USD/JPY trades on a stronger note around the mid-151.00s on Friday.  Japan’s Kishida said it was appropriate for the BoJ to maintain easy monetary policy.  Fed’s Waller stated there is no rush to cut rate and need to maintain it for longer than expected The USD/JPY pair holds positive ground…

BlackRock’s Ethereum-based BUIDL fund has amassed $245 million in Ethereum tokens within just one week since its launch. Etherscan data reveals that ten transactions have contributed to the BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund, starting with an initial $5 million on March 20 when the BUIDL fund debuted. In the…

Key News Asian equities were largely higher as Mainland China, Hong Kong, Australia, and India outperformed while Japan underperformed. Malaysia was closed for Nuzul Al-Quran, which is a day dedicated to reading and reflecting on the Quran, while the Philippines was closed for Maundy Thursday, also known as Holy Thursday,…

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Top Republican officials have begun making some of their most overt calls yet for the party to better embrace early voting and vote-by-mail options. In recent TV appearances, memos to keyed-in party officials and public statements, GOP operatives and party leaders have pushed to clear the fog of past statements by Donald Trump casting doubt and discouraging Republicans from voting any other way but on Election Day. “We’ll have early voting in Michigan for the first time. We’ll take advantage of it,” a top Republican National Committee official said on a press call Thursday. “Mail ballots are not very old in Pennsylvania. We’ll have an opportunity to grow that. Ballot harvesting in Nevada is legal under certain circumstances. We’ll take advantage…

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House Oversight Chairman James Comer officially invited President Joe Biden to testify at a public hearing as House Republicans look revive interest in their stalled impeachment inquiry into the president – even as the White House has shot…

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The nice part about having no debt is a) how relatively easy it is to maneuver when business conditions change and b) how much better the CEO’s brain works with the reduced anxiety. It might be contended that the challenging condition of owing a great deal of money ignites innovation…