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Investing.com -- The U.S. Department of Justice is actively weighing whether to intervene in a high-stakes state antitrust lawsuit against asset management giants BlackRock Inc (NYSE:BLK) and State Street Corp (NYSE:STT), Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Senior antitrust officials have held discussions in recent weeks with involved state attorneys general and company representatives, though federal officials have yet to reach a final determination on joining the litiga

The Fed can't do it all on the inflation front.

The Fed can't do it all on the inflation front.

Ethereum has swung from a yearly high near $3,100 to a February low and back again, and now traders face a Fed rate hike, wavering ETF flows, and a major network upgrade all converging in the next 15 days before Q4 begins.

Circle Arc went live today, September 16, 2026, as an open, EVM-compatible Layer 1 blockchain. The network arrives exactly one day after the CLARITY Act failed a cloture vote in the U.S. Senate, leaving a regulatory vacuum that Circle is now attempting to fill through private-sector consensus rather than federal mandate. By positioning itself as […]

TORONTO, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney welcomes dozens of global investors to Toronto this week, hoping to lure investments for more than 160 projects that he says are key to steering Canada's economy through a trade war with the United States. Confirmed attendees, many from ‌the former Goldman Sachs executive and central bank chief's personal rolodex, include BlackRock CEO Larry Fink and Blackstone President Jon Gray from the United States, as well ‌as Singapore fund

By Nivedita Balu and Promit Mukherjee TORONTO, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney welcomes dozens of global investors to Toronto this week, hoping to lure investments for more

Block filed with the OCC to form Builders Bank & Trust, N.A., a national trust charter aimed at cutting sponsor-bank fees and unifying compliance for Cash App and Square.

Jeffrey Rosenberg, portfolio manager of the systematic multi-strategy fund at BlackRock, says a 25 basis-point rate hike would not be a big issue for risk assets. He speaks on "Bloomberg Surveillance."

Jeffrey Rosenberg, portfolio manager of the systematic multi-strategy fund at BlackRock, says the August US employment report is much more about inflation and Federal Reserve monetary policy. He speaks on "Bloomberg Surveillance."

BTC reached $80k again after Fed Governor Waller said he may support holding rates at the next FOMC meeting.

Bitcoin ETFs pulled in $924 million last week, yet BTC remains stuck below $80,000 as traders eye the Fed.

U.S. aims to defeat Iran with more sanctions, how auto makers lose from new tariffs, ETF closures have nearly doubled this year, and more news to start your day.

U.S. aims to defeat Iran with more sanctions, how auto makers lose from new tariffs, ETF closures have nearly doubled this year, and more news to start your day.

The broad market exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) was up 0.4%, and the actively tra

BlackRock's Rick Rieder says the latest CPI report gave markets reason to celebrate, but inflation remains above the Fed's 2% target. He argues the economy is now "in the ballpark" and that raising overnight rates may not be the most effective way to bring inflation lower. The bigger issue for markets may be the long end of the yield curve, where fiscal deficits, heavy treasury issuance and AI-related financing push real rates higher.

Speculative investors are increasingly betting the Reserve Bank of Australia will raise interest rates again in November as inflation remains above the central bank’s target.

Cisco benefits from AI demand, Musk is optimistic about Starlink, inflation hasn’t thrown cold water on stock market rally, and more news to start your day.

U. S. stock futures traded close to unchanged on Tuesday as investors monitored renewed Middle East tensions, higher oil prices and developments across the artificial intelligence sector ahead of key inflation data later this week.

Rick Rieder, BlackRock's Chief Investment Officer of Global Fixed Income, discussed the Federal Reserve's monetary policy outlook, emphasizing that a rate hike currently does not make much sense given recent economic data.

Rick Rieder, CIO of global fixed income at BlackRock, reacts to the July US employment report, calling it "unremarkable," and says the economy is going through a "productivity revolution." Speaking on "Bloomberg Open Interest," Rieder also discusses the outlook for Federal Reserve monetary policy and how the company is currently investing in the fixed income market.

Circle Internet Group (NYSE:CRCL) shares rose around 7% in pre-market trading after the stablecoin issuer reported second-quarter results in line with expectations, secured the first federal bank charter granted to a stablecoin company and raised parts of its full-year outlook. The company also announced that BlackRock, Visa and Mastercard will serve as validators for its upcoming blockchain network.

Ford, BlackRock, and Google just pledged hundreds of millions to pull experienced tradespeople back into the workforce, and a 63-year-old electrician in Ohio is answering that call without realizing the bigger paychecks could trigger two separate federal penalties at once.

On CoinDesk's The Policy Protocol, Renato Mariotti is joined by guest host Ari Redbord, Global Head of Policy at TRM Labs, for a conversation on the politics of the CLARITY Act, the state-vs-federal fight over prediction markets, and Wisconsin's invocation of an 1849 law that could bar prediction-market users from voting. And, they sit down with Rachel Anderica, Head of Global Operations at Anchorage Digital, who walks through Anchorage's agentic banking build inside its OCC trust and a "cashless reserves" model in partnership with JPMorgan. Plus, the hosts name the TradFi endorsers of CLARITY — BlackRock, Fidelity, and Goldman Sachs — as the Person of the Week.

(Bloomberg) -- To get a sense of how dour the US private credit market has become, consider this: It’s now potentially a better deal for borrowers to seek financing across the Atlantic.Most Read from BloombergStocks Fall as 30-Year Bond Yields Surge After Fed: Markets WrapUS Strikes Iran Again as Conflict Widens Across Middle EastWarner Bros. Deal Collapse Would Cost the Ellisons $9.8 BillionTrump Says US Will Strike Iran Hard as War Escalates AgainMeta’s Zuckerberg Defends AI Bets to Skeptical

In crypto news today (July 30), Bitcoin climbed -0.5% overnight, dropping below $64,000 following yesterday’s FOMC meeting, in which a rate hike wasn’t announced but SEC Chair Paul Atkins hinted at hikes to come, causing a slight sell-off across crypto. However, crypto held up well in comparison to the US ...

(Bloomberg) -- Some global bond investors are looking to shift toward markets like Australia and Europe as doubts grow over the Federal Reserve’s ability to keep inflation under control, adding to pressure on Treasuries. Most Read from BloombergStocks Fall as 30-Year Bond Yields Surge After Fed: Markets WrapWarner Bros. Deal Collapse Would Cost the Ellisons $9.8 BillionTrump Says US Will Strike Iran Hard as War Escalates AgainUS Intercepts Iran Attack on Bases, Puncturing Days of CalmMeta’s Zuck

(Bloomberg) -- For months, Big Tech has flooded debt markets with mega bonds that were initially snatched up by investors keen to get exposure to the artificial intelligence boom. As demand wanes and bubble concerns mount, those deals are becoming harder and costlier to get over the line. Most Read from BloombergChip Rout Deepens on Circular Funding, China Competition FearsNvidia’s $750 Billion in Deals Reignite Circular AI FearsCitadel Securities Sees Warsh Delivering Surprise Fed HikeApple Set

BlackRock crammed a hedge fund strategy into a single ETF ticker, and billions poured in before anyone could answer the one question that actually matters.

On this episode of CoinDesk's Public Keys from the New York Stock Exchange, Jennifer Sanasie is joined by Charles Schwab Head of Crypto Research Jim Ferraioli, who breaks down the odds of a Fed hike, why he believes the CLARITY Act is not yet priced into Bitcoin, and his finding that some 60% of Bitcoin's daily price move can't be tied to macro factors. Galaxy Head of Firmwide Research Alex Thorn unpacks the newly launched $15 million Bitcoin Security Consortium — backed by nine firms including BlackRock, Coinbase, Fidelity, Galaxy, and Strategy — and Galaxy's own $5 million Bitcoin Quantum Readiness Initiative, while making the case that CLARITY is in its "11th hour" ahead of the August recess. Finally, FalconX Head of Derivatives Griffin Sears kicks off CoinDesk's Perps Week, explaining how perpetual futures jumped from crypto into oil, single-name equities, and pre-IPO SpaceX exposure. Plus, a look at ETF flows and a Crypto Fear & Greed reading stuck at 30.