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According to u.today, French President Emmanuel Macron said that the increasingly relaxed regulation of the crypto sector in the United States could lead to financial instability. "If the United States allows cryptocurrencies to develop too freely, there may be global risk spillovers, as stablecoins are usually backed by US dollar assets." In addition, he also called on the European Central Bank (ECB) to reshape monetary policy to deal with new financial risks.
Investment firm Aureus Asset Management said the market expects the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates at least until December, but the risk of rising inflation remains high. Despite all the tariff negotiations, prices remain high. We've been looking more at fixed income, and we've found that its volatility can actually be reduced, rather than just going long equities as in the past.
Matthias Scheiber, analyst at Allspring, said the Fed had taken what was widely expected to be a "wait and see" approach to interest rates as uncertainty over tariffs persists and the US labour market remains strong. "From our perspective, the next window for a possible rate cut is September," said the head of multi-asset solutions. Allspring expects the Fed could cut rates twice this year if inflation continues to fall towards its 2.0 per cent target.
Federal Reserve Chairperson Jerome Powell: Federal Reserve policy is not fixed; it can remain restrictive if inflation progress stalls, or it can ease policy if the labor market is unexpectedly weak or inflation falls more than expected.
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) will formally assess the extent to which companies or individuals accused of wrongdoing cooperated or self-reported before imposing fines, in the latest signal that the derivatives regulator is changing the way it enforces. Caroline Pham, acting chairperson of the CFTC, said the new advisory is designed to create a "meaningful incentive" for companies to proactively raise issues and resolve cases more quickly with reasonable penalties. Pham said...
South Korea's financial authorities said on Friday that they would ease foreign exchange controls to improve liquidity conditions in the foreign exchange market.
Cathie Wood, founder of the Ark Fund, wrote on X that the US should deregulate and reduce the influence of institutions such as the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the US FTC (FTC). Cut government spending to make room for the private sector. Implement tax cuts and focus on technological innovation. Doing so could boost the US economy more powerfully than during the "Reagan Revolution". Elon Musk retweeted the post, calling the proposals "great."
