Markets

Asian equity markets rallied strongly into the weekend following fresh signals from Beijing that additional fiscal and monetary stimulus is forthcoming to support China's faltering economic recovery. The Politburo meeting earlier in the week pledged a "more proactive" fiscal policy...

Private equity firms are sitting on unprecedented levels of uncommitted capital—commonly known as dry powder—as they position for what many expect to be a robust wave of dealmaking in 2026. Industry data compiled by Preqin shows global private equity dry...

Crude oil prices found a tentative floor near $68 per barrel over the weekend after a steep slide prompted by softening demand expectations and rising supply. Brent crude settled around $68.50 on Friday, down more than 4% for the week,...

Major U.S. technology stocks faced renewed selling pressure this weekend as reports surfaced that European Union antitrust regulators are preparing to issue formal charges against several gatekeepers under the Digital Markets Act. Alphabet, Apple, Meta, and Amazon are all in...

Bitcoin experienced a sharp weekend pullback, dropping below the psychologically important $100,000 level for the first time in weeks as traders engaged in widespread profit-taking. By Sunday afternoon, the largest cryptocurrency was trading around $98,200, representing a roughly 8% decline...

Financial markets are entering the traditionally quiet holiday period with a sense of unease, as investors continue to grapple with the Federal Reserve's unexpectedly hawkish signals from its mid-December meeting. Although the Fed delivered the widely anticipated 25-basis-point rate cut...

It's beginning to look a lot like bonus season on Wall Street — and early indications suggest 2025 payouts will be robust. Major investment banks including JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, and Morgan Stanley have begun communicating compensation ranges to staff,...

Crude oil prices extended their decline this week, with Brent falling below $70 a barrel amid signs OPEC+ is preparing to unwind production cuts faster than expected. The cartel and its allies are reportedly considering adding another 400,000 barrels per...

Europe's technology giants are bracing for a more aggressive regulatory environment in 2026. The European Commission has signaled it intends to step up enforcement of the Digital Markets Act (DMA), with several ongoing investigations into Apple, Google, and Meta expected...

Bitcoin traded calmly above $105,000 this weekend, showing remarkable resilience amid broader market uncertainty. After touching a new all-time high near $108,000 earlier in the week, the world's largest cryptocurrency has settled into a tight range. Trading volume is lighter...

The Federal Reserve's latest meeting may have come and gone earlier this week, but the aftershocks are still rippling through global markets this Saturday. Chair Jerome Powell's comments on Wednesday — signaling only two or three rate cuts in 2026...

The Wall Street giant, the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), is in advanced discussions to invest in the crypto payment company MoonPay, according to a recent report by Bloomberg. ICE is the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange, so its...

Jump Trading was recently hit with a $4 billion lawsuit due to allegedly having a role in the collapse of Terraform, Do Kwon’s crypto empire, according to a recent report by The Wall Street Journal. The report, published December 18,...

A global stablecoin-based payment fintech firm, RedotPay, announced recently that it has successfully completed a Series B funding round, raising a total of $107 million. With the round complete, the company’s total capital raised in 2025 to $194 million. The...

SoFi Technologies, the one-stop shop for financial services, announced yesterday, December 17, that it has launched SoFiUSD. According to its announcement, this is the first fully-reserved US dollar stablecoin issued by SoFi Bank, N.A. The firm went on to say...