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The Block reports that a July 16 meeting between Trump, White House officials and Republican Senators Bernie Moreno and Cynthia Lummis does not produce a clear agreement on ethics language for the Clarity Act. The measure is designed to regulate the cryptocurrency industry at the federal level, but negotiators from both parties are still debating ...

Today, the United States administration announced its intention to impose a new 50% tariff on a significant number of Canadian goods. This is the latest in a series of unilateral U.S. trade actions that began with the U.S. imposing a series of tariffs in direct violation of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), the free trade agreement between ...

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has sued crypto mining investment business Mining Automatic and its founder, Zan Shaikh, alleging they raised $22 million from investors while spending only about 13% of the funds on mining operations. Mining Automatic was operated by Massachusetts-based Bright Vision Distribution LLC, which the SEC said ...

The Block reports that OKX said Monday Cuomo had joined its board of directors, extending his existing relationship with the crypto exchange after last month’s 50-50 joint venture with Intercontinental Exchange, the parent of the New York Stock Exchange, in which he serves as co-chair. Speaking on Fox Business on Monday, Cuomo presents tokenization as a way ...

We’re back to reading tea leaves! Hooray! Next week the Federal Reserve will have its second meeting since Kevin Warsh officially took the helm. And, at this point, the outcome is far from certain, which is unusual given that ever since Ben Bernanke instituted “forward guidance” the market usually knew what to expect. Warsh does not think “forward guidance” ...

President Trump announced a 10% "global tariff" just hours after the Supreme Court struck down his blanket tariffs in February. But that stopgap maneuver under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 came with the authority to levy duties for 150 days. That clock is set to run out. Absent a move by Congress to extend the tariffs — which is highly unlikely — ...

Russia’s State Duma is preparing to hold final readings on a bill that would bring cryptocurrency activity under a clearer legal framework, placing investor limits and cross-border use at the center of the country’s digital asset policy. Draft bill No. 1194918-8, titled “On Digital Currency and Digital Rights,” is expected to go through second and third ...

Thank you to our Great Speaker, Mike Johnson, the House Budget Chairman, Jodey Arrington, and the members of the House Budget Committee, including Lloyd Smucker, Ron Estes, Andrew Clyde, Josh Brecheen, Erin Houchin, Mike Carey, Blake Moore, Jay Obernolte, Tom McClintock, and many others, for launching an effort to get AS MUCH of THE SAVE AMERICA ACT as possible in a Budget Bill, along with aid to our incredible Farmers, and funding for our Military. We need Voter Photo ID (Identification!), Proof of Citizenship and, hopefully, No Corrupt Mail In Ballots (except for illness, disability, Military, or travel). I am asking all House Republicans to VOTE YES this week on the Budget Resolution, which is an important first step towards getting a Budget Bill. House Republicans must UNIFY, and fight for THE SAVE AMERICA ACT! President DONALD J. TRUMP

The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for the US declined by 0.2% in June 2026 to 99.1 (2016=100), following a 0.1% increase in May. However, the LEI is down by only 0.3% over the first half of 2026, a much smaller rate of decline than its 1.1% contraction over the second half of 2025. "In June, the Leading Economic Index (LEI) for the US ...

Nearly 1 million buyers of the Official Trump meme coin are reportedly underwater on their investment, down by around $3.8 billion in total, per blockchain analytics firm Nansen. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump's annual financial disclosure listed $636 million in income from the same coin in 2025. The token sent a slice of every trade back to the issuer, ...