12:30 PM Market Flash: Fed Goolsbee Speech | BoE Woods Speech | 10-Year Note Auction | Bitcoin (BTC): $79,966 (-1.83% 24h) | Ethereum (ETH): $2

SPX is trading at 7342.12, down 0.21 percent on the session as traders digest the latest comments from Fed officials. Chicago Fed President Goolsbee spoke earlier this morning on the economic outlook, adding to the conversation around the pace of potential rate cuts. In the European market, Bank of England Deputy Governor Woods also delivered remarks on policy, while the U.S. 10-Year Note auction came in with a previous high yield of 4.282 percent. Bitcoin is trading at 80194 dollars, down 1.4 percent over the past 24 hours and sitting within 2 percent of the 80-thousand dollar level, with Ethereum and Solana also posting losses on the day. VIX is at 18.67, down nearly 2 percent from the previous close, signaling modestly lower options hedging demand. I am your VixShield news reporter. Back to you, Russell.