JPMorgan’s blockchain division Kinexys and Digital Asset announced plans on Jan. 7 to launch the JPM Coin deposit token directly on the Canton Network. This marks the bank’s second public blockchain expansion after its Base network launch in November 2025. The deployment will proceed in phases throughout 2026. Initial work focuses on technical and business frameworks to support issuance, transfer, and near-instant redemption of JPM Coin directly on Canton, according to the joint announcement. The colla ...

Richmond Fed President Tom Barkin said on Tuesday that the outlook for monetary policy remains in a “delicate balance” amid the conflicting pressures from rising unemployment and still-elevated inflation. Barkin added that interest rates are now within the range of estimates for the so-called neutral rate following last year’s policy easing. At the same time, Fed Governor Stephen Miran said the central bank will need to lower interest rates by more than a percentage point this year, arguing that monetary po ...

Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty drifted lower for the third day in a row on Wednesday as geopolitical tensions and renewed concerns about potential US tariff hikes weighed on investor sentiment.Photograph: Shailesh Andrade/ReutersSustained foreign fund outflows also dragged the markets lower.The 30-share BSE Sensex declined 102.20 points or 0.12 per cent to settle at 84,961.14.During the day, it dropped 445.85 points or 0.52 per cent to 84,617.49.The 50-share NSE Nifty went down by 37.95 poi ...

Mortgage rates have sustained a long stretch of stability. According to Zillow, the average 30-year fixed rate is 6.01%, down three basis points. Meanwhile, the 15-year fixed home loan rate is up four basis points to 5.45%. These small moves in either direction have been the norm for many weeks. Today's mortgage rates Here are the current mortgage rates, according to the latest Zillow data: 30-year fixed: 6.01% 20-year fixed: 5.97% 15-year fixed: 5.45% 5/1 ARM: 6.08% 7/1 ARM: 6.04% 30-year VA: 5. ...

Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty drifted lower in early trade on Wednesday (January 7, 2026) as geopolitical tensions and renewed concerns about potential U.S. tariff hikes weighed on investor sentiments. Sustained foreign fund outflows also dragged markets lower during the initial trade. The 30-share BSE Sensex declined 169.64 points to 84,909.30 in early trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty went down 42.35 points to 26,128.90. From the 30-Sensex firms, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles, Bharti Airtel, HDFC Bank, ...

January 6, 2026 03:05 PM GMT Investor Presentation | Asia Pacific M Foundation Asia Equity and Thematic Strategy: Competitive Reinvention Continues in 2026 Asia is reinventing growth and corporate strategies and reforming capital markets to better compete in emerging technology and multipolar supply chains. Key views Morgan Stanley Asia (Singapore) Pte.+ Daniel K Blake Equity Strategist Daniel.Blake@morganstanley.com +65 6834-6597 Kristal Ji Equity Strategist | Index | Current | MS Target | Prior | MS | MS ...

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Markets have thus far largely brushed off deepening geopolitical fractures around the world, with stocks rallying and currencies and bonds little budged following the U.S. intervention in Also on traders' radar, China on ‌Tuesday banned exports ‌of dual-use items to Japan that can be used for military purposes, marking Beijing's latest move in reaction to an early November remark by ‌Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi about Taiwan. "I think there is still a lot of uncertainty as to whether the regime ...

US stock futures tilted lower on Wednesday, backing away from record highs as investors absorbed a promised deal to send Venezuela oil to the US and waited for fresh jobs data to lead in the all-important monthly report. Contracts on the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 (NQ=F) slipped 0.3%, while those on the S&P 500 (ES=F) nudged down 0.1%, coming off a record-high close for the benchmark. Meanwhile, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures (YM=F) traded broadly flat after the blue-chip index closed above 49,000 for th ...

A rare and politically charged split is opening inside the Federal Reserve as policymakers look toward 2026. When it comes to interest-rate cuts this year, there’s one Fed official who wants the divisive central bank to go big — really, really big. Potential hiccup: He may be gone by the end of the month. Federal Governor Stephen Miran told Fox Business Network on Jan. 6 that the Federal Open Market Committee will need to cut interest rates by more than a percentage point in 2026. That’s not only 100 ...