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Share link:In this post: Powell is expected to hint at a September rate cut during his Friday speech in Jackson Hole. Traders are pricing in a 70% chance of a 0.25% cut and 50bps total easing in 2025. Trump is pressuring the Fed, but Powell may avoid firm commitments before new data.
Share link:In this post: UK business activity reached its fastest pace in a year in August, led by growth in services. Government borrowing in July was £1.1bn, lower than the OBR’s £2.1bn forecast, helped by higher tax receipts. Hiring stayed weak despite stronger activity, with employment falling for the eleventh straight month.
Share link:In this post: UK consumers increase their confidence in household budgets after the Bank of England rate cuts. Consumer confidence hit its highest level in months, surprising experts. Rich families spend more, but poor families still struggle with high prices.
Share link:In this post: Crypto handheld buyers in the U.S. are being hit with unexpected import duties, sometimes as high as $348. The manufacturer has paused shipments of its $599 gaming device while it investigates varying fees and complaints from early customers. Buyers are frustrated over the lack of upfront cost clarity, with some calling the extra charges misleading and asking for refunds.
- 22:17Hybrid DEX GRVT based on ZKsync completes $19 million Series A financingJinse Finance reported that hybrid decentralized exchange (DEX) GRVT has successfully completed a $19 million Series A funding round, further advancing its development in the compliant, high-performance crypto trading sector. This round was co-led by GRVT’s technology partner ZKsync and Further Ventures. Further Ventures is an investment firm backed by the Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund. Other major supporters include EigenCloud (formerly EigenLayer) and 500 Global. The GRVT team stated that the majority of the funds raised will be used for product development and engineering to expand its product range, including cross-chain interoperability, options markets, and tokenized real-world assets (RWAs). GRVT is described as a “hybrid” DeFi platform aiming to combine the user experience and regulatory compliance of centralized exchanges (CEXs) with the self-custody, privacy, and decentralization features of traditional DEXs. It positions itself as the world’s first licensed and regulated on-chain exchange. The platform launched its mainnet Alpha version on Ethereum Layer 2 network ZKsync at the end of 2024, initially focusing on perpetual contract trading and has now expanded to spot and options trading. GRVT is actively seeking multi-jurisdictional licenses, including the EU MiCA license, Dubai VARA license, and Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) capital market license.
- 22:01White House considers more CFTC chair candidates as nomination process faces obstaclesChainCatcher news, according to Golden Ten Data, due to the confirmation process for Brian Quintenz to become chairman of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) being stalled, the White House is considering other candidates. Sources familiar with the matter indicated that possible contenders include government officials focused on cryptocurrency policy. The CFTC oversees trillions of dollars in swap transactions, and with legislation currently under review by Congress, the agency may gain greater influence in the digital asset sector.
- 22:01The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on the Trump tariff case on November 5.Jinse Finance reported that the U.S. Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments for November 5 regarding the legality of Trump's broad imposition of global tariffs. This represents a major test of one of Trump's boldest assertions of executive power, which has always been a core part of his economic and trade agenda. Earlier this month, the justices announced they would hear the case after a lower court ruled that Trump had overstepped his authority by imposing most of the tariffs under a federal law intended to address emergencies.