DFSA News and Updates

  • Darina Pashchenko
  • 28.09.2026
Markets face rate, AI and travel risks as Monday trading begins
Investors head into Monday with bond yields and oil prices rising, even after Wall Street posts a winning week. Fresh inflation data, Nvidia's new AI announcements and storm-related travel ...
  • Sergey Shendetskyi
  • 25.09.2026
OG.com seeks CFTC approval for single-stock perpetual futures
U.S. equity-linked derivatives platforms are accelerating efforts to introduce perpetual futures, a product long associated with crypto trading, into regulated stock markets. OG.com is now joining ...
  • Ashutosh Sureka
  • 14.08.2026
U.S. extends Jones Act waiver, tightens compliance process for foreign-flagged cargo moves
A temporary exception to U.S. coastwise shipping rules is being prolonged for another three months, keeping certain cargo movements between U.S. ports open to foreign-flagged vessels under defined ...
  • Ashutosh Sureka
  • 03.08.2026
SEC review keeps Nasdaq bitcoin index options on hold amid CME jurisdiction challenge
Regulatory scrutiny is delaying Nasdaq PHLX's planned launch of cash-settled bitcoin index options as a jurisdiction dispute unfolds between U.S. market overseers. The pause follows a petition ...
  • Ciaran Ryan
  • 24.07.2026
EU and U.S. regulators review digital finance and bank rules at Brussels forum
European and U.S. financial authorities are deepening regulatory coordination as cross-border issues in digital assets, banking and market structure remain high on the policy agenda. The latest ...
  • Ciaran Ryan
  • 01.07.2026
U.S. Treasury sets Trump Accounts investment lineup with low-cost ETF options
The U.S. Department of the Treasury is outlining how contributions to Trump Accounts are invested as the program moves toward launch. The agency says all initial contributions go into a default ...
  • Ciaran Ryan
  • 24.06.2026
Kalshi traders price low odds of 3% U.S. GDP growth in 2026
Market expectations are diverging from the Treasury Department's upbeat view of the U.S. economy as investors assess growth and inflation signals for 2026. Kalshi traders assign a 14.2% chance ...