Economics & Markets: * On September 17, 2025, the Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market Committee reduced its benchmark federal funds rate by 0.25 percentage points, setting the target range at 4% to 4.25%. This was the first rate cut since December 2024, with one dissenting vote from
Economics & Markets: * Yesterday’s U.S. stock market: * Yesterday’s commodity market: * Yesterday’s crypto market: Geopolitics & Military Activity: * On September 16, 2025, the Israeli Air Force conducted at least 12 airstrikes on the Houthi-controlled Hodeidah Port in western Yemen, targeting military infrastructure including docks and facilities used
Trending: * On September 15, 2025, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced a framework agreement between the United States and China to shift ownership of TikTok's U.S. operations to entities under American control. This follows a 2024 congressional law mandating that ByteDance, TikTok's Chinese parent
Economics & Markets: * Yesterday’s commodify market: * Yesterday’s crypto market: Geopolitics & Military Activity: * Over the past 24 hours Israeli forces issued multiple evacuation orders for buildings in Gaza City, including neighborhoods east of Wadi Gaza, displacing an estimated 300,000 people amid intensified airstrikes that Gaza's
Trending: * On September 11, 2025, the situation in Nepal began stabilizing after multiple days of intense violence, with the Nepali Army regaining control of Kathmandu and other major cities through deployments enforcing curfews and security measures, following the resignation of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and several ministers. Negotiations are
Trending: * On September 10, 2025, conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed at a Turning Point USA event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, by a lone gunman firing from a nearby rooftop, leading to an immediate campus lockdown and the suspect's arrest. Authorities are investigating
Trending: * On September 9, 2025, escalating anti-government protests in Nepal resulted in the destruction by fire of Singha Durbar, the historic administrative complex in Kathmandu housing government offices and parliament, while Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli's residence was also set ablaze by demonstrators. The unrest, initially triggered by
Trending: * On September 8, 2025, Nepal's government lifted a social media ban imposed on September 4, after violent protests caused at least 19 deaths and over 100 injuries. The ban affected over two dozen platforms, including Facebook, X, and YouTube, for failing to register with the Ministry of
Trending: * In Argentina's September 7, 2025, provincial legislative elections in Buenos Aires led by current Governor Axel Kicillof, won about 47% of the votes (based on 88% counted). This beat President Javier Milei's party, La Libertad Avanza (LLA), which got 34%, by a 13-point gap. The
Trending: * Yesterday, September 4, 2025, SEC Commissioner Atkins released a statement on the Spring 2025 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions. The agenda prioritizes innovation, capital formation, market efficiency, and investor protection. It proposes rules to clarify the regulatory framework for crypto asset issuance, custody, trading, offers, and sales.
Trending: * On September 3, 2025, Lisbon's historic Elevador da Glória funicular derailed during the evening rush hour, leading to at least 15 deaths and 18 injuries, including five in critical condition, one of whom was a child. The incident involved one of the two yellow tram-like cars losing
Trending: * Yesterday, the U.S. military carried out a precision strike on a suspected drug vessel in the southern Caribbean, killing eleven people. President Trump announced it during an Oval Office event, stating the boat, which left Venezuela, was carrying a large amount of drugs linked to the Tren de
