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The Death of Guessing: How Prediction Markets Became Wall Street’s New Favorite Asset Class in 2026

January 30, 2026

As of January 30, 2026, the financial landscape has undergone a tectonic shift. What were once dismissed as "speculative casinos" for crypto enthusiasts and political junkies have matured into the...

The agricultural world is still reeling from the "major shock" delivered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in its January 2026 Crop Production report. Released earlier this month, the data...

Topics Bonds Economy

Supply Avalanche: Record-Shattering USDA Report Leaves Corn Markets in Turmoil

January 30, 2026

The Great Metal Meltdown: Gold and Silver Recoil from Historic Peaks as CME Margin Hikes Trigger $1 Billion Deleveraging

Topics Economy World Trade

January 30, 2026

The "January Metals Mania" came to a screeching halt today, January 30, 2026, as the world’s most precious commodities faced a violent correction from heights once thought impossible. After gold...

As the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) convenes for its first meeting of 2026, the financial world is witnessing a rare moment of absolute conviction. On Polymarket, the world’s largest...

Topics ETFs Economy

The 99% Consensus: Why Prediction Markets Are Calling the Fed’s Bluff on Interest Rates

January 27, 2026

Opendoor's fundamentals don't quite line up with the incredible rally in its stock last year.

Topics Economy

This Unstoppable Stock Soared by 264% in 2025. Here's What Could Happen in 2026. ↗

January 27, 2026

This Unstoppable Stock Joined the S&P 500 in 2025, and It Could Beat the Market in 2026 ↗

Topics Economy Government

January 27, 2026

Interactive Brokers is firing on all cylinders as its clients ramp up their activity in the financial markets.

In January 2024, the prediction market industry was often dismissed as a high-stakes hobby for political junkies and crypto-anarchists. Fast forward to January 26, 2026, and the landscape has undergone...

Topics Stocks

The $44 Billion Explosion: How Prediction Markets Redefined Global Finance

January 26, 2026

The Stock Market This Week: President Trump's Tariffs, the Fed's Interest Rate Decision, and Big Tech Earnings ↗

Topics Artificial Intelligence Bonds Economy

January 26, 2026

The stock market could be volatile as investors process Trump's latest tariff threat, the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision, and earnings results from four big tech companies.

Don't overthink the unusual situations the market and economy are in right now.

Topics Economy Government World Trade

What the Fed's Expected 2026 Rate Cuts Could Mean for the Stock Market ↗

January 25, 2026

Betting on the Pause: Prediction Markets Signal 99% Certainty for Fed Hold in January as Polymarket Volume Nears $500 Million

Topics Economy

January 24, 2026

With the first Federal Reserve meeting of 2026 just days away, prediction markets have reached a state of near-total consensus. Traders are placing massive bets that the Federal Open Market Committee...

Pause on the Horizon: Fed Prepared to Halt Rate-Cutting Cycle as "Data Fog" and Political Pressure Mount

Topics Economy

January 23, 2026

As the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) prepares to convene on January 27–28, 2026, the global financial community is bracing for what appears to be a definitive shift in monetary policy direction....

As we move into early 2026, the global information landscape has undergone a radical transformation. No longer are political analysts and corporate strategists solely reliant on slow-moving surveys or...

Topics Bonds Economy Government

The New Oracle: Prediction Markets Emerge as Global ‘Early Warning Systems’

January 23, 2026

In a decisive move to curb "vertical" price action and stabilize a fracturing precious metals market, the CME Group (NASDAQ: CME) has announced a radical shift in its risk management framework....

Topics Economy Government Initial Public Offering

CME Responds to Extreme Volatility with Major Margin Hikes for Gold and Silver

January 23, 2026

As the Federal Reserve prepares for its first policy meeting of 2026 on January 28, a quiet revolution is taking place on the trading floors of Manhattan and Chicago. While traditional bond traders...

Topics Derivatives ETFs

The New Macro Insurance: How Traders are Using Kalshi to Hedge the ‘OBBBA’ Economy

January 22, 2026

The 2.8% Threshold: Why the Fed’s Favorite Inflation Gauge is the Market’s Newest North Star

Topics Bonds ETFs Economy

January 20, 2026

As the clock ticks toward the end of January 2026, Wall Street is laser-focused on a single number: the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index. With the current date of January 20, 2026,...

Federal Reserve Under Siege: DOJ Investigation of Jerome Powell Ignites Constitutional Crisis and Market Turmoil

Topics Artificial Intelligence Bonds Derivatives

January 20, 2026

The long-standing wall between the White House and the Federal Reserve has been breached as of January 20, 2026, following an unprecedented criminal investigation launched by the Department of Justice...

As of January 20, 2026, a fundamental shift has occurred in the plumbing of global finance. For decades, the "tape"—the real-time feed of stock and bond prices—was the undisputed source of truth for...

Topics Bonds Economy Fraud

The New Tape: Why Wall Street Is Obsessed with Prediction Market Alpha

January 20, 2026

The New Yield Curve: Why Wall Street is Now Following Prediction Markets for Fed and CPI Guidance

Topics Bonds Derivatives Earnings

January 20, 2026

As the Federal Reserve prepares for its first policy meeting of 2026 on January 27–28, a significant shift has occurred in how the financial world anticipates interest rate decisions. The traditional...

The $112 Million Regulatory Heist: Polymarket’s QCX Acquisition and the Battle for America’s Prediction Market

Topics Bonds Derivatives Economy

January 20, 2026

In a move that has sent shockwaves through the burgeoning "information economy," Polymarket has officially staged its return to the United States. Following a multi-year exile by federal regulators,...

As of late January 2026, the global wheat market is demonstrating a surprising resilience that has caught many analysts off guard. Despite a series of bearish indicators—including record-shattering...

Topics Bonds Derivatives Economy

Wheat Markets Defy Gravity: Resilience Amid Record Supply and Bearish Forecasts

January 20, 2026

Supply Tsunami: USDA’s Record 17 Billion Bushel Corn Harvest Sends Shockwaves Through Global Markets

Topics Earnings Economy

January 20, 2026

The agricultural sector is reeling this week following the release of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) January 2026 Crop Production Annual Summary and World Agricultural Supply and...

The Death of the Lagging Indicator: How Prediction Markets Became the Fed’s New Crystal Ball

Topics Economy

January 18, 2026

As of mid-January 2026, a fundamental shift has occurred in how Wall Street and Main Street digest economic reality. For decades, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s "Nowcast" and other lagging...

The $52K Floor: Why Prediction Markets are Hedging Against a Bitcoin ‘Black Swan’ in Early 2026

Topics Economy Regulatory Compliance

January 16, 2026

As Bitcoin (BTC) hovers near the $95,600 mark this January 16, 2026, a curious divergence is emerging between the exuberant headlines of traditional finance and the cold, calculated skepticism of...

The $400,000 Maduro “Snatch-and-Extract” Payout: Prediction Markets Face an Existential Insider Trading Crisis

Topics ETFs Economy Government

January 16, 2026

On January 3, 2026, as U.S. Special Operations forces executed "Operation Absolute Resolve"—a daring nighttime raid on Nicolás Maduro’s compound in Caracas—the geopolitical landscape shifted in an...

The Resurrection of PredictIt: Inside the Push to Become the ‘Gold Standard’ for Regulated Forecasting

Topics Government

January 16, 2026

The "Little Market That Could" has finally grown up. As of January 16, 2026, the prediction market landscape looks radically different than it did just eighteen months ago. The most significant shift...

The Rise of the Economic Oracle: Fed Decision Markets Top $360M as Wall Street Pivots to Prediction Odds

Topics Derivatives

January 15, 2026

As the Federal Reserve prepares for its first policy meeting of 2026, the global financial community is looking past traditional bank reports and focusing on a new, high-speed indicator: the prediction...

The era of prediction markets being dismissed as niche playgrounds for "degen" crypto enthusiasts and political junkies has officially ended. As of January 15, 2026, the world’s most elite...

Topics Economy

The Quants of Probability: Wall Street’s $200,000-Salary Bet on Prediction Markets

January 15, 2026

The New Standard: ICE’s $2 Billion Bet on Polymarket Signals the End of Traditional Polling

Topics Bonds Derivatives Economy

January 15, 2026

On January 15, 2026, the global financial landscape has been permanently altered by a collision between the old world of institutional finance and the new frontier of decentralized intelligence. The...

The battle for the soul of the prediction market industry has reached a fever pitch as 2026 begins, with traders increasingly convinced that federal authority will ultimately crush state-level attempts...

Topics Economy

The Preemption Power Play: Why Prediction Markets Are Betting 81% on a Federal Victory

January 15, 2026