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Economic outlook and market strategy for 2026 – DBS Bank
DBS Bank research team provides insights into the economic outlook for Asia and ASEAN in 2026, highlighting resilience despite global trade tensions. Resilience in Asia’s economic outlook “...
Growth risks and inflation are balanced
European Central Bank (ECB) General Council member and Governor of the Croatian National Bank said in the European trading session on Monday that risks to inflation and growth are more balanced, and t...
AUD/USD surges to near 0.6640 as Australian Dollar outperforms
The AUD/USD pair is up 0.45% to near 0.6640 during the European trading session on Monday. The Aussie pair strengthens as the US Dollar (USD) underperforms its peers, despite traders remaining confide...
Halborn Security Audit and V1 Protocol Launch Attract Investors to Mutuum Finance (MUTM) as Presale Phase 6 Hits 99%
The interest in MUTM among investors is consistently going up, given the proximity to the critical implementation stage, completion of the Halborn security audit, and V1 protocol launch phase. At the ...
Backpack Expands Borrow/Lend and Reward Access in Japan
Key Highlights: Backpack announces the launching of its Borrow/Lend feature in Japan. Japanese users will now be included within the Backpack Points program. Rising rates in Japan makes crypto lending...
BoE’s easing cycle weighs on currency – HSBC
HSBC analyzes the implications of the Bank of England’s (BoE) recent rate cut on the British pound (GBP). The report notes that the BoE’s ongoing easing cycle may lead to the GBP underperf...
EUR/JPY steady as ECB stability meets Japanese Yen strength
EUR/JPY trades around 184.70 on Monday at the time of writing, showing little change on the day, in an environment shaped by diverging signals from the Eurozone and Japan. Investors remain cautious, c...
How UK stocks ended up outperforming Wall Street in 2025
UK stocks beat Wall Street in 2025, even as American markets ran on an AI-driven rally. And it happened while politics, taxes, and slow growth headlines kept hanging over Britain. London’s FTSE 100 in...
ECB policy stability shapes outlook – HSBC
HSBC’s report discusses the European Central Bank’s (ECB) decision to maintain its key deposit rate at 2% and its implications for the euro. The report highlights that external development...
Yen weakness could destabilise JGB market – MUFG
In a recent report by MUFG, Derek Halpenny discusses the rising intervention risks in Japan’s financial markets due to the ongoing sell-off in Japanese Government Bonds (JGBs). The report highli...
Bank of Japan’s future hikes anticipated – ING
ING’s Chris Turner, Global Head of Markets and Regional Head of Research for UK & CEE, and Min Joo Kand, Senior Economist, discuss the Bank of Japan’s recent 25bp hike and the outlook ...
Here are the top 5 technology ETFs of 2025
Investor focus on artificial intelligence (AI), semiconductors, and digital infrastructure shaped capital flows across technology markets in 2025, lifting a small group of specialized exchange-traded ...
Risks to outlook are more balanced
European Central Bank (ECB) policymaker and governor of the National Bank of Slovakia, Peter Kažimír, said during the European trading session on Monday that risks to outlook are narrower, more balanc...
Dubai regulator grants in principle license approval to French fintech
Dubai’s Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA) has granted a French-headquartered fintech company, Vancelian, registered in the UAE as Automata FZE, with an in-principle approval for a management a...
Hyperliquid Addresses Community Claims Over HYPE Token Selling
Altcoins Hyperliquid has moved to calm growing speculation around recent HYPE token selling, after community members raised concerns that a wallet engaging in aggressive trades might be linked to the ...
XRP And BNB Face Pressure As 100% Bonus Expires Soon
Crypto Projects XRP trades under broader market pressure while BNB tests $840 support. DeepSnitch AI bonus codes offer up to 100% extra tokens before January 1. Quantum computing threats are pushing b...
Wall Street bulls target unprecedented growth in 2026 on AI capex, earnings and stock rotation
Wall Street bulls are going into 2026 stuffing their portfolios with stocks, dropping cash holdings to a record-low 3.3%, and pushing into commodities at levels not seen since early 2022, according to...
FARTCOIN’s 18,000% Shock Fuels New Presale Whitelist Hunt
Crypto Projects FARTCOIN surged 18,000% from lows. DOGEBALL’s crypto presale whitelist could be the next early entry smart investors are chasing. Who would buy that? That was the reaction when Fartcoi...
Inflation to stay near 2% target in the medium term
European Central Bank (ECB) Governing Council member and head of Lithuania’s central bank, Gediminas Simkus, said during European trading hours on Monday that the Eurozone economic growth has im...
Baidu teams with Uber and Lyft for 2026 robotaxi launch, challenges Waymo for Britain’s market
Baidu is bringing driverless taxis to London starting next year. The company will work with Lyft and Uber to put its Apollo Go self-driving cars on the capital’s streets. The companies made the announ...
Silver price today: rises on December 22
Silver prices (XAG/USD) rose on Monday, according to FXStreet data. Silver trades at $68.88 per troy ounce, up 2.49% from the $67.21 it cost on Friday. Silver prices have increased by 138.41% since th...
Clear resistance and support to watch on Hang Seng index
The Hang Seng Index is coiling. With price trapped between 25,800 resistance and 25,000 support, a massive move is brewing for the HSI. Key levels to watch Bullish: A daily close above 25,800 opens a ...
China keeps 1‑yr at 3.00% and 5‑yr at 3.50% for seventh straight meeting
On Monday, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) announced that it has left its 1-year loan prime rate at 3.00% and the 5-year rate at 3.50%, refusing to budge for the seventh meeting in a row. The 1-year...
Dow Jones futures rise on AI optimism ahead of holiday week
Dow Jones futures gain 0.14% to trade above 48,500 during Monday’s European session, while S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures also advance, edging up 0.35% and 0.53% to roughly 6,910 and 25,700, respe...
Oracle rebounds but questions remain – Global markets update [Video]
Friday’s tech rally brought much-needed relief to markets, sparked by one headline: Oracle will host TikTok’s US user data, opening a potential new cloud revenue stream and giving it a roughly 15% sta...
Binance allegedly let suspicious accounts keep trading after 2023 US plea deal
Binance let hundreds of millions in crypto move through shady accounts after its $4.3 billion criminal plea deal in 2023, according to findings published by the Financial Times. These accounts (some l...
BONK, WIF Buzz Grows as DOGEBALL Presale Whitelist Opens
Crypto Projects BONK and WIF trend as DOGEBALL opens a limited whitelist, creating a new crypto presale opportunity ahead of the next altcoin surge. Most investors only hear about meme coins after the...
Inversion CEO says prediction market add-ons will drive fintech churn
Inversion Capital founder Santiago Roel Santos said that adding prediction markets too quickly can turn user engagement into a “casino-like” churn cycle. Overall, the optimism behind prediction market...
Pound Sterling rises as UK Q3 GDP growth confirms at 0.1%
The Pound Sterling (GBP) attracts bids against its major currency peers on Monday, following the release of the United Kingdom (UK) Q3 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) data. The Office for National Statis...
AAVE crashes after DAO governance conflict
AAVE lost over 10% of its price, sliding down to $160. Despite being the leading lending protocol, AAVE weakened at the end of 2025. AAVE tokens lost over 10% in the past day, going through a flash c...
EUR/CAD steadies near 1.6160 as holiday trading limits volumes
EUR/CAD moves little after registering little gains in the previous session, hovering around 1.6160 during the early European hours on Monday. Volumes are expected to remain light as trading enters a ...