2:30 PM Market Flash: ECB Lane Speech | Bitcoin (BTC): $79,611 (-1.32% 24h) | Ethereum (ETH): $2,260 (-0.88% 24h) | Solana (SOL): $90.9500 (-3

US stocks are holding near the flat line with the SPX trading at 7448.05, down just 0.05 percent on the session as traders digest the latest central bank commentary from Europe. In the European market, ECB President Lagarde and chief economist Lane both delivered speeches that left the euro little changed while reinforcing expectations that rate cuts remain data dependent. Bitcoin is trading at 79084, down 1.1 percent over the past 24 hours and now within 2 percent of the 80K level, a move that options desks are watching for any spillover into broader risk sentiment. VIX is at 17.83, up 0.11 percent, signaling only modest hedging demand ahead of tomorrow's data slate. I am your VixShield news reporter. Back to you, Russell.