Tech's share of US buybacks has climbed over the past decade, but the trend may begin to reverse, as AI spending diverts cash away from shareholders and into capex 👉https://t.co/blMxcoFA78
📊 **Finance Update: Markets Enter a Higher-Rate Reality**
Global markets are starting the week with several major themes in focus:
📈 U.S. equities remain resilient, with the S&P 500 around 7,743 and the Nasdaq above 27,000.
🏦 Bond yields are back in the spotlight, with the U.S. 10-year yield above 5% as investors reassess inflation, growth and the future path of interest rates.
🛢️ Oil prices are climbing amid renewed geopolitical tensions, adding another potential source of inflation pressure.
🤖 AI-linked stocks remain a major driver of market sentiment — but recent swings show that investor enthusiasm is increasingly being tested by valuations and changing expectations.
💶 Meanwhile, Europe is pushing further into digital finance: the ECB recently launched its wholesale digital-euro infrastructure for settling tokenized financial transactions.
The big question for investors: can strong equity markets keep climbing if higher yields and energy prices become the new normal?
Starting Sept. 29, non-stock crypto assets will gradually move from Funding to Spot, with the Funding Account set to become the Stocks Account in January 2027.
Another step in Binance’s push beyond crypto and into traditional markets. 👀
Starting Sept. 29, non-stock crypto assets will gradually move from Funding to Spot, with the Funding Account set to become the Stocks Account in January 2027.
Another step in Binance’s push beyond crypto and into traditional markets. 👀
