US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he “would not be surprised” if China is already looking into ways to challenge the US’ pre-eminence in digital assets, given Hong Kong’s efforts to develop the industry. When testifying before the Senate Banking Committee on Thursday, Bessent said that there are “lots of rumours of Chinese digital assets”…
By Mike Dolan LONDON (Reuters) – What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-At-Large, Finance and Markets Ailing long-dated sovereign bonds around the world caught a break yesterday on a mix of soft U.S. jobs signals, decent auction buying and ebbing oil prices. The bond bounce and Federal Reserve easing speculation…
By Michael S. Derby NEW YORK (Reuters) -Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday pushed back against reports the central bank was spending money excessively on renovations, saying that the almost 90-year-old headquarters “was not really safe,” while acknowledging cost overruns. “The media reports … are misleading and inaccurate in many, many respects,” Powell said…