According to Bloomberg, JPMorgan Chase has appointed Kara Kennedy as the new global co-head of its blockchain division, Kinexys. Kennedy will co-lead the division with Naveen Mallela, responsible for asset tokenization and blockchain project prototype development. Previously, Kennedy served as the head of digital asset product strategy for JPMorgan's securities services business.
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The Federal Reserve's Bostic: We still expect two rate cuts this year, but there is a lot of uncertainty.
Mr. Bostic said the Fed was expected to cut interest rates twice this year. A lot could happen in the future that could lead to more or less rate cuts. The base rate is currently in a moderate tightening state, compared with the neutral rate of 3% -3.5%. The slowdown is a major concern because of the upcoming policy changes, but businesses expect 2025 to be a solid year, and so far the economy has shown resilience.
Traders cut their bets on the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates and now see a 50% chance of two rate cuts in 205. (Jin Ten)
Wells Fargo expects the Federal Reserve to implement two 25 basis point rate cuts this year, in September and December, after forecasting three rate cuts.
JPMorgan cut its forecast for the number of Fed rate cuts this year from three to two.
On December 26, local time on the evening of December 25, Yemen's Houthi rebels issued a statement saying that they carried out two drone attacks on Israeli targets. The first attack targeted a "sensitive key facility" in the Jaffa area south of Tel Aviv, and the drone successfully hit the target; the second attack targeted the industrial area in Ashkelon, which was also "successful".
Mr. Daly said the Fed was very pleased with its forecast of two rate cuts in 2025, while his own forecast was for much fewer cuts next year than previously expected.