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Louis Velazquez is a dynamic force at the crossroads of technology, finance, and media. As the founder of MegaHoot Technologies and a financial industry veteran, Velazquez has built a reputation for identifying disruptive trends and turning them into profitable ventures. His diverse career spans from his early days as a competitive athlete to becoming a pioneering tech innovator and influential radio show host.
Bitcoin, stocks risk ‘months’ of losses as Kevin Warsh Becomes Fed chair
Bitcoin fell after each new Federal Reserve chair began work, data showed, while Kevin Warsh gave mixed signals over policy for risk assets.
Euro area economic climate worsens further in April as inflation expectations jump
Final consumer confidence -20.6 vs -20.6 prelim Economic confidence 93.0 vs 95.2 expected (Prior 96.2) Industrial confidence -7.7 vs -7.2 expected (Prior -7.0) Services confidence
Polymarket denies data breach, says hacker is selling public data
The apparent hacker claimed to have breached other prediction markets and planned to release the data in the next few days.
German states see slight uptick in headline inflation for April
Here are all the state readings released around the same time: Bavaria April CPI +2.9% vs +2.8% y/y prior Brandenburg CPI +% vs +2.8% y/y
What are the main events for today?
EUROPEAN SESSION In the European session, we get the preliminary CPI reports for Spain and Germany. Before the German CPI, we will get the German
Spain April preliminary CPI +3.2% vs +3.4% y/y expected
Prior +3.4% HICP +3.5% vs +3.5% y/y expected Prior +3.4% There is a little bit of good news here as Spanish headline annual inflation comes
CFTC pulls Wisconsin into fight over prediction market jurisdiction
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has sued Wisconsin in the agency’s fifth lawsuit against a US state to assert jurisdiction over prediction markets.
Bitcoin’s recent rally is largely fueled by Strategy purchases: Bitwise’s Hougan
While Bitcoin exchange-traded funds and whale buying have contributed to the recent Bitcoin rally, the key driver has been consistent buying by Michael Saylor’s treasury
Robinhood dips as Q1 earnings miss and crypto revenue, volume fall nearly 50%
Robinhood’s Q1 earnings per share and revenue figures missed industry expectations, sending the company’s shares down nearly 10%.
Heads up: Germany states’ CPI readings due later today
After the jump in headline inflation in March, we are to see that continue in April. Surging energy prices remain the main culprit as households
investingLive Asia-Pacific FX news wrap: Trump says prepare 4 extended indefinite blockade
China doubles May fuel exports but volumes stay well below pre-war levels Oil rally gathers pace on blockade extension reports, US dollar firms. Australian dollar
Judge rejects new trial for former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried
A federal judge slammed Sam Bankman-Fried’s request for a new trial as seemingly “a plan to rescue his reputation,” denying the former FTX boss’s request.
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Bitcoin, stocks risk ‘months’ of losses as Kevin Warsh Becomes Fed chair
Bitcoin fell after each new Federal Reserve chair began work, data showed, while Kevin Warsh gave mixed signals over policy for risk assets.
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Euro area economic climate worsens further in April as inflation expectations jump
Final consumer confidence -20.6 vs -20.6 prelim Economic confidence 93.0 vs 95.2 expected (Prior 96.2) Industrial confidence -7.7 vs -7.2 expected (Prior -7.0) Services confidence
