INTEL: US JAN. CONSUMER CONFIDENCE 84.5; EST. 90.9
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INTEL: The Trump administration warned South Korea against targeting U.S. tech firms including Coupang and threatened higher tariffs
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INTEL: SPOT GOLD HITS A NEW ALL TIME HIGH OF $5,300/OZ
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INTEL: Amazon said it will lay off 16,000 corporate employees as it shifts resources amid rising competition over AI

$AMZN
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INTEL: Fidelity Investments is preparing to launch its own U.S. dollar backed stablecoin in the coming weeks
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INTEL: Robinhood will enable 24/7 trading and self custody through tokenized stocks
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INTEL: Paolo Ardoino said Tether aims to invest 10–15% of its portfolio into gold
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INTEL: S&P 500 REACHES 7,000 POINTS FOR THE FIRST TIME
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INTEL: BOC LEAVES KEY INTEREST RATE AT 2.25%; EST. 2.25%
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INTEL: FED LEAVES RATES UNCHANGED AT 3.5-3.75%
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INTEL: WHITE HOUSE TO GATHER BANKING AND CRYPTO INDUSTRY EXECUTIVES ON MONDAY TO DISCUSS STALLED SENATE CRYPTO BILL

MEETING WILL FOCUS ON ABILITY OF CRYPTO COMPANIES TO PAY INTEREST, REWARDS ON STABLECOIN HOLDINGS
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INTEL: Powell remarks

-Well positioned to determine extent, timing of additional rate adjustments
-Policy not on preset course
-Attended Cook's Supreme Court case as it is the most important legal case in Fed's history
-Asked about Jan 11 video statement, says won't expand on that
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INTEL: Powell remarks

-Asked about raising rates: it's not anybody's base case
-US debt is not unsustainable, the path of US debt is uncontroversially unsustainable
-Government shutdown effects should be reversed this quarter
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INTEL: Bessent says Trump’s pick for Fed Chair could be announced within a week or two
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INTEL: Powell remarks

-Don't take much message from rise in price for gold
-Argument could be made we're losing credibility but that's not the case
-Don't take much macro message from precious metals though we do monitor them
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INTEL: POWELL PRESS CONFERENCE SUMMARY

-Fed in wait-and-see mode, decisions meeting by meeting
-Expects tariff effects on goods inflation to peak and then ease this year
-Says labor market downside risks reemerging would justify looser policy
-Says it’s hard to argue policy is significantly restrictive based on incoming data
-Says risks to both sides of the mandate have eased somewhat
-December projections point to more normalization ahead
-Notes labor market data is more reliable than GDP
-Says there is not much evidence of broad foreign hedging of dollar assets
-Advice for his successor: stay out of politics
-Attended Cook’s Supreme Court case, calling it the most important legal case in Fed history
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INTEL: OpenAI is exploring an early-stage social network focused on real people, with discussions around biometric proof of personhood using tools like Apple Face ID and the World iris-scanning Orb
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INTEL: U.S. oil rose toward $65 a barrel, its highest level since September 29, after Donald Trump said time is running out for Iran to reach a deal
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INTEL: SEC Chair Paul Atkins says “the time is right to allow” crypto investments in 401(k) retirement accounts
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INTEL: US JOBLESS CLAIMS 209K IN JAN. 24 WEEK; EST. 205K
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INTEL: Tether backed a U.S. market structure bill that would ban yield-bearing stablecoins, aligning with traditional banks

Tether also told U.S. senators it distanced itself from Coinbase, saying it did not agree with Brian Armstrong’s decision to take the dispute public

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