Economist Peter Schiff argues the 7.76 cents of copper and nickel inside every 5-cent coin beats U.S. Treasuries, but melting coins for profit is federally restricted.
DoubleLine’s Jeff Gundlach warns higher rates could trigger a US recession as the 10-year Treasury yield surpasses 5%, while the Treasury’s $6 billion bond buyback fails to calm markets or mortgage rates.
The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark rate a quarter point to 3.75%-4.00% in a unanimous vote, the first hike since 2023. Stocks fell, the dollar surged, and traders now price in further tightening.
A UN fact-finding mission says there are reasonable grounds the US committed war crimes in strikes on Iran that killed over 170 civilians, raising fresh Middle East risk for oil markets.
Bitcoin climbed to $76,264.91 and Ethereum to $2,432.60 on Thursday, both up 0.7%, as crypto markets digest the Fed’s first rate hike since 2023.
A database error once priced Bitcoin at exactly $0 on Paradex, while an October 2025 flash crash liquidated $19 billion in leveraged crypto positions. Here is how technical glitches turn into billion-dollar losses.
Tata Electronics CEO Randhir Thakur says India’s semiconductor roadmap is strong under Semicon 2.0, as the company’s $14 billion fab and packaging projects in Gujarat and Assam progress on schedule with 450 suppliers and 16 new MoUs.
The US House passed a bill letting the President impose up to 100% tariffs on countries buying Russian crude. Russia supplies over 30% of India’s oil imports.
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The Fed raised rates 25bps to 3.75%-4%, its first hike in three years. Oil near $110, 10-year yields above 5% and inflation over 3% fuel overheating fears.
