News list for "Announced Thursday"
The Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Friday it would release its closely watched September jobs report on Thursday, originally scheduled for October 3 but delayed due to the 43-day government shutdown.
Important events and data forecast for the next week: Monday: Federal Reserve Vice Chairperson Jefferson delivers a speech; Wednesday: Federal Reserve Bostic hosts the meeting, Hamak and Daley deliver keynote speeches; Thursday: U.S. unemployment claims for the week to May 17; Friday: New York Federal Reserve President Williams delivers a keynote speech at the Monetary Policy Implementation Seminar. (Jin Ten)
Here are the key points that the market will focus on in the coming week: Monday at 20:30, 2025 FOMC voting committee and Chicago Federal Reserve President Goolsbee gave an interview to CNBC. On Tuesday at 21:00, Federal Reserve Vice Chairperson Jefferson addressed the Economic Mobility Summit. On Tuesday at 22:00, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde gave an interview to CNBC. On Tuesday at 21:30, the 2026 FOMC voting committee and Philadelphia Federal Reserve President Harker addr...
Tether and Bitfinex announced Thursday that Stuart Hoegner, Bitfinex's general counsel, has retired to oversee the legal affairs of stablecoin issuers and exchanges under Michael Hilliard, as stricter regulations from the MiCA came into effect late last year. According to a statement, Hoegner and Hilliard have co-led the legal work of the two firms for several years. The leadership dynamics of the two firms changed after the European Union Crypto Asset Market (MiCA) regulation MiCA came into ful...
According to the AXIOS website, OpenAI announced Thursday that it is rolling out a new feature that allows users to share live video of their phone's screen and phone in the advanced voice mode of the ChatGPT mobile app. This way users don't have to upload photos or describe their surroundings in a chat.
Blockchain startup Magic Labs announced Thursday that it is launching a new cross-chain network called Newton, a platform designed to make using decentralized applications across multiple blockchains as seamless as browsing the internet. By leveraging Polygon's decentralized AggLayer and chain power builder packages, Newton will allow developers to build dapps that run on different chains without requiring users to maintain different wallets.
Cryptocurrency trading firm and market maker GSR announced the departure of two senior executives on Thursday. Rich Rosenblum, co-founder and co-chief executive of GSR, has resigned. John MacDonald, chief technology officer, is also leaving, GSR wrote on social media platform X. GSR noted that Rosenblum was leaving the company "to pursue new entrepreneurial opportunities" and would continue to be in touch with him. The leadership shake-up is another major executive shake-up at GSR this year afte...
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on Thursday announced that India has "technically complied with the FATF recommendations to a high degree and has taken significant steps to implement the fight against illicit financing" following a joint assessment with the Asia Pacific Anti-Money Laundering Group (APG) and the Eurasia Group (EAG). But noted areas for improvement, particularly in regulating the non-financial sector and virtual asset providers. India was urged to adopt a risk-based approac...
Commerzbank on Thursday announced a partnership with Crypto Finance, a subsidiary of Deutsche Bo ̈ rse, to offer digital asset services to its corporate clients. The new service will focus on Bitcoin and Ethereum, providing secure custody and trading. Commerzbank is one of the largest banks in Germany with significant operations in corporate banking, retail banking and investment banking. As of 2024, the company employs around 48,000 people and serves around 11 million private clients and more ...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Thursday that an early bitcoin investor has pleaded guilty to "filing a tax return that falsely reported his cryptocurrency gains." Texas resident Frank Richard Ahlgren III pleaded guilty to understating the capital gains he received from selling $3.70 million worth of BTC. According to court documents, Ahlgren bought 1,366 bitcoins in 2015, each worth no more than $500. In October 2017, he paid about 370...
