The Week Ahead:

Week Ahead: Shutdown ends, Epstein returns

Mon:
*Saylor expected announce another $BTC purchase (“we’ll report our next buys on Monday morning. I think people will be pleasantly surprised”)
*Crypto: AAVE’s announcement (unknown); Monad ICO on Coinbase’s New platform
*Fed’s Kashkari speaks (Didn’t Support Last Cut, Undecided on Dec.)

Tue:
*Earnings: Baidu
*U.S. House plans to vote on releasing Epstein files
*Trump Remarks at McDonald’s Impact Summit
*Crypto: Filecoin’s announcement (Filecoin Onchain Cloud)
*Saudi Crown Prince Salman to meet Trump at WH, first trip in 7years

Wed:
*US accounting standard-setter will discuss whether to tackle how companies should report crypto transfers in their financial reports.
*FOMC Minutes
*China interest rate announcement

Thu:
*U.S. Jobs report, first data since shutdown starts
*Fed’s Cook speaks
*Nvidia Q3, Walmart Earnings

Fri:
*Foxconn annual tech day: Nvidia and Apple supplier will showcase AI applications
*Fed’s Barr, Collins speaks

TBA/Whole Week: US Supreme Court hears arguments on Trump’s tariffs (IEEPA) continues; Investors will be looking for any evidence of weakness in the labor market or evidence that inflation is slowing. Several Fed members suggested rates could stay unchanged next month, December rate cut odds dropped to 50%; China vs Japan diplomatic war

ICYMI:
*Berkshire Hathaway reveals $4.3bn stake in Alphabet as it trims Apple holdings.
*BOE allows exceptions to stablecoin ownership limits; No, The EU Will Not Require ID For Every BTC Transaction
*US Lawmakers released a much-awaited crypto market structure bill.
*Japan moves to reclassify crypto and adopt major tax relief, seeks to reduce the current maximum 55% tax on crypto gains to 20%; Japan Exchange Group weighs tighter oversight of listed crypto treasury firms.
*Alibaba plans to use “tokenization” of payments for cross-border transactions in its business-to-business arm.
*US most advanced aircraft carrier arrives in the Caribbean, The Ford rounds off the largest buildup of U.S. firepower in the region in generations. With its arrival, the “Operation Southern Spear” mission includes nearly a dozen Navy ships and about 12k sailors and Marines.

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