EUR/USD extended its gains on Monday as market mood improved, weighing on the US Dollar, which fell to six-week lows near 98.36 according to the US Dollar Index (DXY). At the time of writing, the pair...
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China: Innovation-led sectors stay in focus – HSBC
HSBC Asset Management underlines that China’s technology sector remains a key equity theme despite shifting attention to Middle East tensions. The firm points to strong performance of the Shenzhen Chi...
USD/CAD drops below 1.3800 on oil rally and broad Dollar weakness
USD/CAD slipped around 0.40% on Monday, falling to session lows near 1.3790 as the Canadian Dollar (CAD) gained ground on surging Crude Oil prices and broad US Dollar (USD) softness. The pair opened s...
Ondo Finance seeks SEC's approval to tokenize parts of its stock-linked products
Ondo Finance has filed a no-action letter request with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) asking the regulator to confirm that a targeted expansion of its Ondo Global Markets (OGM) product w...
Asia FX: Softer start on Oil and risk – OCBC
OCBC strategists Sim Moh Siong and Christopher Wong expect Asian FX, especially high-beta Oil importers like KRW, THB, PHP and INR, to open weaker as renewed geopolitical uncertainty supports crude an...
OpenAI is shifting toward Amazon amid strain in its Microsoft deal
OpenAI’s new revenue chief is betting on Amazon to grow the company’s business with corporate clients, even as she acknowledged that the long-running deal with Microsoft has held the AI fi...
SGD: MAS seen normalizing NEER policy band – DBS
DBS Group Research economist Philip Wee expect the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to reverse its earlier easing by normalizing the SGD Nominal Effective Exchange Rate (NEER) policy band. He ant...
Gold slips as Oil climbs, stoking fears of higher-for-longer rates
Gold (XAU/USD) price retreats as the week begins, down some 0.20% on Monday as Crude Oil prices trend up, increasing fears of an inflation spiral that might deter central banks, including the Federal ...
Kraken refuses to pay criminals who threatened to leak videos of insider data access
Numerous security issues and growing international tensions have put the crypto industry on edge. Law enforcement agencies throughout the world are attempting to recover digital assets worth billions ...
South Korea’s FIU hands Coinone exchange a $3.49 million fine over AML breaches
Coinone exchange has received a three-month partial suspension from South Korea’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) for violating anti-money laundering regulations. Another regulatory body in the cou...
$28M Already In—Little Pepe ($LILPEPE) Quietly Becomes One of 2026’s Most Watched Presales
This little coin, called Little Pepe ($LILPEPE), is doing quite well compared to others in its industry which have hype cycles and short-lived buzzes. Already having secured over $28 million of fundin...
Forex Today: US Dollar falls even as failed talks and Hormuz shutdown spark risk-off wave
Here is what you need to know for Tuesday, April 14: The US Dollar Index (DXY) fell on Monday, as markets digest headlines of failed Iran-United States (US) peace talks over the weekend and reports th...
Renminbi: Limited Petroyuan prospects in energy trade – Commerzbank
Commerzbank’s Head of FX and Commodity Research Thu Lan Nguyen examines Iran’s proposal to charge Strait of Hormuz tolls in Renminbi and finds it unlikely to trigger a major Petroyuan shift. The analy...
Colombia: Runoff risks and market caution – Societe Generale
Societe Generale’s Dev Ashish reviews Colombian presidential election dynamics ahead of the May 31, 2026 vote, noting that polls suggest a runoff where a unified right has an advantage over the Histor...
AUD/USD rebounds as US-Iran deal hopes lift Aussie, weigh on Dollar
AUD/USD stages a sharp reversal on Monday after opening the week with a gap lower, as investors reassess evolving geopolitical developments in the Middle East and the prospects for a US-Iran deal. The...
XRP derivatives market shrinks by 78% from October’s peak
The XRP derivatives market has fallen sharply since the crypto crash of October 11, 2025, through April 13, 2026. For nearly 7 months, the XRP Futures Open Interest Perpetual – an indicator tracking t...
Denmark: Spending resilience with higher energy costs – Danske Bank
Danske Bank’s Louise Aggerstrøm Hansen and Asger Wilhelm Dalsjö report that Danish private consumption strengthened in March, with real spending excluding energy up 1.2% month-on-month and 3.8% year-o...
Ripple News: XRP ETP Breaks $120 Million Inflow Milestone As Crowd Sentiment Teases Buy Signal
Key Insights XRP ETP inflows hit $120 million, leading the crypto market’s capital injection for the week. Retail sentiment has dropped sharply, signaling a possible reversal phase. Key price support ...
Stock Market Appears To Be Bottoming, Says Morgan Stanley’s Dan Skelly – Here’s Why
Stock Market Appears To Be Bottoming, Says Morgan Stanley’s Dan Skelly – Here’s Why – The Daily Hodl ...
Trump says Iran wants a deal as Hormuz blockade officially begins
US President Donald Trump spoke at a press conference at the Oval Office and praised Vice-President JD Vance’s work on Iran, saying that he “has done a very good job on Iran.” Amongst that, he s...
Dow Jones edges lower as Goldman drags, Oil surges above $100
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) edged lower on Monday, slipping around 50 points to trade near 47,900 after recovering from a much steeper drop at the open. The S&P 500 rose 0.2% to trade ...
Silver price falls as failed US-Iran talks boost US Dollar
Silver (XAG/USD) trades around $74.10 on Monday at the time of writing, down 2.23% on the day after briefly dropping to an intraday low near $72.61. The white metal is attempting to stabilize its loss...
Germany: Recovery delayed by energy shock – Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank economists say Germany’s recovery is being pushed back by higher energy costs and uncertainty linked to the Middle East conflict. They cut their 2026 growth forecast to 1.0% while keepin...
Pound Sterling Price News and Forecast: GBP/USD holds near 1.3460 as Iran talks disappoint traders
GBP/USD holds near 1.3460 as Iran talks disappoint traders The Pound Sterling remains firm on Monday as talks between Iran and the US disappointed investors, triggering a reaction from the White House...
USD/CHF Price Forecast: Bearish risks rise below 0.8000 as momentum weakens
USD/CHF edges lower on Monday but lacks follow-through selling as escalating US-Iran tensions and growing expectations that the Federal Reserve (Fed) will keep interest rates higher for longer, driven...
GBP/USD holds near 1.3460 as Iran talks disappoint traders
The Pound Sterling remains firm on Monday as talks between Iran and the US disappointed investors, triggering a reaction from the White House, while recent news suggested that Tehran could be consider...
USD/JPY holds onto light gain as Hormuz closure fuels safe-haven demand
The USD/JPY pair is trading with a neutral tone near 159.70 on Tuesday, up 0.27%, as markets react to a dramatic escalation in geopolitical tensions following headlines that the United States (US) has...
WTI Oil jumps on Iran tensions as US blockade threat boosts gains
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) US Oil trades around $95.70 per barrel on Monday at the time of writing, rising 5.90% on the day but still struggling to regain the $100 threshold after last week’s sharp...
Senior macro expert names investment asset that will collapse next
A senior macro strategist has warned that fixed income markets are the most vulnerable asset class in the current economic cycle amid uncertainty triggered by geopolitical tensions in the Middle East....
GBP/JPY extends rally to six days as rising Oil prices weigh on Yen
The British Pound (GBP) strengthens against the Japanese Yen (JPY) on Monday, with GBP/JPY extending its rally for a sixth consecutive day as rising Oil prices continue to weigh on the Yen. At the tim...
USD: Blockade supports cautious rebound – Scotiabank
Scotiabank strategists Shaun Osborne and Eric Theoret note the US Dollar (USD) is firmer after President Trump announced a blockade of Iranian ports, with US Dollar Index (DXY) off its Asian highs and...
NZD: Hawkish pricing faces growth reality – OCBC
OCBC strategists Sim Moh Siong and Christopher Wong highlight that recent New Zealand Dollar (NZD) gains on hawkish Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) rhetoric look vulnerable. Markets now price nearl...