Category: brakes

  • USD moving higher as Powell taps the brakes on cuts

    The Fed chairman hit the brakes after saying that if all goes as planned, there will be two more cuts in 2024. Expectations for a 50 basis point cut fell to 36%. At one point last week, the forecast was around 60%. USDJPY: USDJPY rose to test and move above…

  • Bitcoin ETF Options Stalled As Nasdaq And NYSE Hit The Brakes

    The Nasdaq and New York Stock Exchanges have reportedly halted their plans for Bitcoin ETF options, which is a major setback for all those investors looking to trade cryptocurrencies more easily. This comes as both exchanges have backed away from their applications for listing and trading options based on Bitcoin…

  • Bitcoin ETF Options Stalled As Nasdaq And NYSE Hit The Brakes

    The Nasdaq and New York Stock Exchanges have reportedly halted their plans for Bitcoin ETF options, which is a major setback for all those investors looking to trade cryptocurrencies more easily. This comes as both exchanges have backed away from their applications for listing and trading options based on Bitcoin…

  • Goldman’s Pasquariello: ‘It is now a good time to tap the brakes on equities’

    Deepblue4you/iStock via Getty Images Nasdaq Total Returns (NASDAQ:QQQM) During the first half of this year, it rose by 18%, while the S&P 500 (SP500) index gained by 35% since its lows in October. Additionally, since late April, stocks of major U.S. tech companies have risen 24%. But Goldman Sachs’ Tony…

  • Auto insurance inflation set to tap on the brakes, BofA economist says (NYSE:TRV)

    Rising auto insurance premiums have been a notable driver of inflation in the past few months. In April, auto insurance jumped 22.6% from a year earlier, the largest increase since 1979, Stephen Juneau, an economist at Bank of America Securities, noted in a recent note. “This has been an increasing…

  • Electric mobility has ‘won the race’ but Volkswagen hits brakes on EV strategy

    Volkswagen AG’s comprehensive electric vehicle plan no longer exists. VW’s namesake brand, which has made its ID family of electric vehicles a staple of its future, I confess Last week you’ll need more hybrid cars as electric car sales slow. This represents the latest tweak VW has made to its…