Submitted May 19, 2026|From apnews.com

The drones that targeted the United Arab Emirates’ Barakah nuclear power plant all came from Iraq, the country’s Defense Ministry said Tuesday, likely signaling that Iranian-backed Shiite militias launched the assault. Such militias launched ...

Submitted May 19, 2026|From msn.com

The Bank of England is weighing alternatives to holding limits on stablecoins and will publish draft rules next month, it said on Tuesday. • A cap on stablecoins that could be issued could address concerns about the impact of the technology on ...

Submitted May 19, 2026|From economics.bmo.com

Yes, Canadian consumer prices rose 0.4% in April (or 0.3% in s.a. terms), lifting the headline inflation rate to 2.8% from 2.4% the prior month. The bump was driven by an 8.9% jump in gasoline prices, which we all saw coming a mile away. But the ...

Submitted May 19, 2026|From decrypt.co

An Ohio investment manager has been sentenced to nine years in prison for orchestrating a cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme that defrauded investors of $10 million. Along with the nine-year sentence, Rathnakishore Giri, 31, of New Albany, received three ...

Submitted May 19, 2026|From vtmarkets.com|1 comment

Gold fell on Tuesday, trading near $4,482 after an intraday low of $4,464, its lowest level since March 30. Traders watched US-Iran negotiations alongside wider macro conditions tied to the ongoing conflict. Donald Trump said on Monday he halted an ...

Submitted May 19, 2026|From @DeItaone|40 comments

TRUMP: WE'RE NEGOTIATING WITH IRAN TRUMP: WE MAY HAVE TO GIVE IRAN ANOTHER HIT, NOT SURE TRUMP: IRAN IS BEGGING TO MAKE A DEAL *TRUMP SAYS DECISION ON IRAN ACTION COMING SOON Trump: Gulf states are negotiating, Israel too. *TRUMP: MIDEAST COUNTRIES ASKED FOR FEW MORE DAYS BEFORE ATTACK *TRUMP: WAITING ON IRAN FOR LIMITED PERIOD OF TIME

Submitted May 19, 2026|From insights.glassnode.com

Recent research has brought attention to an emerging Bitcoin security question: which coins are currently exposed to quantum risk at rest? The relevant threshold is whether the public key needed to spend a coin is already visible on-chain. By that ...

Submitted May 19, 2026|From cnbc.com|7 comments

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday urged world leaders at a G7 conference to help the U.S. combat Iranian terrorism by “rooting out the financing that sustains it.” Bessent, in a speech to the “No Money for Terror” conference in Paris, laid ...

Submitted May 19, 2026|From @NourHammoury|28 comments

*NATO TO CONSIDER HORMUZ DEPLOYMENT IF STRAIT NOT OPEN BY JULY TOP NATO COMMANDER: US DECISION TO REDEPLOY AN ARMOURED BRIGADE FROM EUROPE WILL NOT IMPACT THE EXECUTABILITY OF NATO'S DEFENCE PLANS Top NATO Commander: A total of 5,000 US troops will be pulled out of Europe.

Submitted May 19, 2026|From nar.realtor

Pending home sales in April increased by 1.4% month over month and rose 3.2% year over year, according to the National Association of REALTORS® Pending Home Sales report. The report provides the real estate ecosystem—including agents, homebuyers and ...

Submitted May 19, 2026|From parameter.io

Despite attracting significant institutional capital from major financial players, Solana’s token price continues to face downward pressure. The disconnect between network growth and market performance has become increasingly apparent as traditional ...

Submitted May 19, 2026|From finance.yahoo.com|3 comments

A surge in longer-maturity US Treasury yields is testing the resolve of global bond investors torn between the possibility of locking in the rates near the highest levels in decades and the risk of an even greater selloff. With Treasury 30-year ...

Submitted May 19, 2026|From @DeItaone|14 comments

BESSENT CALLS ON EUROPE TO STEP UP IRAN FINANCIAL SANCTIONS US Treasury Secretary Bessent: Expect European partners to support Iran sanctions by blocking Iran's financiers, shuttering its bank branches, and unmasking its shell companies

Submitted May 19, 2026|From think.ing.com

Ouch! Taken at face value, the latest UK jobs report is bad pretty much wherever you look. Admittedly, some of it looks more like noise than signal. Take the 100,000 drop in payrolled employment. That is a big number, but one that will almost ...

Submitted May 19, 2026|From finance.yahoo.com

Earlier this year, Harvard’s endowment fund shook up its crypto approach by reducing its Bitcoin ETF exposure, and adding Ethereum ETF shares. Only months later, however, the Ivy League school has refined that approach further as its latest ...

Submitted May 19, 2026|From vtmarkets.com

Copper on the London Metal Exchange fell further on Monday, with inflation concerns linked to the Iran conflict affecting demand expectations. Weaker Chinese economic data and a firmer US Dollar also added pressure. Rising tensions between the US ...

Submitted May 19, 2026|From @DeItaone|24 comments

PENTAGON URGED NO RESUMPTION OF STRIKES AS IRAN GREW MORE EFFECTIVE TRACKING US AIR OPS: NYT

Submitted May 19, 2026|From @LiveSquawk|60 comments

US Trsy Sec Bessent: Excess FX Volatility Undesirable - Spoke With Bank Of Japan Governor At G7 Finance Ministers Meeting - Think The Fundamentals Of Japan's Economy Are Strong - Confident Ueda Will Guide Japan's Monetary Poi Icy

Submitted May 19, 2026|From @financialjuice

ECB's Nagel: Energy supply shock is more persistent ECB's Nagel: ECB is moving away from baseline scenario NAGEL: ECB WILL TAKE DECISION BASED ON DATA IN JUNE ECB'S NAGEL: “MAYBE WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING’ IN JUNE

Submitted May 19, 2026|From statcan.gc.ca

In March, the total value of building permits issued in Canada increased $1.3 billion (+10.3%) to $13.5 billion. The increase in construction intentions was led by the non-residential sector (+$1.5 billion) and tempered by the residential sector ...