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Atkins from the SEC and CFTC representatives named crypto regulation a priority

Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Paul Atkins stated that the agency is focused on cryptocurrencies — this sector has become a key area of work for him. He spoke about this during a roundtable held on Monday, September 29. The event was organized to coordinate the efforts of the SEC with t

Crash Bets: VIX Funds on Wall Street Surpass $1 Billion

Wall Street traders have invested over $1 billion this year in funds linked to the VIX index. Money is flowing en masse into exchange-traded products that track volatility index futures Cboe as investors prepare for turbulence in the stock market after a record rally. The largest of these instruments — Barclays iPath S&am

Threat of a budget crisis, end of the quarter, and employment statistics worry markets

Financial markets are entering a new tense week. Against the backdrop of a possible US government shutdown, three events are coinciding at once — the countdown to a potential shutdown, the end of the third quarter, and the release of September employment statistics. Last week, the main indices barely changed, despite new tariffs announced by

S&P reaches valuations reminiscent of the dot-com era, but Wall Street sees differences

The S&P 500 index is trading at levels the market hasn’t seen since the dot-com bubble. But while investors panicked back then, today Wall Street is more likely adapting to new realities. As Yahoo Finance notes, more and more analysts are asking what should now be considered the norm. What used to look like a