Economy

How Hyperliquid defied crypto’s DAT death spiral—and built the industry’s only flourishing digital asset treasury

Hyperliquid Strategies, the digital asset treasury trading on Nasdaq under the ticker PURR, has seen its shares surge 251% since the start of the...

Kevin Warsh’s Fed has a rent problem: Higher rates could fuel a ‘doom loop’ in housing, top economist warns

Kevin Warsh, a leading candidate for the presidency of the US Federal Reserve, faces a major challenge related to the rental market. A renowned...

What Bessent is now saying after bond yields didn’t stop rising on ‘I am the house’ remark

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent spoke in a televised interview with Axios, where he defended his department's record in the bond market. He also...

Treasury yields inch lower as investors pare back Fed rate hike bets

U.S. Treasury yields declined on Monday following a sharp selloff the previous week. The 10-year yield settled at 5.255%, the 30-year at 5.614% and...

The 2029 tipping point: Western populations are about to start shrinking, piling pressure on public finances

Credit rating agency Moody's warns that aging Western populations will strain public finances with fewer workers and higher costs. The European Union's population is...

Why surging Treasury yields don’t signal a U.S. ‘fiscal apocalypse’ — yet

U.S. government borrowing costs have risen to their highest levels in decades, with the benchmark 10-year Treasury yield now firmly above 5%. Net interest...

Fed minutes coming this week could give markets important clues about future rate hikes

The minutes from the Federal Reserve's September meeting will be released this week. They could provide additional clues about future interest rate hikes. The...

Trump teases more inflationary money for voters ahead of midterm elections, now promising $90 payments after touting $500 and $5,000 checks

President Donald Trump announced in late October 2020 one-time payments of $90 to over 20 million seniors for Medicare Part B premiums, following earlier...