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Economist Peter Schiff said in an X post that gold-denominated bitcoin has fallen 18% since hitting a high of about 37.2 ounces on August 12, just 2% above the official bear market zone. In fact, gold-denominated bitcoin is currently nearly 16% below its November 2021 high.
On August 8th, President Trump of the United States: I am very honored to announce that I have selected Stephen Millan, the current Chairperson of the Council of Economic Advisers, to the seat just vacated on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors until January 31, 2026. In the meantime, we will continue to search for a long-term replacement for the Federal Reserve position. Stephen holds a doctorate in economics from Harvard University and did an excellent job in my first administration. He has...
President Trump of the United States: It is my great honor to announce that I have selected Stephen Millan, the current Chairperson of the Council of Economic Advisers, to the seat just vacated on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors until January 31, 2026. In the meantime, we will continue our search for a long-term replacement for the Federal Reserve position. Stephen holds a doctorate in economics from Harvard University and has done well in my first administration. He has been with me sinc...
According to Reuters, as of now, Trump has not nominated a successor to the next chairperson of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and the current chairperson, Rostin Behnam, has previously announced that he will resign on January 20, the inauguration day of President-elect Trump, which means that there may be a "gap" with the regulator for a period of time. Rostin Behnam led the CFTC for four years, most notably during the crackdown on cryptocurrency exchange Binance for violat...
Fanong Credit pointed out in its 2025 foreign exchange outlook that the dollar has been priced with many positive factors, and it is not expected to continue to perform beyond this high next year, while the euro is starting to become oversold and undervalued, which is expected to be the east wind of the recovery! > >
Dollar-denominated bitcoin trading is more concentrated in the U.S. session, with CME's bitcoin and ethereum futures hitting a record number of unpositioned squaring contracts!
US President-elect Donald Trump's nomination of Scott Bessent to be US Treasury secretary has cooled the dollar's recent rally. After Mr. Bessent took office, market participants saw the hedge fund manager taking a more phased approach on tariffs and trying to rein in the budget deficit as a positive sign for the US economy and markets. Erik Nielsen, chief economic adviser at UniCredit, said: "When Mr. Bessent was announced as Treasury secretary, you could really hear a sigh of relief from US fi...
On November 23rd, local time on November 22nd, US President-elect Trump nominated billionaire Scott Bescent to the post of Treasury Secretary. Bescent, 62, is the founder of global macro investment firm KeySquareGroup and served as the chief investment officer of Soros Fund Management. He advised Trump on economic policy during the 2024 presidential campaign.
President-elect Trump is expected to nominate former Georgia senator Kelly Loeffler, a businesswoman and politician who served as U.S. senator from Georgia from 2020 to 2021, to be agriculture secretary, according to people familiar with the matter.
President-elect Trump has said he will nominate Senator Marco Rubio as Secretary of State.
