đźđ· Iran says it is prepared to launch thousands of missiles in response to a possible Israeli attack
â¶ïž A senior advisor to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Jabbari, said the country is ready to launch thousands of missiles at Israel if attacked.
â¶ïž The statements, made to the Iranian state news agency IRNA, indicate that the targets would be both military and economic in Israeli territory.
â¶ïž Iran says there will be no attack, but will retaliate if Israel attacks.
đźđ± Israeli Defense Minister: Our attack on Iran will be deadly, decisive and sudden. They will not understand what happened and how.
đ Scientists win Nobel Prize for studies on artificial intelligence
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is also highlighted in the Nobel Prize. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics to John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton âfor fundamental discoveries and inventions enabling machine learning with artificial neural networksâ.
đ Bitcoin hits $$ 90,000 with Trump and drops to $$ 40,000 with Kamala, says Bernstein
Analysts at Bernstein, a global research and investment firm, have made a bold prediction about the impact of the US presidential election result on the price of Bitcoin.
According to a letter sent to its clients this Wednesday (9), reproduced by The Block, Bitcoin could rise to $90,000 if Donald Trump wins and fall to $40,000 if Kamala Harris wins.
đ BingX broker reopens cryptocurrency withdrawals after suffering a million-dollar hack
BingX, a famous cryptocurrency broker, resumed processing withdrawals of all cryptocurrencies offered on its platform this Tuesday (8). According to an official statement, until then only a few coins were available.
Withdrawal requests were blocked after the broker suffered a hack estimated at R$$ 284 million on September 20.
Here are some key points from the minutes released today by the FED.
âĄïž Fed members see several factors that will put continued downward pressure on inflation.
âĄïž Fed officials said risks to the inflation outlook have diminished.
âĄïž Fed officials agree that economic activity has continued to expand at a solid pace.
âĄïž Fed officials said labor market conditions remain solid.
âĄïž A "substantial majority" of the Fed supported a 0.50 percentage point cut in September, with some members supporting a 0.25 percentage point cut.
American stock markets reacted very well after the release of the ATA, with the Dow Jones posting its highest daily close in history and the S&P 500 renewing its all-time high.
Hurricane Milton could generate losses of up to US$$ 100 billion for insurers, says Morningstar DBRS
â¶ïž Morningstar DBRS estimates that Hurricane Milton could cause losses between US$$ 60 billion and US$$ 100 billion to insurers, comparable to Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
â¶ïž Milton is expected to hit Florida this Wednesday, with the potential to harm the US economy in the fourth quarter.
â¶ïž Depending on the path, losses may vary, being smaller if the entry point is south of Tampa.
â¶ïž The 2024 hurricane season is already bringing considerable losses to insurers, aggravated by the increased frequency of extreme weather events.
â¶ïž This impacts not only the Northern Hemisphere, but also the South, as seen in the floods in Rio Grande do Sul.
đ Senior Israeli official says "We will respond to the Iranian attack. There's no question about that. But we won't do it in a way that starts an all-out war with Iran," via Axios.
đ A US bankruptcy judge has approved FTXâs restructuring plan, allowing 98% of creditors to be repaid in cash, receiving at least 118% of the amount claimed, instead of cryptocurrencies.
FTXâs (FTT) token surged in value following this ruling, jumping more than 67% in an hour, from a low of $$ 2.01 to a high of $$ 3.35.
đ Hurricane Milton could be the worst storm to hit Florida in a century.
Milton could be the worst hurricane to hit Florida in a century, US President Joe Biden has warned. Milton, which is expected to make landfall in Florida on Wednesday, is the fastest-intensifying hurricane on record, prompting the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) to classify its intensification as not just rapid, but explosive. The Tampa Bay area, on Florida's Gulf Coast, has been hit by many hurricanes in recent decades, but it has been more than a century since the region was hit directly by a major hurricane.
đ September was the fourth month with the highest number of interest rate cuts this century, second only to the Covid-19 period and the 2008 crisis, helping risk assets and economic activity over the coming quarters. There is room for interest rate cuts around the world (except Japan and Brazil).
Israel is not expected to attack Iran's nuclear program, but rather to focus on various types of military bases and intelligence sites, the Jerusalem Post has learned, following a New York Times report on the matter.
đ Bitcoin is the best investment of 2024, says NYDIG
A report by NYDIG, an American company focused on investment solutions, indicates that Bitcoin is the best asset of 2024. At the end of the 3rd quarter, its gains are at 49.2%.
For comparison, gold, which is at its all-time high, grew 26.5% in the same period.
đ Uptober or Octobear: What to Expect This Month?
October has historically been one of the strongest months for Bitcoin, with average returns reaching 20.93% over the past 11 years. In 9 of those 11 years, BTC closed October higher, cementing the term âUptoberâ among crypto enthusiasts. However, in two years, the month was negative, which gave rise to the joke âOctobearâ, suggesting the possibility of a bearish trend.