Author: Money Mechanics

Bitcoin holds above support but faces resistance as the broader trend remains weak. Institutional demand rises while macro pressure and liquidity constraints continue to limit upside. Market stabilises in the short term, but a clear direction depends on a breakout above key resistance levels. prices in recent weeks have been influenced by more than just crypto factors. They are also moving with global risk sentiment, energy prices, inflation expectations, and institutional money flows. Right now, the market is less focused on choosing a clear direction and more focused on understanding which risk matters more. On one side, global conditions have…

Key Takeaways Gross national income (GNI) encompasses the total income earned by a nation’s people and businesses, including earnings from foreign investments and economic aid.GNI incorporates gross domestic product (GDP) and adds income from overseas sources, making it sometimes a more accurate reflection of national wealth than GDP alone.The difference between GDP and GNI can be significant in countries with high foreign aid or foreign-controlled production, as seen in Bangladesh or Ireland.GNI is used by organizations like The World Bank and the European Union to better assess economic contributions and measure national wealth.For countries with stable foreign income and payments,…

(World Oil) – Ovintiv Inc. has completed the previously announced sale of its Anadarko Basin assets in Oklahoma for $3.0 billion, marking a key step in the company’s portfolio repositioning. Source: Reuters After customary closing adjustments, net proceeds from the transaction are expected to total approximately $2.85 billion. The company said the divestment supports its strategy to streamline operations and strengthen its balance sheet. Ovintiv plans to use the proceeds primarily for debt reduction, achieving its previously stated debt target. In conjunction with the sale, the company has issued a notice to redeem its outstanding 5.650% senior notes due 2028, totaling $700 million.…

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has taken the next step toward a landmark IPO by confidentially filing with the SEC, setting the stage for a potentially record-setting public offering, as reported by Bloomberg and later quoted on CNBC. By filing confidentially, companies can have their financials reviewed by the SEC before revealing them to the public or investors.With plans to raise around $75 billion, SpaceX’s IPO could surpass the size of any U.S. offering in history by more than threefold, valuing the company at $1.75 trillion. According to Reuters, with the mammoth valuation, Musk’s devoted retail following and a stake in a…

The six-week-long Iran war struck at the heart of the world’s most energy-rich region, with oil and gas facilities targeted by both sides and soaring prices for fuel triggering a new global energy shock.As the dust has begun to settle during a tentative two-week ceasefire, the full scale of the damage has started to become clear, with long-term ramifications for the world economy.Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest oil exporter, has said it has suffered significant damage to its production capacity. Qatar, one of the world’s largest liquefied natural gas producers, has lost almost a fifth of its output, which will…

In-brief analysis April 2, 2026 Rooftop solar generating capacity in Puerto Rico totaled 1,456 megawatts (MW) at the end of 2025, 20% of the overall capacity mix. Rooftop solar capacity has increased faster than other sources over the past decade. Between 2016 and 2025 rooftop solar installations accounted for 81% of the new generating capacity in Puerto Rico, according to data from our Electric Power Monthly and Puerto Rico Energy Bureau’s (PREB) Quarterly Report on System Data. In 2025, rooftop solar became the second-largest capacity source, after petroleum liquids capacity (3,671 MW), and surpassed natural…

U.S. ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION WASHINGTON DC 20585 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 25, 2026 EIA is launching three voluntary pilot field studies to evaluate energy consumption in data centers, with web-based pilot surveys in Texas and Washington state as well as in-person interviews in Northern Virginia and Washington, DC. EIA identified 196 companies operating data centers across Texas, Washington state, and the Northern Virginia-DC region. Each company will be asked to report on the energy use of at least one data center in the targeted region. The questionnaire will cover energy sources, electricity consumption, site characteristics, server metrics,…

The catastrophe wind market is one of the most aggressively softening segments within the excess and surplus (E&S) lines property market, with rate decreases in the 20% to 30% range becoming “increasingly common”, according to wholesale insurance services provider CRC Group.In its 2026 Property State of the Market report, CRC Group notes that the cat wind market remains highly competitive, with ample capacity, resulting in continued rate softening across most geographies. “Capacity levels are at historic highs, with markets eager to deploy limit despite pricing continuing to decline. For instance, rate decreases in the 20% to 30% range are increasingly…

If you’re thinking about selling a business in Indiana, I’d treat the process like a serious financial event, not just a listing exercise. After covering financial and investment topics for more than two decades, I’ve seen a lot of owners assume a good business will “speak for itself.” Sometimes it does. More often, it doesn’t. Buyers usually pay more when the numbers are clean, the owner is not the entire business, and the transition looks manageable from day one. Want a realistic valuation range before you go to market? One of the smartest things you can do before talking to…

Takeaway: Headline inflation, which includes food and energy prices, spiked in March, but rates won’t move much today because core inflation, which ignores those volatile components, remained subdued. The closing of the Strait of Hormuz led to a 0.9% monthly increase (3.3% annual increase) in prices in March, but there is little evidence so far that is bleeding through to other prices, which is what the Fed cares about. Gas prices surged 21% and fuel oil 31% in the March inflation data. These spikes were forecasted accurately by market observers ahead of time and the implications have been priced in…