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Australia’s central bank has downplayed concerns about the recent collapse of a large property developer, arguing that the company and its lenders in the private credit sector do not represent a system-wide financial stability risk.

Gemini 4 Argon tops 12 of 18 benchmarks in Google's own table, writes a million tokens per reply and resists hijacking best. Cyber defenders get it first, with the guardrails off.

September has been a brutal month for the bond market. If history is any guide, October might be even worse.

Singapore’s crypto economy grew 55.4% to $284 billion as institutional-platform activity surged 94%, while the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam stood out for small-value P2P transfers.

Micron Technology Inc. shares have rebounded from a summer selloff as fears about a potential pullback in AI spending have faded. Now investors want assurances from the memory-chip maker that the long-term outlook for demand remains bright.

Doubling down on Hong Kong offers a way to capitalise on wealth flowing out of China, but increases the risks of confrontation with Beijing

Beneath the languished moves in the main stock-market indexes, there were some disturbing features.

Bitcoin could face a near-term correction as short-term traders' onchain unrealized profit margin has reached its highest level in 21 months, according to CryptoQuant.

Ian Charest, Vice President, Treasury, La Caisse and Charles Lesaux, Head of Funding, BCI, discuss how institutional investors use bond markets to manage funding, liquidity and their balance sheets while supporting broader investment strategies, with Bloomberg’s Layan Odeh at the 2026 Canadian Finance Conference. (Source: Bloomberg)

Government debt extends decline as inflation and surging oil prices weigh on market

Coinbase Clearing will take USDC as collateral and settle around the clock, though margined products stay with partners.

Jim Paulsen thinks lagged indicators suggest the usual ‘best buying season’ for stocks may not be applicable this time and backtesting his model to 1970 shows meagre returns.

Citigroup Inc. is advising investors to buy 30-year Chinese government bonds as it expects lingering weakness in the economy and tapering supply of longer-term debt to boost demand for the paper.

Tether and its stablecoin have become central in "Iran's shadow banking system," according to a new Senate investigation.

Indonesia is trying to boost liquidity by allowing shares to trade at a tiny fraction of a US cent

The takeaway When you hear commentary on the federal government’s financial situation, the information is often based on the money flowing into and out of the Treasury general account. The US government’s checking account As with any household or business, … Continue reading →

Oil pushed higher as Iran and the US appeared far apart on a new ceasefire deal for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, with Tehran saying it’s sticking to a proposal that US President Donald Trump has rejected.

Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin said PeerDAS marked the start of Ethereum’s transition “from being just a blockchain to being something much more powerful.”

Interviews with industry participants and legislative aides paint a picture of a blown bill-writing process, with sources pointing to nearly every facet of the bill's development and the debate around it as contributing factors to this month's failed vote.

Major stock indexes hovering near records are masking a market straining under elevated oil prices, rising Treasury yields and a Federal Reserve bracing for additional interest-rate hikes.

Wild gyrations in individual stocks on a punchy cocktail of AI euphoria and fear, a tumbling bond market and geopolitical drama bode well for a long-favored trade among hedge fund managers.

AIX accused of having skipped or delayed payouts on bond-like products offering double-digit annual returns

Yields on municipal bonds — adjusted for taxable-equivalent comparisons — have widened dramatically over those of corporate bonds over the past two months.

Absa AgriBusiness agricultural economist Zama Sangweni says El Niño could reduce summer crop yields and put upward pressure on food prices. She explains how more severe weather could also reshape regional trade and why countries including Zambia may be especially exposed through agriculture, employment and hydropower. (Source: Bloomberg)

An open competition run by StarkWare, Yukon Research, and Eigen Labs drove the estimated cost of building a quantum-safe Bitcoin transaction from about $320 to roughly $67, with AI models topping the leaderboards.

A federal appeals court ruled on Friday that Kalshi has not adequately shown its sports event contracts are swaps under the Commodity Exchange Act.

Overseas purchases of US equities topped $940bn in the year to July, coinciding with strong gains in the S&P 500

Peirce, known as “Crypto Mom,” served on the SEC for about eight years, including as director of the Crypto Task Force.

Federal prosecutors are targeting a Montana payments firm and a Caribbean bank accused of moving money without a license.