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DXY rebounds from 98.50 as ceasefire doubts mount
The US Dollar Index (DXY) continued to grind lower during the front half of the US trading session on Wednesday, falling roughly 1% from the prior session’s close near 100.00 to tag a low around...
USD/CHF Price Forecast: US Dollar slides below 200-day SMA, bears gain steam
The USD/CHF pair retreats some 0.85% on Wednesday after failing to clear the Tuesday daily high of 0.8011, as the pair slides beneath the 200-day SMA of 0.7940, as market sentiment gets lifted by a tw...
USD/INR: RBI curbs speculative longs, room to fall – OCBC
OCBC strategists Sim Moh Siong and Christopher Wong highlight that USD/INR has dropped sharply as RBI’s targeted regulatory measures curbed speculative positioning and tightened market microstructure....
Anthropic launches Claude Mythos Preview but is keeping it away from the public
Anthropic has on Wednesday launched Claude Mythos Preview, a new cyber AI model, but the public cannot use it. Speaking via a blog post, the company said, “AI models have reached a level of codi...
Silver Price Forecast: XAG/USD consolidates within bearish flag on 4-hour chart
Silver (XAG/USD) trades with a positive bias on Wednesday, supported by a broadly weaker US Dollar following a two-week ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran. At the time of writing, ...
Gold climbs on US-Iran ceasefire as softer Dollar, Oil lend support
Gold (XAU/USD) advances on Wednesday, yet trades off a three-week high of $4,857 hit earlier in the day, as falling Oil prices weighed on the US Dollar, which weakened to a four-week low in the US Dol...
Fed officials still foresee rate cut this year, despite war impacts, minutes show
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a press conference following the Federal Open Markets Committee meeting at the Federal Reserve on March 18, 2026 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker | ...
Fed: Later cuts as inflation re-firms – Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo economists now expect the Federal Reserve (Fed) to delay easing in response to higher Oil prices and stickier inflation. They still projects 50 bps of rate cuts in 2026, delivered as 25 bp...
Pound Sterling Price News and Forecast: GBP/USD surges as Iran truce dents US Dollar broadly
GBP/USD surges as Iran truce dents US Dollar broadly The Pound Sterling (GBP) rallies on Wednesday, advancing for the third straight day this week, up more than 1.10% due to broad US Dollar (USD) weak...
USD/JPY: Strong Yen with BoJ tightening support – Scotiabank
Scotiabank strategists Shaun Osborne and Eric Theoret highlight that the Japanese Yen (JPY) has gained over 0.7% versus the US Dollar (USD) but still lags other G10 currencies as risk sentiment improv...
Jeff Shell to leave role as Paramount president
A general view of Paramount Pictures Studios and its iconic water tower in Los Angeles, California, U.S., Feb. 27, 2026. Mario Anzuoni | Reuters Jeff Shell is leaving his position as president of Para...
Dow Jones futures surge 1,200 points despite ceasefire cracks
Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) futures surged around 1,200 points on Wednesday, up close to 2.6%, after a last-minute diplomatic breakthrough averted what had been shaping up as a catastrophic es...
TRON Network Integrated into Hyperlane, Expanding Interoperability to Over 150 Chains
Geneva, Switzerland — April 8, 2026 — TRON DAO, the community-governed DAO dedicated to accelerating the decentralization of the internet through blockchain technology and decentralized applications (...
Hungary: Inflation set to reaccelerate – ING
ING economists Peter Virovacz and Zoltán Homolya note that Hungarian inflation in March 2026 surprised on the downside versus expectations but remained above February’s decade low. They highlight favo...
WTI slides sharply after US-Iran ceasefire removes war premium
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) Crude Oil trades sharply lower on Wednesday, falling more than 10% after a temporary ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran reduced the geopolitical risk ...
U.S. politician makes 5th super suspicious military stock trade
United States Representative Gilbert Cisneros has reported a fifth investment in defense contractor AeroVironment (NASDAQ: AVAV), a transaction likely to raise suspicion due to his role in Congress. H...
USD/JPY Price Analysis: Fragile ceasefire fuels volatility as markets read between the lines
The USD/JPY pair fell near the 158.30 region on Wednesday, even as the United States (US), Iran and Israel had agreed on a two-week ceasefire. The so-called “agreement” appears highly frag...
ICP Price Jumps 12% as AI Upgrade Drives Strong Demand
Internet Computer (ICP) jumped more than 12% today, April 8, 2026. The rally is driven by Caffeine v3.0 AI upgrade launch. ICP’s surge is solely driven by its own developments. Internet Computer (ICP)...
USD/CAD weakens as US-Iran ceasefire cools Dollar demand
USD/CAD trades with a downside bias on Wednesday, as the US Dollar (USD) comes under broad selling pressure following a temporary ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran. At the time of...
GBP/USD surges as Iran truce dents US Dollar broadly
The Pound Sterling rallies on Wednesday, advancing for the third straight day this week, up more than 1.10% due to broad US Dollar weakness, sparked by an improvement in risk appetite following a two-...
Polygon Price Eyes $0.1 Target After Giugliano Hardfork
Polygon activates block 85,268,500 or the Giugliano Hardfork. The upgrade slashes finality by ~2 seconds and embeds EIP-1559 fees for dApp gas queries. 35% USD stablecoin market share provides a funda...
NASDAQ 100 gaps up on two-week ceasefire but traders take profit
The NASDAQ 100 gapped up 3.5% at the open on Wednesday, its largest single-session percentage gain since May 12, 2025. The cause was US President Donald Trump agreeing to a two-week ceasefire with Ira...
Iran ceasefire in unclear limbo as many ships keep waiting for approval
Iran wants oil tankers to pay a steep new fee to cross the Strait of Hormuz after last night’s ceasefire announcement, with the bill set at $2 million per fully loaded supertanker. The Iranians ...
Brent: Elevated prices after ceasefire relief – Commerzbank
Commerzbank’s Thu Lan Nguyen notes that Brent prices dropped by USD 15 on news of a two‑week U.S.–Iran ceasefire and reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, but still trade near USD 95, well above pre‑war ...
Oil tankers passing through Hormuz stopped after Israel’s ceasefire breach – Fars News Agency
Iran’s Fars News Agency reported on Wednesday that oil tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz have been stopped after Israel breached the ceasefire, per Reuters. Meanwhile, citing an unnam...
Eurozone: Weak demand offsets supply constraints – BNP Paribas
BNP Paribas analysts argue that weaker demand in the Eurozone compared to 2022 is helping to contain inflation, even as supply constraints remain above historical averages. They note that survey data ...
RBI: Cautious hold as conflict clouds outlook – BNY
BNY’s Head of Markets Macro Strategy Bob Savage highlights that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) left its policy rate at 5.25% with a neutral stance, citing uncertainty from the West Asia conflic...
GBP/USD: Strong rally eyes 1.35 – Scotiabank
Scotiabank strategists Shaun Osborne and Eric Theoret note that the Pound (GBP) is a strong G10 performer, gaining about 1.1% on sentiment-driven buying and pushing to the top of its late-February ran...
USD: Ceasefire drives renewed weakness – MUFG
MUFG’s Head of Research Derek Halpenny highlights that a two-week ceasefire between the US, Israel and Iran has sharply weakened the US Dollar as risk sentiment improves and Brent Oil falls. He argues...
Council of Economic Advisors (CEA) dismisses fears that stablecoin yields will impact lending
The Trump White House, via its Council of Economic Advisors (CEA), has dismissed the fears that community bankers and traditional stakeholders have raised concerning the yield clause in the CLARITY Ac...
US: Oil shock stalls disinflation – Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo economists highlight that the Iran conflict and higher Oil prices are reviving consumer inflation and breaking the recent disinflation trend. They now sees headline PCE peaking at 3.7% yea...