
The Stock Market Had a Great Week, but It Hasn’t Gone Anywhere in a Month. Inside a Very Volatile Market.
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Close to 60,000 BTC Erased From Bitcoin Treasuries in 9 Months, 4 Entities Hold More Than 100K BTC – Bitcoin News
During the last two years, a number of public and private companies, exchange-traded products (ETPs), and countries have added bitcoin to their balance sheet. However, during the last nine months of 2...
197 NFTs of Seven Treasuries NFT Collection Stolen
5 hours ago | 2 mins read NFT News The vulnerability was exploited when an unauthorized user obtained the private key. The team reported that the smart contract had been changed after the event. Sever...
LiveArtX’s Seven Treasuries NFT Collection Stolen, Exploiter Breaks Floor Price
LiveArtX said the exploit apparently occurred after an individual gained access to the private key of the Seven Treasures collections, after which they could sell all the NFTs. A private key is a secr...
Tether abandons commercial paper in favor of US Treasuries
Tether announced that it recently reduced its holdings of commercial paper to zero. In lieu of commercial paper, Tether is increasingly backed by US Treasuries instead. When Tether provided its first ...
Rates on Treasury I Bonds Will Fall to 6.5% Soon. Get a Higher Rate Now.
The new rate on Treasury Series I inflation-linked savings bonds is likely to be set at 6.5% for bonds purchased starting in November, down from the current rate of 9.6%, Barron’s estimates. The new r...
Yellen Worries Over Loss of ‘Adequate Liquidity’ in Treasuries
(Bloomberg) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen cited concerns about the potential for a breakdown in trading of US Treasuries, as her department leads an effort to shore up that crucial market. M...
The Most Powerful Buyers in Treasuries Are All Bailing at Once
(Bloomberg) — Everywhere you turn, the biggest players in the $23.7 trillion US Treasuries market are in retreat. Most Read from Bloomberg From Japanese pensions and life insurers to foreign gov...
Brace for Mortgage Rates to Climb Higher After the Jobs Report
Text size A housing development in Pearland, Texas. Brandon Bell/Getty Images The rising cost of buying a home has cooled the market this year. In a roundabout way, Friday’s jobs report will add to ho...
MakerDAO goes ahead with $500M investment in treasuries and bonds
$500 million of the funds currently collateralizing the Dai stablecoin will be reallocated to U.S. Treasurys and corporate bonds in an effort to provide the protocol low-risk additional yield. MakerDA...
MakerDAO to Invest $500M in US Treasuries and Corporate Bonds
MakerDAO has joined hands with an asset advisory firm called Monetalis which will be assisting them in the allocation of funds across short-term US treasury bonds and investment-grade corporate bonds....
Organization Behind Fourth-Largest Stablecoin To Invest $500,000,000 in US Treasuries and Corporate Bonds
MakerDAO, the decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) behind the stablecoin DAI is kicking off its $500 million investment strategy to allocate funds for traditional assets. The issuer of the four...
MakerDAO Votes To Allocate 500M DAI Into US Treasuries, Bonds
Sygnum bank is the lead partner, working with Blackrock The move comes amid longer-term governance decision making process regarding decentralization MakerDAO, the protocol behind the DAI stablecoin, ...
MakerDAO DeFi Platform Dips Into TradFi With $500M Investment in Bonds and Treasuries
Decentralized finance pioneer MakerDAO will be converting as much as $500 million worth of its DAI stablecoin to use for investing in treasuries and bonds. The move was executed by Maker Governance on...
3 Reasons To Invest In Treasury ETFs Over Treasuries Themselves
Treasury bills are short-term U.S. government securities with maturities ranging from a few days to 52 weeks. Bills are sold at a discount from their face value. A Treasury note is a U.S. government d...
MakerDAO initiates $500 million investment in US treasuries, how will this affect MKR token?
MakerDAO has initiated an investment, where $500 million of the funds that are collateralizing the Dai (DAI/USD) stablecoin will be relocated to US Treasuries and corporate bonds, with the main goal o...
It’s Been a Rough Year for Stocks and Bonds. What to Do in 2023.
With more than a month to go, 2022 is all but certain to go down as an annus horribilis for both stocks and bonds. The crucial question for investors: What does that portend for the year ahead? The re...