Bitcoin is trading at 79,563, down 1.5 percent over the past 24 hours, holding near the 80,000 level as traders digest fresh political headlines from Asia and Washington. In the Asian market, China changed the spelling of Marco Rubio's name in an apparent diplomatic workaround to sidestep sanctions | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-17-00-2026-05-13

Kevin Warsh has been confirmed as the next chair of the Federal Reserve after a narrow Senate vote of 54 to 46. Multiple outlets are reporting that the confirmation hands new leadership to the world's most powerful central bank at a fraught moment with geopolitical tensions and the Iran war helping | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-15-00-2026-05-13

US stocks are edging lower this afternoon with the SPX trading at 7444.28, down 0.15 percent on the session, while the VIX sits at 17.77, down 0.28 percent from the previous close. Bitcoin is trading at 79,723, down 0.9 percent over the past 24 hours and now within 2 percent of the 80K level as trad | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-15-30-2026-05-13

Kevin Warsh has won Senate confirmation as the next chair of the Federal Reserve. In a largely party-line vote the Senate approved the former Morgan Stanley banker and one-time Fed governor to succeed Jerome Powell putting him at the helm as the central bank grapples with intensifying inflation and | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-14-00-2026-05-13

US stocks are holding near the flat line with the SPX trading at 7448.05, down just 0.05 percent on the session as traders digest the latest central bank commentary from Europe. In the European market, ECB President Lagarde and chief economist Lane both delivered speeches that left the euro little c | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-14-30-2026-05-13

Senate confirmation of Kevin Warsh as the next Federal Reserve chairman is moving forward on Wednesday bringing new leadership to the world's most powerful central bank at a critical time for the global economy. SPX is trading at 7456.33 up 0.12 percent on the session while the VIX sits at 17.81 dow | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-13-30-2026-05-13

Producer prices just posted their biggest jump in four years, putting fresh pressure on the Federal Reserve as inflation accelerates. U.S. producer prices surged in April on higher costs for goods and services, with economists warning the Israel-Iran conflict is complicating the Fed's path and hitti | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-12-00-2026-05-13

US stocks are holding steady in early afternoon trade with the SPX trading at 7442.85, up seven-tenths of one percent on the session. The VIX is at 18.02, down about four-tenths of a percent. Traders are digesting the latest from Fed Governor Kashkari who spoke earlier this afternoon on the economic | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-12-30-2026-05-13

S and P five hundred is holding near record highs as tech strength offsets hotter than expected producer prices data that keeps the Federal Reserve on hold. SPX is trading at seven thousand four hundred twenty point eight eight unchanged on the session while the VIX ticks higher to eighteen point el | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-11-00-2026-05-13

US stocks are holding steady with the SPX trading at 7418.41, down just 0.03 percent on the session as traders digest the latest five-year bond auction. The 5-year note sale came in with a high yield of 3.249 percent matching the previous auction exactly... that means demand held firm with no big su | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-11-30-2026-05-13