U.S. equity markets face a potential shakeup as the Securities and Exchange Commission readies a new policy that would allow crypto companies to offer blockchain-based stocks, analysts and lawyers said. The crypto industry says tokenized stocks — blockchain-based instruments that track traditional equities — could revolutionize stock markets by allowing ...

The Federal Reserve is expected to hold interest rates steady on Wednesday at the end of the first meeting chaired by Kevin Warsh, with a new policy statement and economic projections likely to reflect growing concern about the inflation stoked by the Iran war even as oil prices slide on peace deal hopes. With recent data showing strong U.S. hiring, a ...

*TRUMP REITERATES IRAN DEAL WILL OPEN HORMUZ TRUMP: I THINK IRANIAN LEADERS WILL BEHAVE MUCH DIFFERENTLY Trump: Iran deal will be signed shortly. Could be signed tomorrow or next day. TRUMP: IF THEY DON'T HONOR THE AGREEMENT, WE'LL PROBABLY GO BACK TO BOMBING THEM UNTIL THEY HONOR IT

Watch live as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media at the end of the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France.

U.S. and Iran discuss moving up signing of deal, sources say The US, Iran, and the mediators are discussing holding the signing of the memorandum of understanding, currently scheduled for Friday, as early as Wednesday, according to a diplomat from one of the mediating countries and a second source familiar with the discussions - Axios MOU WOULD BE SIGNED ELECTRONICALLY, US TO RELEASE TEXT - AXIOS MOU ACCELERATED SIGNING WOULD AIM TO OPEN HORMUZ SOONER - AXIOS

Bitcoin (BTC) showed signs of bottoming inside the $60,000–$70,000 range on Wednesday, according to onchain data shared by a quant analyst. The bottom signal comes from Bitcoin’s unrealized price distribution, or URPD, which shows where BTC last moved on-chain and helps identify major investor cost-basis zones. As of Tuesday, Bitcoin's URPD reading showed a ...

The threat to ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz has lessened following the announcement of the Iran deal, a naval coalition led by the United States told shippers in a notice this week. The Joint Maritime Information Center downgraded the threat level in Hormuz to “substantial” from “severe” in an advisory note published Tuesday. The center is a ...

Pending home sales in May increased by 3.8% month-over-month and 4.8% year-over-year, according to the National Association of REALTORS® Pending Home Sales report. The report provides the real estate ecosystem—including agents, homebuyers and sellers—with data on the level of home sales under contract. Month-over-month and year-over-year pending home sales ...

I will be doing a Press Conference in 45 minutes from France. I’ll then be heading to Versailles for Dinner with French and other European Leaders, and then back home tonight! The trip was a Great Success but, mostly what people wanted to talk about, is the fact that Iran will not have a Nuclear Weapon, and that the Strait of Hormuz will immediately be opened! Great Numbers in all categories for the United States Economy with more people working today than have ever worked before. Over 19.1 Trillion being invested in the U.S.A. with Factories and everything else happening but, importantly, recent Stock Market numbers are through the roof because of the settlement and, likewise, Oil Prices are tumbling down! President DONALD J. TRUMP Trump: Oil prices are tumbling down. Trump: Great numbers in all categories for the US economy. TRUMP ON TRUTH SOCIAL: SAYS 'IRAN WILL NOT HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON,' 'STRAIT OF HORMUZ WILL IMMEDIATELY BE OPENED'

Bitcoin has been noisy during the Tuesday session, which is not a huge surprise considering that it went straight up in the air for about 4 or 5 days. Bitcoin recently formed a pretty significant ascending triangle at the crucial region of $60,000. The $60,000 level is a large round psychologically significant figure that a lot of people will of course be ...

G7 leaders: Will work together with partners to reduce critical dependencies, ensure that attempts or threats to weaponize economic dependencies fail G7 Leaders: Commit to coordinating efforts to establish, develop necessary processing, industrial capacities for diversification of our critical minerals value chains. G7 leaders: We task the G7 development finance institutions (DFIs) and export credit agencies to enhance coordination and collaboration on critical minerals