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Home Depot is scheduled to report fourth-quarter earnings before the bell on Tuesday, with analysts expecting rising sales to have risen despite projecting comparable store sales to have declined for a ninth consecutive quarter.

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Crypto crime has surged to an estimated $51 billion a year industry, according to Chainalysis.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Federal Reserve's top regulatory official cautioned Thursday against a weakening of bank rules and oversight that could make firms vulnerable to surprise shocks. Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr, who is stepping down from the regulatory post at the end of February, cautioned against any push to significantly weaken existing bank rules and supervision, and urged watchdogs to complete international capital standards. In what is expected to be his final speech as the Fed's rules chief, Barr maintained that strong rules and robust capital requirements for banks are needed to guard against unforseen shocks.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has decided to withdraw its appeal of a decision by a federal judge late last year to vacate an overhaul of Treasury dealer rules, according to a court document filed on Wednesday. In a statement, the SEC said it decided to dismiss the appeal because the new rule could reduce "liquidity in the Treasury markets, making them more volatile, and increasing debt for taxpayers." One year ago, the SEC under Chair Gary Gensler adopted a rule requiring proprietary traders and other firms that routinely deal in U.S. government bonds to register as broker-dealers, subjecting them to stricter oversight.

The outsized swings in markets on the back of Donald Trump's every word on tariffs just weeks ago have faded to mere flickers, as investors switch their focus elsewhere, and bet against a full-scale trade war really materialising. China is one of the few trading partners on which Trump has increased tariffs, but Hong Kong's Hang Seng index is up 14% year to date, led by a surge in tech stocks. Similarly, traders are banking on less volatility in the Canadian dollar and Mexican peso - both slightly stronger than they were at the start of the year - and an index of European auto stocks - also vulnerable to tariffs - hit a seven-month high this week.

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