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Federal Reserve 31 January 2026 - 1 February 2026

Bitcoin tumbles under $80,000 as Warsh Fed pick shakes altcoin season hopes

Bitcoin tumbles under $80,000 as Warsh Fed pick shakes altcoin season hopes

Bitcoin slid below $80,000 on Saturday, extending a sharp pullback as traders fretted over tighter U.S. liquidity after former Federal Reserve governor Kevin Warsh was selected as the next Fed chair. The biggest cryptocurrency was down 6.53% at $78,719.63 at 12:48 p.m. ET, and is about a third off October record highs; it hit $81,104 on Friday, the lowest since Nov. 21. Ether fell 11.76% to $2,387.77, as cryptocurrencies lagged rallies in gold and stocks and early hopes for friendlier policy under Donald Trump cooled, Reuters reported.
31 January 2026
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Morgan Stanley stock price: $6 million insider sale and Trump’s Fed pick loom over Monday trade

Morgan Stanley stock price: $6 million insider sale and Trump’s Fed pick loom over Monday trade

Morgan Stanley co-president Daniel A. Simkowitz offloaded 32,968 shares on Friday, netting roughly $6.0 million, according to a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing. The shares went for between $182.06 and $183.05 each, leaving Simkowitz with about 357,342 shares directly held post-sale. Morgan Stanley stock ended the day up 0.2% at $182.80, after swinging between $179.97 and $183.15 on volume near 7.4 million shares.
31 January 2026
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Tech stocks face a Monday test after Trump taps Warsh for Fed as Big Tech earnings line up

Tech stocks face a Monday test after Trump taps Warsh for Fed as Big Tech earnings line up

U.S. tech stocks head into February with the focus back on interest rates after Donald Trump picked Kevin Warsh to lead the Federal Reserve. A hotter-than-expected Producer Price Index report — which measures what businesses charge and pay — dragged the Nasdaq down 0.94% on Friday. The 10-year Treasury yield hovered near 4.251%. Terry Sandven of U.S. Bank Asset Management noted investors are repeatedly zeroing in on “the profitability of the massive capex levels” — with capex referring to capital spending.
31 January 2026
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Dow Jones slips on Warsh Fed pick and inflation data — what to know before Monday’s open

Dow Jones slips on Warsh Fed pick and inflation data — what to know before Monday’s open

U.S. markets are closed for the weekend. On Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average slid 179.09 points, or 0.36%, finishing at 48,892.47 and marking a 0.4% drop for the week. Still, January showed a 1.7% gain — the Dow’s ninth consecutive monthly rise. Investors digested Donald Trump’s plan to nominate Kevin Warsh to lead the Federal Reserve, a stronger inflation report, and earnings that saw Apple tick up 0.4% and Verizon Communications jump 11.8%. “Markets are calibrating to Trump’s pick of Kevin Warsh ... and the outlook for monetary policy,” said Michael Hans of Citizens Wealth.
31 January 2026
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