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USD surges amid shutdown resolution, mixed US data
Here is what you need to know on Thursday, February 5: United States (US) ADP Employment Change report revealed that the private sector added 22K jobs in January, falling short of expectations of 48K....
Eli Lilly gaining in GLP-1 market over Novo Nordisk, earnings show
The Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk logos. Mike Blake | Tom Little | Reuters It’s a tale of two drugmakers in the red-hot obesity drug market. Both Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly are grappling with lowe...
Musk to be arrested if he comes to Paris, French politician warns
X owner Elon Musk will be jailed if he makes the mistake of coming to France, as he has been asked to do by the European nation’s law enforcement. The warning has been issued by a French politician a ...
Corporate DEI index sees 65% drop in participation from Fortune 500
People hold flags outside the US Supreme Court on December 4, 2024 in Washington, DC, during oral argument on whether states can ban certain gender transition medical treatments for young people. Rob...
Here’s the breakdown of U.S. borrowers
An aerial view of homes in San Francisco, Aug. 27, 2025. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images The share of U.S. homeowners with high rates on their mortgages has jumped sharply in just the last few years. T...
Canadian Dollar holds steady after US ADP data disappoints
The Canadian Dollar (CAD) held steady against the US Dollar (USD) on Wednesday, trading just below 1.3700 as markets adjusted to the end of the partial US government shutdown and digested a soft priva...
Europe Licenses, Tokenization Push, and XRP Under Pressure
Fintech Ripple had one of its busiest weeks in months, rolling out regulatory, institutional, and tokenization developments even as XRP’s price struggled alongside the broader crypto market. Key Takea...
Trade deal boosts sentiment but risks remain – OCBC Bank
OCBC Bank’s report, authored by Sim Moh Siong and Christopher Wong, discusses the recent rally of the Indian Rupee (INR) following headlines of a US-India trade deal. However, the report caution...
Gold dips 1% as US Dollar firms, mixed US data and calm geopolitics weigh
Gold price retreats during the North American session on Wednesday, down more than 1% after reaching a three-day high of $5,091. A mixed market mood and modest US Dollar strength keep XAU/USD trading ...
Euro holds near four-year highs as ECB rate decision looms
EUR/USD trades mostly flat on Wednesday, drifting around 1.1800 during the European and American sessions. Fiber pulled back from last week’s four-year high near 1.2082 but continues to hold com...
Dow Jones rises as Eli Lilly surges, AMD plunges on soft guidance
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) climbed about 600 points, or 0.6%, and tapped the 49,600 region on Wednesday, gaining ground on the back of climbing pharmaceutical stocks. The S&P 500 shed...
Jeffrey Epstein’s in-house trader reveals how they made a kill in markets
Newly released documents have revealed Jeffrey Epstein’s investments that contributed to his net worth of nearly $600 million at the time of his death. In-house trader and former JPMorgan private bank...
South Korea’s KFTC probes Bithumb over potentially misleading liquidity claims
On February 4, South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) launched an on-site probe into Bithumb over claims that it offers the highest liquidity among domestic crypto exchanges. The KFTC will assess ...
Consumption growth outlook – Standard Chartered
Standard Chartered’s report, authored by Carol Liao, Senior Economist and Moriarty Lam, Research Analyst, highlights that China’s household consumption is likely underestimated due to unac...
Anthropic vows Claude will stay ad‑free, taking a dig at ad‑supported rivals
Anthropic said Wednesday that its chatbot Claude will not run ads; no banners, no sponsored replies, nothing. This came right after OpenAI announced it would begin showing ads in ChatGPT, starting wit...
New Zealand Dollar dips amid mixed labor data, global headwinds
NZD/USD trades around 0.6000 on Wednesday at the time of writing, down 0.90% on the day, as investors digest mixed New Zealand labor market data and an uncertain global macroeconomic environment. The ...
TRON Ecosystem Expands as CoolWallet Launches Energy Rental Support
Blockchain CoolWallet has introduced support for energy rental services within the TRON blockchain ecosystem, giving users a more cost-efficient way to transact while maintaining full self-custody. Ke...
Fiscal concerns may be overplayed – TD Securities
In their latest report, TD Securities analysts Prashant Newnaha and Alex Loo argue that fears surrounding Japan’s fiscal outlook are exaggerated. They highlight that Japan’s Gross Debt to ...
TRON Network Integrated by CoolWallet to Deliver Lower-Cost, High-Speed Transactions with Full Self-Custody
Taipei, Taiwan, February 4, 2026 — CoolWallet, a leading self-custody hardware wallet provider, today announced the integration of energy rental services in the TRON blockchain ecosystem into its plat...
Solana Price Analysis: SOL Nears Make-or-Break Point, Is $260 Next?
Key Insights Latest Solana price analysis signaled a classic buy-the-dip structure after sliding to $100. While the setup on the four-hour time frame points to a massive rally to $260, a top analyst i...
OpenClaw AI agent goes rogue, spamming users after iMessage access granted
Chris Boyd was trapped in his house in North Carolina after a snowstorm when he decided to try out an AI tool called OpenClaw.He thought it could help organize his mornings. He set it up to send a new...
Sam Altman says AI will be his successor at OpenAI
Sam Altman is planning to hand over OpenAI not to a person, but to an AI model. He’s not joking. “I would never stand in the way of that,” he said. If artificial intelligence is supposed to run the wo...
Edges lower amid broader USD gains – Scotiabank
The CAD is experiencing slight softness in quiet trading, primarily due to a stronger USD. The CAD’s fair value estimate has increased slightly, reflecting a minor upward adjustment, note Scotia...
FTSE 100 takes out 10,400 for the first time
The selling in tech has not stopped the FTSE 100 from reaching a new high, with the Dow set to follow suit, says Chris Beauchamp, Chief Market Analyst at investing and trading platform IG. FTSE 100 br...
Stalls below 1.3700 as markets await BoE rate decision
GBP/USD stalls below 1.3700 as markets await BoE rate decision The Pound Sterling (GBP) drops against the US Dollar (USD) on Wednesday, and it remains trading below the 1.3700 figure, posting losses o...
Inflation undershoots ahead of ECB meeting – ABN AMRO
The preliminary estimate for January Eurozone HICP inflation eased to 1.7% y/y, down from 1.9% in December, aligning with expectations. Core inflation also fell to 2.2% y/y. The ECB is expected to kee...
Can MSTR Stock Hit $175 as UBS Adds 3.2M More Strategy Shares
Key Insights: UBS currently owns 5.76M MSTR Stock, valued at approximately $805M. MSTR stock is showing a strong correlation to Bitcoin, and its correlation is 0.97. BTC has recovered above $78K, favo...
Experts tell UK House of Lords stablecoins won’t shape the future of money
The Financial Services Regulation Committee (FSRC) on Wednesday held a public session and questioned witnesses about stablecoins being the future of money. The witnesses claimed that the digital asset...
Dogecoin (DOGE) Price Analysis in 2026: Interpreting Fleet Mining’s Cloud Mining Real Returns from an Investor’s Perspective
By 2026, Dogecoin can no longer be talked about as a cryptocurrency based on memes. The trends in the market in recent times indicate that DOGE has remained a highly community-active, high-speed trans...
Intervention remains absent – Nordea
Despite the weakened Danish Krone (DKK) against the Euro (EUR), the Danish central bank has not intervened in the foreign exchange market, indicating that the current interest rate spread will likely ...
GBP/USD stalls below 1.3700 as markets await BoE rate decision
The Pound Sterling (GBP) drops against the US Dollar (USD) on Wednesday, and it remains trading below the 1.3700 figure, posting losses of 0.23% as traders wait for the Bank of England’s (BoE) monetar...