• Apr 26, 2025

World breathes sigh of relief as Trump spares Fed, IMF

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Global policymakers gathering in Washington this week breathed a collective sigh of relief that the U.S.-centric economic order that prevailed for the past 80 years was not collapsing just yet despite Donald Trump's inward-looking approach. The Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank were dominated by trade talks, which also brought some de-escalatory statements from Washington about its relations with China. But some deeper questions hovered over central bankers and finance ministers after Trump's attacks on international institutions and the Federal Reserve: can we still count on the U.S. dollar as the world's safe haven and on the two lenders that have supported the international economic system since the end of World War Two?

  • Apr 26, 2025

Is This 1 New Reason to Buy Bitcoin, or 1 New Reason to Be Cautious?

After all, high-profile buying could be interpreted as a tailwind for higher prices. With those dynamics in mind, let's break down who's buying it right now and why it could be an important factor in the coin's performance over the coming years. Strategy (NASDAQ: MSTR), which was originally a software business known as MicroStrategy but now claims to be a Bitcoin treasury, just purchased $555.8 million of Bitcoin in the week of April 14 through April 20, bolstering its smaller purchase of $285.5 million during the week ending on April 14.