MicroStockHub/iStock via Getty Images Listen below or on the go on Apple Podcasts and Spotify President says ‘don’t worry’ as China says it won’t back down. (0:17) Big banks to report in Q3 earnings curtain-raiser. (1:22) Warner Bros. reportedly rejects Paramount bid. (2:24) It’s not often that the start of earnings season gets lost in the shuffle. But along with the continuing government shutdown, Wall Street is riding the rollercoaster of U.S.-China trade. President Donald Trump appeared to flip th ...

Expectations of a rally are mounting as crypto awaits a big Federal Reserve announcement on September 17. Markets see an interest rate cut on Wednesday as all but certain, a move that will inject fresh liquidity into the global financial system. Lower borrowing costs historically launch risk assets such as crypto higher. “We’re only halfway through what could be a very powerful Q4 rally,” Sean Dawson, head of research at Derive, said in a note to investors. That anticipation comes on the back of Bitcoin ...