Shopify Integrates USDC Payments, Friend.tech Activity Dries Up

Aug 28, 2023
Market Update After digesting Fed Chair Powell’s speech at Friday’s Jackson Hole Economic Symposium over the weekend, traditional indices are rising, with both the $SPY and $QQQ gaining approximately 0.40% at the time of writing. In a busy week for economic data, investors will be eyeing the release of JOLTS, ADP employment, the PCE index, and non-farm payrolls to form an outlook on the labor market and inflation. Crypto markets are relatively flat, with $BTC (+0.05%) remaining steady around $26k, and $ETH (-0.38%) holding at $1,650. Retail investing and trading platform Robinhood is sp

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