Crypto Remains in the Spotlight: Investors continue to buy all things crypto. Bullish (BLSH) went public in an IPO yesterday, with its stock soaring from its offer price of $37 to $68 – an 84% gain – but shares had been as high as $118, a 219% rise. BLSH is up another 13% in premarket trading.

The likelihood of a Federal Reserve rate cut in September is now seen near 100% after new data showed U.S. inflation increased at a moderate pace in July and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he thought an aggressive half-point cut was possible given recent weak employment numbers.

U.S. stock futures were slightly higher early in Europe after Tuesday’s inflation reading cemented expectations for the Fed to resume cutting rates.