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Bitcoin (BTC) gained sub-$50,000 ahead of Sunday’s weekly close as bulls failed to recover from ten-month lows.Key points:BTC price targets stay bearish as Bitcoin bulls lick their wounds at ten-month lows.CME futures gaps may provide some temporary relief into the new week.Bitcoin is still following the path from earlier bear markets by losing realized price support, says research.BTC price: “So far, history is repeating”Data from TradingView showed BTC price action staying below $80,000 after BTC/USD fell more than 6% the day prior. BTC/USD one-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingViewAfter losing significant bull market support levels, including the true market mean at $80,700,…

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The Producer Price Index for final demand rose 0.5% in December, seasonally adjusted, according to delayed data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The increase followed more modest gains of 0.2% in November and 0.1% in October, signaling renewed upward pressure at the wholesale level.  Year-over-year, final demand prices rose 3.0% in 2025, easing slightly from a 3.5% increase in 2024. The December advance was driven entirely by services, where prices climbed 0.7%; the largest monthly increase since July. Prices for final demand goods were unchanged during the month, underscoring the divergence between goods disinflation and persistent services inflation.  Excluding…

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The wheat complex gave into weakness on Friday, as a $0.893 gain in the dollar index added some pressure. Chicago SRW futures saw 3 to 4 ¼ cent losses on the day, as March was up 8 ½ cents on the week. KC HRW futures were down 2 to 3 cents at the close, though March held onto a 4 cent gain. MPLS spring wheat closed Friday with 3 to 4 cents losses, as March was up 3 ¼ cents on the week.Commitment of Traders data from Friday indicated managed money covering some shorts in Chicago wheat futures and options…

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Bitcoin (BTC) fell to a record low versus gold (XAU) in January, making it a better buying opportunity than what preceded the 2015–2017 bull market, analysts say.Key takeaways:BTC vs gold hit a record low, a level that has lined up with past major bottoms.Some analysts warn that a rotation to BTC from gold is not guaranteed.Gold-to-Bitcoin rotation could start in FebruaryOn Saturday, Bitcoin’s value compared to gold fell to its lowest level ever after adjusting for the global money supply, data from Bitwise Europe showed.The indicator shows when Bitcoin is unusually strong or weak versus gold. It has now moved…

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Frank Subasic has been named director of Janney Montgomery Scott’s new Coastal Carolina complex. The complex is designed to boost the firm’s presence across Aiken, Columbia, Florence, and Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina. Subasic will be responsible for overseeing the functions of 25 financial advisors across the region and will be reporting to Andy Kistler, Janney’s Southeast regional director. Prior to joining Janney, Subasic was an executive director and branch manager at Wells Fargo Advisors.  Christopher Davis has joined Altus Equity Group, a real estate investment firm, as VP of asset management. Davis will lead Altus’ portfolio performance and asset strategy. Prior to joining Altus, Davis held senior roles at Bluerock Real Estate. Davis will…

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Wheat futures are facing midday weakness on Wednesday. Chicago SRW futures are down fractionally in the nearbys. There were 209 deliveries against May CBT wheat overnight, with 196 coming from a Marex customer. Kansas City HRW futures are down 7 to 8 cents are midday. Minneapolis spring wheat futures are down 4 to 5 cents.Wheat production data will be released in the Crop Production report on Monday, with all wheat production seen at 1.885 billion bushels. Winter wheat is seen at 1.325 bbu, with HRW at 748 mbu, SRW at 342 mbu, and white winter at 234 mbu. Don’t Miss…

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US President Donald Trump said Friday he will nominate former Federal Reserve Governor Kevin Warsh to succeed Jerome Powell as chair of the US central bank, setting the stage for a high-stakes Senate confirmation battle.The decision, announced by Trump on his social media platform Truth Social, confirms Thursday reports that Trump would move ahead with the 55‑year‑old ex–Fed official and Morgan Stanley banker as his preferred candidate.The President said that he had known Warsh for a long time and had “no doubt” that he would go down as “one of the “GREAT Fed chairmen, maybe the best.”Prediction markets and Wall…

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Live cattle futures settled Wednesday with contracts up 60 cents to $1.40 across most months. Cash trade has yet to kick off this week, with sales of $185-187 in the South and with northern trade at $193 last week. The Central Stockyards Fed Cattle Exchange showed no sales on the 944 head listed in today’s online auction, as bids were reported at $185 live and $186-187 using their BidTheGrid™ method. Feeder cattle futures closed out the day with gains of $1.42 to $2.17. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down $0.23 at $245.32 on August 13. USDA wholesale Boxed Beef were…

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Opinion by: Joshua Sum, head of product at Solayer LabsConsider a single, borderless financial market operating around the clock, where a farmer in Nebraska can instantly hedge wheat futures. At the same time, a pension fund in Tokyo trades Tesla shares seamlessly, all without permission, intermediaries or geographic constraints. This isn’t science fiction.It’s the logical endpoint of blockchain technology and asset tokenization, a vision that has captivated everyone from JPMorgan executives to Silicon Valley dreamers.Yet this remains a distant future. Not because we lack ideas, but because we’re trying to build it on a foundation — today’s blockchain infrastructure — that…

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