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ReutersTue, Dec 16
Ukraine faces financial challenges, Russian frozen assets are crucial, Zelenskiy says
CryptopolitanTue, Dec 16
Tech losses and weak growth data hit China’s Hang Seng and MSCI China indexes
BitcoinistTue, Dec 16
Cardano Founder Calls For Crypto ‘Reset’ Heading Into 2026
NewsBTCTue, Dec 16
Dogecoin Price Squeeze Maps Out Two Possible Scenarios From Here
ReutersTue, Dec 16
From pulpit to turntables: Portugal's 'DJ Priest' brings his message to Latin America
ReutersTue, Dec 16
Insperity Enters Eighth Amendment To Credit Agreement
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Ukraine faces financial challenges, Russian frozen assets are crucial, Zelenskiy says
KYIV, Dec 16 (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday that Ukraine faced difficulties in meeting its financial needs and a European Union decision to use frozen Russian assets to support Kyiv was crucial.Speaking in The Hague during a joint press conference with acting Dutch Prime M...Reuters
Tue, Dec 16
Cryptocurrencies
Tech losses and weak growth data hit China’s Hang Seng and MSCI China indexes
China’s markets spent the day sliding toward a correction as traders dumped tech and braced for more weak data. The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index dropped 1.8%, and the MSCI China Index fell 1.6%, with both touching technical correction levels before pulling back slightly. Losses hit fast as tech names lost steam and growth fears […]Cryptopolitan
Tue, Dec 16
Cryptocurrencies
Cardano Founder Calls For Crypto ‘Reset’ Heading Into 2026
Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson wants crypto to stop acting like it’s permanently stuck in 2021 brain. In a Dec. 15 livestream titled “Some End of Year Thoughts,” the IOG CEO delivered a blunt year-end diagnosis of a market that, in his telling, lost its retail engine, let politics turn into a sid...Bitcoinist
Tue, Dec 16
Cryptocurrencies
Dogecoin Price Squeeze Maps Out Two Possible Scenarios From Here
Crypto analyst Erick Crypto has highlighted a Dogecoin price squeeze, which is currently playing out. Based on this, he mentioned two possible scenarios that could play out for the largest meme coin by market cap. Two Possible Scenarios as Dogecoin Price Squeezes In an X post, Erick Crypto stated th...NewsBTC
Tue, Dec 16
Other
From pulpit to turntables: Portugal's 'DJ Priest' brings his message to Latin America
By Daniel BecerrilMONTERREY, Mexico, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Under sweeping stage lights in Monterrey, Mexico, a packed dance floor pulses as a Catholic priest in a clerical collar raises one hand from the stage, electronic beats thundering through the hall.Hundreds move in unison as Father Guilherme Pei...Reuters
Tue, Dec 16
Other
Insperity Enters Eighth Amendment To Credit Agreement
Dec 16 (Reuters) - Insperity Inc NSP.N:INSPERITY INC - ENTERS EIGHTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT - SEC FILINGINSPERITY INC - BORROWING LIMIT INCREASED TO $750 MILLION - SEC FILINGINSPERITY INC - FACILITY INCREASE LIMIT RAISED TO $800 MILLION - SEC FILINGSource text: [ID:n0001000753-25-000121]Reuters
Tue, Dec 16
Commodities
Guinea, EGA in bauxite supply deal talks, sources say
Guinea, EGA talks aimed at avoiding legal battle over seized assetsEGA lost GAC licence due to alumina refinery rowNimba Mining plans to ramp up bauxite exportsBy Maxwell Akalaare Adombila DAKAR, Dec 16 - Guinea is in talks with Emirates Global Aluminium over a possible bauxite supply agreement t...Reuters
Tue, Dec 16
Commodities
Russia’s largest Palladium producer sees platinum deficit this year – Commerzbank
Russia’s top Palladium producer expects a notable supply deficit for Platinum in 2025, while Palladium remains mostly balanced, highlighting diverging market views compared with the World Platinum Investment Council’s forecasts, Commerzbank's commodity analyst Carsten Fritsch notes.Fxstreet
Tue, Dec 16
Cryptocurrencies
Invesco and Galaxy launch staked SOL ETP on Cboe BZX as ETFs post mixed performance
Invesco and Galaxy Digital’s new staked Solana exchange-traded product has gone live under the ticker QSOL and began trading on the Cboe BZX US equities exchange on Monday. According to the Invesco website ETP tracker, QSOL debuted with 17,500 SOL held in custody, translating to a market value of $2.19 million as of its launch […]Cryptopolitan
Tue, Dec 16
Commodities
Platinum hits $1,800, highest since 2011 – Commerzbank
Platinum and Palladium prices rose sharply this week, driven by record-high Silver and Gold levels and prospects of increased demand from the European automotive sector following indications of a softer 2035 combustion engine ban, Commerzbank's commodity analyst Carsten Fritsch notes.Fxstreet
Tue, Dec 16
Stocks
Trimble gains after KeyBanc lifts rating to 'overweight'
Navigation equipment maker Trimble's TRMB.O shares rise 1.3% to $81.19 premarketKeyBanc upgrades stock's rating to "overweight" from "sector weight"Brokerage believes momentum in TRMB's annualized recurring revenue is sustainable as co's construction software portfoli...Reuters
Tue, Dec 16
Economic Indicator
US Treasury's Bessent: Kevin Warsh and Kevin Hassett both qualified for Fed
WASHINGTON, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Both former Fed Governor Kevin Warsh and White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett are qualified to lead the Federal Reserve, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Fox Business Network on Tuesday, adding that he expects a Fed new chair in early January.Reuters
Tue, Dec 16
Economic Indicator
JPY strengthens ahead of BOJ rate decision – BBH
The Japanese Yen (JPY) gained against most major currencies as markets anticipate the Bank of Japan’s first rate hike since January, with PMI data showing modest growth and investors looking for clues on the central bank’s policy normalization path, BBH FX analysts report.
Fxstreet
Tue, Dec 16
Cryptocurrencies
BingX hits 40 million users, records 100% year-on-year growth in record 2025
After reporting 100% year-on-year growth in its user base, posting more than 40 million customers for the first time. and a peak 24-hour trading volume of over $26 billion, BingX is making a serious push to place itself solidly in the ranks of the top five global derivatives exchanges. It has also expanded its product […]Cryptopolitan
Tue, Dec 16
Other
UK PM Starmer's office: Trump legal action is a matter for the BBC
LONDON, Dec 16 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's office on Tuesday said that any legal action against the BBC was a matter for the broadcaster but the government supported its independence, after a lawsuit brought by U.S. President Donald Trump.Trump sued the BBC for up to $10 bi...Reuters
Tue, Dec 16
Cryptocurrencies
UK crypto ownership falls to 8% in 2025 after hitting 12% in 2024
The UK just posted its first drop in crypto ownership since 2021, with the share of adults holding crypto crashing by around 8% this year. Record prices earlier in 2025 did not stop the decline, even after Bitcoin surged to $126,251 in early October. Industry groups had spent the better part of 2 years pushing hard […]Cryptopolitan
Tue, Dec 16
Stocks
Morgan Stanley cuts Northrop Grumman's PT
Morgan Stanley cuts price target on U.S. defence company Northrop Grumman NOC.N to $714 from $720, maintains "overweight" ratingNew PT still an upside of 24% from stock's last close Brokerage views Northrop Grumman’s nuclear modernization programs, B-21 stealth bomber and Sentinel missil...Reuters
Tue, Dec 16
