Downgraded Chances of Fed Cut Next Month Help Underpin the Greenback north Overview: The US dollar is slightly firmer against most of the G10 currencies, with the Antipodeans, leading the move with around 0.25% losses. Rising tensions between Japan and China, coupled with shift in expectations away from a Fed cut and a BOJ hike next month keeps the dollar within [...]
Week Ahead: US Data Resumes and Shifting Central Bank Outlooks north Last week will be recalled as the end of the longest government shutdown in US history. Despite the poor optics and disruptions for many, the lasting impact is likely to be marginal though the shutdown may weigh on Q4 economic activity. Nevertheless, perhaps swayed the comments of most of the [...]
Checkpoint #7: Nov 2025 north Ethereum’s weekly All Core Developer calls are a lot to keep up with, so this "Checkpoint" series aims for high-level updates roughly every 4-6 weeks, depending on what’s happening in core development. See the previous update here. If you enjoy reading core development updates, you may also...
Sterling and Gilts Weighed Down by UK Government Budget Shift north Overview: The US dollar is trading with a firmer bias today but is mostly within yesterday's range. There are four developments to note. First, China's October data mostly disappointed, but the PBOC set the dollar's reference rate at a new low since October 2024. Second, the UK government [...]
US Dollar Remains Soft Despite Disappointing UK Growth and Eurozone Industrial Output north Overview: The US dollar is trading heavier against most of the world's currencies today. Better than expected Australian employment data, which boosts speculation that the central bank's easing cycle is over, helps explain the Australian dollar's gain to its best level of the month. However, [...]
ENS and Namespace Launch Celonames, a Unique Identity Layer for the Celo Ecosystem north In partnership with Self Protocol, verified users can claim their address at sub-cent costsThe Celo Foundation and cLabs, in collaboration with Ethereum Name Service (ENS) and Namespace, today launched Celonames, a new identity layer that enables anyone, anywhere, to create a personalized, [...]