PANews reported on September 10th that according to Jinshi, the U.S. producer price index unexpectedly fell in August, the first decline in four months, further strengthening the case for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates. According to a report released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on Wednesday, the Producer Price Index (PPI) fell 0.1% month-over-month, with July's data revised downward. Year-over-year, the PPI rose 2.6%. The report showed that despite Trump's tariffs pushing up business costs, businesses avoided significant price increases last month. While the decline followed a sharp increase in July, many businesses are concerned that significant price increases could scare off customers amid ongoing economic uncertainty affecting consumer decisions. Prices of goods excluding food and energy rose 0.3%, while the cost of services fell 0.2%. In the services sector, profit margins for wholesalers and retailers fell 1.7%, the largest drop in over a year. Profit margins have fluctuated significantly from month to month this year, highlighting the uncertainty surrounding the impact of trade policy on prices and demand.


BitGo’s move creates further competition in a burgeoning European crypto market that is expected to generate $26 billion revenue this year, according to one estimate. BitGo, a digital asset infrastructure company with more than $100 billion in assets under custody, has received an extension of its license from Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), enabling it to offer crypto services to European investors. The company said its local subsidiary, BitGo Europe, can now provide custody, staking, transfer, and trading services. Institutional clients will also have access to an over-the-counter (OTC) trading desk and multiple liquidity venues.The extension builds on BitGo’s previous Markets-in-Crypto-Assets (MiCA) license, also issued by BaFIN, and adds trading to the existing custody, transfer and staking services. BitGo acquired its initial MiCA license in May 2025, which allowed it to offer certain services to traditional institutions and crypto native companies in the European Union.Read more
