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Markets Are Betting on a Flurry of Rate Cuts. They’re Often Wrong.
27.08.2025 17:13
Financial markets are betting the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates several times over the next few months. It’s well understood that the Federal Reserve will lower its benchmark interest rate at its Sept. 16-17 meeting. Fed Chair Jerome Powell gave a strong signal at last week’s Jackson Hole event, saying that the central bank could soon adjust its policy stance.
Google Reveals Layer-1 'Universal Ledger' Plans as Circle, Stripe Prep Rival Chains
27.08.2025 16:26
Google is building a "performant, credibly neutral" layer-1 blockchain, but industry observers worry that the tech giant's existing interests could compromise that neutrality.
Investing in CME Group (NASDAQ:CME) five years ago would have delivered you a 92% gain
27.08.2025 13:00
When you buy and hold a stock for the long term, you definitely want it to provide a positive return. Better yet, you'd...
Google Cloud Building Blockchain for Digital Payments: Details
27.08.2025 11:43
Google Cloud has announced the launch of its Layer-1 blockchain dubbed Google Cloud Universal Ledger (GCUL). This protocol is designed to facilitate easy digital payment processes for financial institutions and enterprises. For now, the project is in the private testnet, but it will be made available to the public in ...
Google Cloud Unveils L1 Blockchain To Power Payments And Settlements
27.08.2025 06:12
Google Cloud is advancing into blockchain infrastructure with the development of a Layer-1 platform, the Google Cloud Universal Ledger (GCUL). The system is designed for financial institutions and aims to support tokenized assets, settlements and Python-based smart contracts.The initiative, now running on a private testnet, was first revealed in March ...
XRP Eyes $3.20 as Bull-Flag Pattern Forms, Key Support at $2.89
27.08.2025 05:53
Token tests $3.08 resistance on heavy flows before consolidating near the $3.00 psychological mark.
XRP Futures Break $1B Open Interest Mark on CME Platform
27.08.2025 03:55
XRP futures on CME Group has now crossed the $1b open interest milestone, becoming the fastest crypto contract to do so, just three months after launch. The achievement shows growing institutional appetite for regulated exposure to digital assets.CME said its wider crypto futures suite has now surpassed $30b in notional ...
Does CME Group's FanDuel Partnership Signal a New Retail Expansion Strategy for CME (CME)?
21.08.2025 10:15
On August 20, 2025, CME Group and FanDuel announced a partnership to launch new, user-friendly event-based contracts, granting millions of FanDuel US customers increased access to financial markets with simple "yes" or "no" positions on markets like equities, commodities, and economic indicators. This initiative combines CME Group's experience in regulated and transparent trading with FanDuel's broad user base, signaling a move to tap into retail participation and expand the range of...
FanDuel Teams Up With CME for Bets on Stocks and Commodities
21.08.2025 02:30
Expected to launch later this year, the event-based contracts will be tied to benchmarks such as the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100, the prices of oil and gas, gold, cryptocurrencies, and key economic indicators such as GDP and CPI, the companies said Wednesday. “Interest in prediction markets is growing, driven by unregulated platforms’ volume and signs of a more relaxed regulatory environment,” said Caroline Mauron, co-founder of Orbit Markets.
Jim Cramer Says “CME Has Lots of Options and Futures for Bitcoin and Ethereum”
16.08.2025 02:07
CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CME) is one of the stocks Jim Cramer shed light on. Cramer discussed the positives around the company despite a downgrade by UBS in July, after the company posted its earnings. He remarked: “CME Group, the parent of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, the world’s leading derivative marketplace, is a nearly $100 billion […]
Here’s why BCA Research says "markets are wrong on U.S. interest rates"
08.08.2025 10:50
Investing.com - Market forecasts for upcoming interest rate cuts are incompatible with ongoing one-year inflation expectations, according to analysts at BCA Research.
CME Group Declares Quarterly Dividend
07.08.2025 11:30
CME Group Inc., the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today declared a third-quarter dividend of $1.25 per share. The dividend is payable September 25, 2025, to shareholders of record as of September 9, 2025.
Insiders At CME Group Sold US$24m In Stock, Alluding To Potential Weakness
05.08.2025 14:00
Many CME Group Inc. ( NASDAQ:CME ) insiders ditched their stock over the past year, which may be of interest to the...
Farmer sentiment weakens, but farmers believe U.S. policy headed in right direction
05.08.2025 13:30
Farmer sentiment continues to weaken, as the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer declined again in July. The barometer fell 11 points to 135 from June, a reading that resulted from U.S. farmers' weaker perceptions of both current conditions and future expectations. The July Current Conditions Index dropped 17 points to 127 from last month, while the Future Expectations Index posted a smaller decline of 7 points to 139. Driving the weaker income prospects for 2025 were farmers' asses
US exchanges set to reap windfall as market volatility fuels trading rush
22.07.2025 10:04
Major U.S. stock exchanges are expected to report higher second-quarter profits, driven by increased fee collection from record-breaking trading volumes as investors rushed to reposition portfolios hit by tariff-related volatility. Periods of heightened market volatility usually drive up trading volumes, and with it, transaction and clearing fees, which translate into better earnings for exchanges. In the second quarter, uncertainty sparked by U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs triggered volatility, exacerbated by tensions in the Middle East.
Stay Ahead of the Game With CME (CME) Q2 Earnings: Wall Street's Insights on Key Metrics
18.07.2025 13:15
Beyond analysts' top-and-bottom-line estimates for CME (CME), evaluate projections for some of its key metrics to gain a better insight into how the business might have performed for the quarter ended June 2025.
Wall Street Hates the Idea of a ‘Shadow’ Fed Chair. It May Already Have One
18.07.2025 13:06
The Federal Reserve may already have the so-called shadow chairman that President Donald Trump has said he might soon appoint in a move that could be seen as part of a pressure campaign to lower interest rates and reduce government borrowing costs. Trump has been relentless with his criticism of Fed Chairman Jerome Powell, and raised expectations that he would fire him earlier this week, before changing course as markets reacted. Powell hasn’t given in, as inflation remains stubbornly north of the central bank’s 2% target and labor market data continues to show near-full employment.
CME Group (NASDAQ:CME) shareholders have earned a 15% CAGR over the last five years
18.07.2025 13:00
If you buy and hold a stock for many years, you'd hope to be making a profit. But more than that, you probably want to...
Nasdaq (NDAQ) Earnings Expected to Grow: What to Know Ahead of Next Week's Release
17.07.2025 14:00
Nasdaq (NDAQ) possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
Analysis-US companies adopt options strategies to shield euro revenues in case dollar recovers
17.07.2025 13:52
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Some U.S. companies are taking advantage of more attractive pricing in euro options to protect the revenues they expect from Europe against losses, fearing the common currency may have strengthened a bit too far. The euro rose against the dollar after the U.S. rolled out larger-than-expected tariffs in April, knocking the buck to a three-year low and raising concerns about U.S. assets, its exceptionalism and economic growth. That rationale is being challenged with U.S. stocks staging a 26% recovery from their April lows to rise 6.4% for the year, aided by postponements to the implementation of import tariffs, better-than-feared first-quarter earnings and positive economic data.