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Financial panic melted the fortunes of billionaires

The panic in the financial markets yesterday caused the owners of large companies and the wealth of the rich to disappear billions of dollars in one day. Jeff Bezos, the owner of Amazon, lost $8 billion and Tesla CEO Elon Musk lost $6 billion in the declines on Monday.

Comments on the financial crisis by Prechter and El-Erian: Will there be a surprise rate cut from the Fed?

Economists continue to debate whether the Fed will announce an interim interest rate cut. Two famous economists clearly expressed their opinions on this issue and criticised the Fed harshly. Financial analyst and author Robert Prechter said that he thinks the Fed will make an interim rate cut, while Muhammed El-Erian said, ‘This step would be a big mistake. They should wait until September and make the cut in September.”

Donald Trump continues to stand behind crypto: “Don’t sell”

US presidential candidate Donald Trump’s support for Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies continues. In a recent interview, Trump criticised the current government for transferring Bitcoin after his speech in Nashville. Trump said, “It’s like AI. If we don’t do it, China is going to do it. We can’t be left behind.” he said.

Following Vitalik Buterin’s token sell-off, Neiro fell by 60%

Neiro’s meme coins, which were bought by the Japanese family after the death of the dog named Kabosu, who gave Dogecoin its name, continue to attract the attention of the crypto world. Finally, Vitalik Buterin sold 17 billion tokens sent to him and gave the project a cold shower. The token price fell 60% after Buterin’s sale and rallied 200%.

Is an emergency interest rate cut meeting coming from the Fed?

The declines seen in world markets since Friday accelerated on Monday. While cryptocurrencies also got their share of what happened, the US media writes that the Fed may decide to hold an ‘emergency meeting’ before September 18 and cut interest rates.