Steve Muchoki
Indonesia Stock Market Crash: Will MSCI Downgrade Warning Trigger More Foreign Investor Outflows?
Indonesia’s benchmark Jakarta Composite Index (JCI/JKSE) fell more than 11% on October 16, 2026, after global index provider MSCI Inc. (Morgan Stanley Capital International) issued a downgrade warning. The sharp...
Kevin Warsh’s IMF Remarks Leave Fed Rate Hike Uncertainty: Will Bitcoin and Gold Fall?
On October 16, 2026, Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh’s latest remarks at the IMF-World Bank annual meetings in Bangkok have left markets without a clear signal on whether the central...
Fed Rate Cuts Off the Table for October: What It Means for Bitcoin and Gold
The CME FedWatch Tool signals that rate cuts are no longer priced in for the October 28, 2026, Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting. As of October 16, 2026, markets...
SEBI Panel Backs 30-Minute VWAP for F&O Expiry: Why Indian Traders Still Face Closing-Price Risk
Securities and Exchange Board of India’s (SEBI) Secondary Market Advisory Committee (SMAC) has recommended retaining the 30-minute Volume-Weighted Average Price (VWAP) for index and stock derivatives expiry settlement and put...
Why Is XRP Down Today? XRP Near $1.30 as Bitcoin Defends $80K Ahead of US PPI
XRP fell 4.66% to around $1.31 over the past 24 hours on October 15, 2026, underperforming the broader crypto market as Bitcoin (BTC) defended $80,000 ahead of the U.S. Producer...
US CPI Meets RBI’s Rupee Defence: Why Bitcoin and XRP Prices in India Could Diverge
The Indian Rupee (INR) surged to ₹94.95 against the US dollar gaining 2% in early trading on October 14, 2026, following the implementation of aggressive measures by the Reserve Bank...
CLARITY Act: Lummis Slams Democrats Over Digital Commodity Protections
U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) has criticized Senate Democrats for abandoning the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (CLARITY Act), despite the bill incorporating several of their demands. According to Lummis,...
Finance Minister Rules Out Immediate STT Cut: Will India’s Budget Give Active Traders Relief?
On October 13, 2026, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman declined to commit immediately to cutting the Securities Transaction Tax (STT) or changing the Long-Term Capital Gains (LTCG) tax, while acknowledging the...
India’s Bond Yields Hit 3-Year High: Will Inflation Pressure RBI?
India’s benchmark 10-year government bond yield has climbed to a three-year high of 7.391%, rising despite the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) hiking its repo rate to 5.50%. Rising inflation...
US CPI, PPI and Fed Speech This Week: What Indian Bitcoin Traders Should Watch
Global financial markets face a critical test this week as key US economic data releases, including the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Producer Price Index (PPI), coincide with a closely...
Fed’s $3.89B Treasury Purchase: What Indian Bitcoin and Gold Traders Should Watch
The Federal Reserve’s $3.891 billion Treasury bill purchase, settling today, puts US yields, dollar strength, and global liquidity in focus for Indian Bitcoin (BTC) and gold traders. However, the Fed’s...
CFTC Shrinks Workforce as Crypto and Prediction Markets Expand
As cryptocurrency and prediction markets expand, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is shrinking. CFTC’s staffing has fallen by 21% compared to its 10-year average, and enforcement actions dropped...
Wisconsin Crypto ATM Law Targets Scams, But Is It Enough?
Crypto ATM scams have become more prevalent in Wisconsin and across the U.S. in recent years, with nationwide losses reaching $333 million in 2025, prompting lawmakers to act. Wisconsin lawmakers...
Rising U.S. 30-Year Yield Adds Pressure as BTC Eyes $81.2K Support
The U.S. 30-year Treasury yield has pushed to around 5.72%, marking a sharp rise in long-term borrowing costs. At the same time, Bitcoin (BTC) is displaying more aggressive negative delta...
SHIB’s 2021 Rally May Be Impossible to Repeat — But Could Crypto Mania Send SHIB to $80B?
A Shiba Inu (SHIB) rally matching its explosive 2021 surge may be “next to impossible” under today’s market conditions. However, another burst of crypto speculation could change that equation, putting...
US Trade Deficit Hits $105.6B: What It Means for the Dollar, Gold and Bitcoin
According to Commerce Department data, the U.S. trade deficit surged 13.7% to $105.6 billion in August, exceeding the $102.0 billion forecast by economists and up from July’s revised $92.8 billion,...
FPIs Are Selling India Despite Strong Growth: What It Means for Indian Crypto Traders
India’s foreign-capital problem is no longer just an equity-market story. Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) have withdrawn nearly ₹2.60 trillion ($30 billion) from Indian equities so far this year, as the...
Made Money in Crypto? Here’s How Indian Exchanges Let You Withdraw It to Your Bank Account
Selling crypto such as Bitcoin (BTC) for a profit is an exciting milestone, but for Indian investors, the journey from a successful crypto trade to rupees (INR) in your bank...
Why Robert Kiyosaki Calls Himself a “Financial Prepper”
Robert Kiyosaki, a crypto investor and financial educator, defended his “financial prepping” strategy against critics who label the mindset as overly pessimistic. Kiyosaki compared acquiring Bitcoin (BTC), gold, and silver...
India’s $88.4B CEX Inflows Hide Major Shift as Domestic Platforms’ Share Falls to 0.7%
The Indian cryptocurrency market remains a hub for speculation and centralized exchange (CEX) volume, even as the wider region sees localized economic shifts, with India outpacing neighboring economic hubs like...
Why Charles Hoskinson Says He Is Not Cardano’s CEO
Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson has responded to criticism from the community over ecosystem adoption, explaining that he is the chief executive (CEO) of Input Output Global (IOG), not the decentralized...
Ethereum and XRP sentiment has suddenly turned very negative
Social sentiment for Ethereum (ETH) and XRP has plummeted heavily to kick off October 2026, dropping to some of their lowest marks in months. Data from Santiment Intelligence reveals that...
Bitcoin Volatility Surges as US Jobless Claims Fall to 197K, Beating 200K Expectations
According to the official report released by the U.S. Department of Labor on October 1, 2026, the U.S. weekly initial jobless claims dropped to 197,000, beating economists’ consensus expectations, for...
RBI’s $200B Dollar Short: Why Indian Crypto Traders Should Watch USD/INR, Not Just Bitcoin
The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) net short dollar position in forward contracts surged above $200 billion by the end of August, driven by diaspora deposit inflows to support reserves...
USD/JPY Falls as Yen Strengthens, But Bitcoin Rises: Is BTC Decoupling From Macro?
On September 30, 2026, the USD/JPY currency pair fell below the 156.50 mark as the Japanese yen (JPY) surged on weak factory data. Bitcoin (BTC), however, is holding firm in the...
