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US President Joe Biden calls labor market numbers ‘a sweet spot,’ expects Fed to call off interest rate hikes In its last policy meeting on November 1, Jerome Powell-led Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) decided to keep the key overnight interest rates unchanged at 5.25-5.50 per cent. The central bank had kept interest rates steady at a 22-year high for the second time in a row, as inflation still remains above the Fed's 2 per cent target level.

US Fed, ECB and BoE are expected to keep interest rates steady. Mixed global cues offered limited support to the domestic market benchmarks. Nifty 50 today opened at 20,965.30 against the previous close of 20,969.40 and touched its fresh record high of 21,026.10 during the session.

cryptocurrency markets were trading higher on Thursday, led by Bitcoin, XRP, and Cardano. The global cryptocurrency market cap also surged 1.07% to around $1.6 trillion in the last 24 hours. At 12.22 a.m., BTC was trading 0.6% higher at $43,865, while the second most popular token, Ethereum, was down 0.4% at $2,260. «Bitcoin is presently trading around the $43,900 level, continuing the bullish growth of the last few days. To continue this positive momentum, Bitcoin will need to clear the resistance at $44,260 or risk finding support around the $43,700 level,» said Edul Patel, CEO of Mudrex. Market sentiments are presently bullish as traders await developments on the US Bitcoin Spot ETF applications in the near future, Edul said.

Bitcoin’s longest winning run since May lifted the token past $44,000, sparking questions about whether the breakout increasingly reflects a conviction that looser Federal Reserve monetary policy lies ahead. The largest digital asset climbed for six days through Tuesday, adding roughly 16%, and was consolidating the gains in early Asian trading on Wednesday. Its 2023 rebound from last year’s crypto rout now stands at 165%. Much of the rally is pegged to the prospect of the US allowing its first spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds, paving the way to a wider investor base. BlackRock Inc. and Fidelity Investments are among those awaiting the outcome of their applications, with some analysts expecting a green light by January. But ETF hype has shadowed Bitcoin since June, when asset managers began seeking approval to roll out the funds. That’s leading some to ask if the token’s surge is now drawing more succor from wagers on Fed rate cuts next year.

A joint initiative from the United States and United Arab Emirates is announcing an additional $9 billion of funding to tackle agriculture’s role in the climate crisis

The Indiana secretary of state is appealing a ruling that a law stipulating voting requirements for a candidate’s party affiliation is unconstitutional

Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott gave $2.1 billion in donations since November 2022, she said in an online post, bringing her total reported giving to more than $16 billion since 2019

At last year's climate talks, then Brazilian President-elect Inacio Lula da Silva was received as a hero with chants of “Lula

At UN climate talks, cameras are everywhere

President Joe Biden goes into next year’s election with a vexing challenge: Just as the U.S. economy is getting stronger, people are still feeling horrible about it

Shohei Ohtani, Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Patrick Mahomes and Mike Trout are among the world’s top athletes, each with a long list of epic accomplishments

Hayao Miyazaki is No. 1 at the box office for the first time in his career.

Flight attendants at Southwest Airlines are saying no to a contract offer hammered out by their union and the airline

This year’s global climate summit in Dubai set aside Sunday to spotlight food and agriculture, a sector that accounts for about a third of the world’s emission

Stock market today: After ushering in December 2023, Indian stock market has been in continuous bull trend and key bechmark indices — Nifty 50, BSE Sensex and Bank Nifty have been continuously scaling new highs. In fact, Nifty 50 and Sensex today climed to a new peak touching 21,000 and 70,000 levels respectively. BSE Sensex has risen from 67,481 to 70,057 levels in last six straight sessions, logging over 2,500 points rally in this time.

Brian Wesbury, chief cconomist at First Trust Advisors L.P., joins ‘Varney & Co.’ to discuss President Biden’s ongoing praise for the jobs market as price concerns continue to grow. 

Justin Sun-linked crypto exchange HTX has seen $248 million in net outflow since resuming operations after a major security breach last month.

Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., discusses the consequences of Kevin McCarthy's removal as House Speaker ahead of the next budget deal on 'Cavuto: Coast to Coast.'

The cryptocurrency sector may be advancing, yet industry experts are becoming aware that exchanges, market makers and custodians must act as separate entities in order for businesses to succeed. While it’s common to keep financial actors separated within traditional finance, this concept has often gone overlooked within the cryptocurrency industry.

Following the news that Binance, the biggest cryptocurrency exchange in the world in terms of volume, made about the delisting of the Tornado Cash (TORN) token, the value of the token witnessed a significant decline over time. It is important to note that the market value of TORN, which is the governing token for the cryptocurrency mixing protocol Tornado Cash, has seen a dramatic decline of more than fifty percent.

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has announced a significant breakthrough in a complex financial fraud investigation involving Patricia Technologies Limited. On November 23, 2023, the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, detailed the arrest of politician Wilfred Bonse in connection with a security breach and financial fraud at Patricia Technologies.