Today’s global macro environment resembles a constantly shifting chessboard, where geopolitics, policy uncertainty and investor sentiment intersect in unpredictable ways. Speaking to ET Now, Seth R Freeman of GlassRatner Advisory provided an assessment of how markets are dealing with the renewed volatility resulting largely from developments in the United States and the broader realignment of […]
Trump also signed an executive order Tuesday restricting federal financing and approval pathways used by institutional investors to acquire single-family homes, following a Jan. 7 statement that he planned to halt such purchases. At the same time, Clever Offers research found that 32% of recent home sellers consider real estate investors to be unreliable. While […]
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon warned on Wednesday that a proposal to cap credit card interest rates would end in economic disaster, while US President Donald Trump doubled down on the idea and said he was asking Congress to approve the measure.Trump, under pressure to address voters’ concerns about the cost of living ahead of […]
US construction spending rose more than expected in October, likely due to home renovations, while activity elsewhere was weak.The Commerce Department’s Census Bureau said Wednesday that construction spending rose 0.5% after a 0.6% decline in September. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast construction spending would rise 0.1% in October. Spending fell 1.0% year-on-year in October. […]
However, tariff threats between the US and EU remain. In a highly anticipated speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, US President Donald Trump discussed numerous current topics, including the escalating situation with Greenland and some cryptocurrency news. The price of BTC, like most financial markets, rose during and after the event, surpassing […]
One year into Trump’s presidency, Bitcoin is down ~15%, and Ethereum is down ~8%, while many altcoins are down 70-90%. A year after Donald Trump’s inauguration as US president, celebrated by supporters as a victory for the digital asset industry, the crypto market is deep in the red. While Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) have […]
BTC fell to a weekly low, gold is on a roll again. The geopolitical tension regarding Greenland continues to unfold on a daily basis, with the latest development shaping a high-level meeting between several leaders in Davos, Switzerland. Just like Monday morning, BTC has headed south and dropped to a new weekly low. At the […]
US President Donald Trump’s latest threat of tariffs against Europe – fueled by tensions over Greenland – has left Germany in a fragile situation just as the country showed the first signs of recovery from years of economic stagnation, AFP reported.Berlin and export-oriented German companies were caught off guard when Trump renewed his tariff warnings […]
Others, however, are likely to face significant regulatory hurdles. Proposals involving penalty-free 401(k) withdrawals and restrictions for institutional homebuyers would require action from Congress, industry experts say. In particular, a ban on large investors purchasing single-family homes would likely fall outside the budget reconciliation process, meaning it would require 60 votes in the Senate — […]
When President Donald Trump acquires Greenland after this recent wave of Trump tariffs, every market will start pumping like crazy, and the metals will correct significantly. Prepare wisely. In any case, Polymarket indicates that this happens in 21-35% of cases: (Source: Polymarkt) The other side of the coin is that large parts of the Western […]