🔔 💰 SoftBank launches $11bn bond sale to fund $OPENAI $ The Japanese group is selling $10bn of notes plus a 1bn euro tranche, partly to fund a $10bn OpenAI payment that closes Oct 1. Pricing is set for Sept 24.
🔔 🇺🇸 🏦 Chicago Fed's Goolsbee says the inflation fight will be painful In London on Sept 21, he said the Fed must not "look through" persistent supply shocks, and the only way back to its 2% target is to raise rates.
🔔 💰 Novo $Nordisk falls as much as 9% on 2030 strategy The Wegovy maker pitched five new blockbusters and $23 billion in 2035 pipeline sales, but analysts questioned pricing power and M&A.
🔔 🚨🚨 🇺🇸 🇮🇷 US to shut down all Iranian airlines on Sept 23 Treasury Secretary Bessent says foreign providers that fuel, service or sell tickets for the carriers risk losing access to the US financial system.
🔔 🇪🇺 🏦 ECB opens its payment system to tokenised markets The Eurosystem launched Pontes on Sept 21 so wholesale tokenised-asset trades settle in central bank money, with full build-out due by 2028.
🔔 📉 Oil $OIL slides to one-week low on Iran diplomacy hopes The global benchmark fell 2.08% to $101.71 a barrel and US crude lost 2.14% to $98.15 as traders bet diplomacy could get a fresh chance at this week's UN meeting.
🔔 🇮🇳 🇺🇸 India studying US tariffs on Russian oil $OIL Trade Minister Piyush Goyal says New Delhi is studying levies of up to 100% under the Russia-Iran law Trump signed Sept 18. Bloomberg: refiners may cut cargoes within 30 days.
🔔 🇧🇷 💰 Brazil crypto rules tighten as BCB licenses close Providers must win central bank authorisation by Oct 29 or stop trading, as USD/BRL holds near 5.14, Bitcoin $BTC trades above $81,000 and Solana gains 2.6%.
🔔 🇺🇸 📈 US pump prices hit $4.48 a gallon as Trump defends war cost AAA's national average rose to $4.4761, diesel hit a record $6.49, and Trump called the surge "an inexpensive price to pay" for the Iran war.
🔔 💰 Ripple's $XRP Ledger nears Sept 29 activation for Batch upgrade The amendment groups up to 8 transactions into one all-or-nothing operation and has 30 of 35 validators behind it.
🔔 🚨🚨 🇸🇦 💰 Riyadh airport fuel depot ablaze after air-raid alert Flames and black smoke rose from the fuel depot at King Khalid International Airport after Saudi Arabia issued an air-raid alert; Brent crude $BRENT traded near $101 a barrel.
🔔 🚨🚨 🇺🇸 🇮🇷 Trump weighs blowing up Iran or letting it rot He told Fox News Sunday he is deciding between wiping Iran out and letting it "rot economically" if no peace deal comes, as the US-Iran war enters its seventh month.
U.S. senators have demanded that the Trump administration disclose the documents and full details of the proposed civil nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia—including two secret letters accompanying the pact—asserting that access to these materials is essential to understanding the obligations that would be incurred by both Washington and Riyadh. #Warnig⚠️⚠️
🚨 Saylor: The Stalling of the CLARITY Act Won't Stop Crypto Regulation in the US! 🇺🇸₿
After the CLARITY Act failed to clear the procedural vote in the Senate, Michael Saylor stated he expects US regulators to act using existing laws and authorities rather than waiting for Congress. Indeed, the roles of the SEC and CFTC have become even more critical following the legislation's setback.
According to Saylor’s outlook, the coming phase could see:
🏦 Banks expanding into Bitcoin custody services ₿ An increase in loans and financing using BTC as collateral ⚖️ New rules from the SEC, CFTC, and Treasury Department within existing mandates 💰 A greater flow of capital into Bitcoin and what he terms "Digital Credit"
The SEC hasn't waited entirely on Congress; it has already proposed a "Regulation Crypto Assets" framework to clarify the regulatory treatment of crypto, while the SEC and CFTC previously issued joint guidance regarding the classification of certain crypto assets and activities.
👀 Saylor’s message is clear: The CLARITY Act may have stalled, but the path toward integrating Bitcoin into the US financial system could continue through regulators and banks.
⚠️ However, rules issued by agencies may be less stable than legislation passed by Congress and could change under future administrations. $BTC $MSTR
#FedRateWatch US Federal Reserve official Kevin Warsh stated that three key developments have altered the Fed's outlook since July:
1️⃣ An economy and labor market stronger than anticipated. 2️⃣ Inflation rates failing to improve sufficiently. 3️⃣ A shift in the assessment of geopolitical risks.
Warsh added that recent inflation data gave him "very little" reason to step back from his concerns. #FedRateWatch
Ten years of legal uncertainty and confusion have ended with this single decision. This step provides greater clarity for investors and opens the door to broader institutional adoption. 🚀