Catenaa, Monday, March 3, 2025 – South African investment company Altvest Capital has officially entered the Bitcoin market, citing the cryptocurrency as a strategic reserve asset and a hedge against economic instability.  Altvest announced its first Bitcoin investment on Feb. 21, emphasizing that its digital asset strategy will remain focused exclusively on Bitcoin and will […]

NEW YORK, NY, Tuesday, February 27, 2024 – BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, projects moderate real GDP growth of 1.5-2% for the United States in 2024, according to comments made by Rick Rieder, the firm’s Chief Investment Officer (CIO), on CNBC’s “Closing Bell” program on February 15. Rieder acknowledged market concerns surrounding recent inflation […]

Catenaa, Wednesday, March 05, 2025- China has set its economic growth to 5% for 2025, official documents suggested on Wednesday, while presenting more stimulus measures to bolster the economy. In the Government Work Report released after its government annual meeting, Beijing has raised its budget deficit level to 4% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). This is the […]

Catenaa, Friday, February 21, 2025 – Japan’s headline inflation rose by 4% year-on-year(y/y) in January, the highest recorded after January 2023, official data said on Friday, putting the Bank of Japan(BOJ) on the path of more rate hikes. Data showed that Japanese inflation has accelerated more than expected in January, with consumer prices excluding fresh food rising […]

Catenaa, Wednesday, April 16, 2025- US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said tariffs are highly likely to generate at least a temporary rise in inflation in the US, while the economy is still stable despite uncertainty. In a speech to the Economic Club of Chicago, Powell said that tariffs imposed by President Trump are highly […]

Catenaa, Thursday, February 20, 2025 – US stocks closed at a record high on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 reaching its third record close of the year, as minutes from the Federal Reserve meeting in January stressed officials would stay till inflation improves for further rate cuts. Many stocks had opened lower after Trump said he was […]

Catenaa, Friday, March 14, 2025 – The Solana community is poised to vote on a key proposal, SIMD-228, which would significantly alter the network’s tokenomics by introducing a market-driven inflation model for SOL tokens. This proposal aims to replace Solana’s current fixed inflation schedule—set at 4.6% annually, tapering to 1.5%—with a dynamic emissions model that […]

Catenaa, Wednesday, March 12, 2025– US President Donald Trump’s tariff and other policies have increased the probability of a US recession as the markets unwind on their higher growth expectation, Standard Chartered said. Kaushik Rudra, Global Head of Fixed Income Research and Head of Asia Research at Standard Chartered, said that although they expect a growth in […]

Washington DC, October 11, 2023: The US Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.6% in September 2023, the biggest monthly increase since January 2022. This pushed the annual inflation rate to 8.2%, the highest level since December 1981, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. According to their report, prices have gone up by 3.7% […]

Catenaa, Wednesday, March 05, 2025– US President Donald Trump called for new tax cuts, tariffs and curb inflation in his inaugural address to the Congress on Tuesday, as he looked to bring in trillions of dollars to the economy. Trump asked the congress to cut income taxes on Social Security benefits, tips, and overtime pay, and also […]

Catenaa, Wednesday, February 19, 2025 – UK inflation rose to a more-than-expected 10-month high in January, official statistics said on Wednesday, diminishing hopes for low interest rates and highlighting challenges to the Bank of England. The Office for National Statistics said inflation, said inflation as measured by the consumer prices index, rose to 3% in the year to […]

WASHINGTON, Monday, April 08, 2024- A potential meltdown in the U.S. bond market is emerging as a growing concern for some analysts, citing factors like rising interest rates and high inflation. While the risk is not imminent, analysts warn that a confluence of events could trigger a sharp sell-off in U.S. government bonds, sending interest […]

Catenaa, Tuesday, February 25, 2025– US consumer confidence tumbled to 98.3 in February, the largest monthly decline since August 2021, the Conference Board said on Tuesday, signalling the risk of recession. The report stated US consumer confidence index sank this month to 98.3 from 105.3 in January, falling far below the expectations of 103 by economists. Consumer […]

Catenaa, Friday, February 14, 2025 – US inflation unexpectedly rose to 3% in January, the highest level in six months, as soaring egg and energy prices pushed up consumer costs, according to data released Wednesday. The increase exceeded economists’ forecast of 2.9%, posing a challenge for the Federal Reserve and President Donald Trump’s economic agenda. […]