Fed Governor Waller says Iran war and labor market risks are keeping central bank on hold

Christopher Waller, governor of the US Federal Reserve, speaks during the C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, US, on Thursday, Oct. 16...

Dow Jones surges as Iran reopens Strait of Hormuz

US equities ripped higher on Friday as a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, paired with Iran’s announcement that the Strait of Hormuz would reopen to commercial traffic, triggered a broad ris...

New York Fed President Williams worries war will slow growth, aggravate inflation

New York Fed President John Williams expressed concern Thursday about the Iran war’s impact on the economy, saying it already has shown signs of hiking prices and slowing growth. In a speech del...

S&P 500 extends irregular B‑wave rally toward key 7120

In our previous update from April 1 about the SP500, we concluded based on the Elliott wave, market breadth, and seasonality that “the [wave] W-b rebound into the April 18-28 time frame is now underwa...

Yuanjie Semiconductor rose to ¥1,439 and became mainland China’s highest-priced stock

Yuanjie took the top spot on China’s mainland stock market on Friday, pushing past Kweichow Moutai and putting chipmakers at the center of the session. Shares of the Chinese laser chip company rose as...

South Korea lawmakers push for stablecoin law as Bank of Korea and Financial Services Commission clash

South Korean lawmakers are urging the government to prioritize approval of a regulatory framework for stablecoins, as disputes between the Bank of Korea and the Financial Services Commission have dela...

TRX Listing Launches on Binance.US, Advancing U.S. Market Access to TRON 

Geneva, Switzerland — April 16, 2026 — TRON DAO, the community-governed DAO dedicated to accelerating the decentralization of the internet through blockchain technology and decentralized applications ...

Fed’s Daly: Could leave rates where they are

Mary Daly, President of the Federal Reserve (Fed) Bank of San Francisco, spoke at the University of California-Berkeley’s Fisher Center on Friday. She indicated that, at this point, she is obser...

Pound Sterling Price News and Forecast: Nears 1.3600 as Hormuz reopening dents US Dollar

GBP/USD nears 1.3600 as Hormuz reopening dents US Dollar GBP/USD advances during the North American session on Friday as breaking news revealed Iran’s reopening of the Strait of Hormuz following the a...

United States Baker Hughes US Oil Rig Count dipped from previous 411 to 410

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Payward to Buy Bitnomial for $550M, Adds U.S. Derivatives

Payward will buy Bitnomial for up to $550M, gaining a fully licensed U.S. derivatives stack. Bitnomial adds CFTC licenses for exchange, clearing, and brokerage in one crypto-native stack. The deal ext...

GBP/USD nears 1.3600 as Hormuz reopening dents US Dollar

GBP/USD advances during the North American session on Friday as breaking news revealed Iran’s reopening of the Strait of Hormuz following the agreement of a ceasefire in Lebanon, which pushed the Brit...

USD/CAD slips as Strait of Hormuz reopens, Canada CPI in focus

USD/CAD declines on Friday, trading around 1.3670 at the time of writing, down 0.26% on the day. The pair remains under pressure as the Canadian Dollar (CAD) strengthens against the US Dollar (USD) de...

TRON Integrates deBridge MCP, Unlocking Seamless Cross-Chain Execution for AI Agents

Geneva, Switzerland — April 17, 2026 — TRON DAO, the community-governed DAO dedicated to accelerating the decentralization of the internet through blockchain technology and decentralized applications ...

Circle’s USDC and Solana set to benefit from Singapore Gulf Bank’s new stablecoin service

Circle’s USDC stablecoin and the Solana network are being tipped to gain the biggest boosts from the stablecoin minting and redemption service that the Singapore Gulf Bank (SGB) launched today, April ...

AUD/USD rallies as Hormuz reopening eases oil shock fears, risk sentiment improves

The AUD/USD surged toward the 0.7200 price region on Friday, as improving headlines out of the Middle East weigh on the US Dollar (USD) and support risk-sensitive currencies like the Australian Dollar...

Silver Price Forecast: XAG/USD surges as Oil falls, Fed cuts eyed

Silver (XAG/USD) surges on Friday, trading around $82.60 at the time of writing, up 5.40% on the day as the US Dollar (USD) weakens and markets reassess the outlook for United States (US) monetary pol...

Airline stocks soar on Iran opening Strait of Hormuz

The US made a breakthrough in peace talks with Iran on Friday, as the latter committed to reopening the Strait of Hormuz immediately. In response, Oil prices tanked, and US stock indices soared. The D...

Anthropic nears federal rollout as US prepares agency access to Mythos AI

Anthropic is getting closer to a federal rollout after the U.S. government began preparing to grant access to a version of its Mythos model to major agencies. Bloomberg reported Thursday that the plan...

Iran could close Strait of Hormuz if US navy blockade persists – Fars News

Citing an Iranian official, Fars News Agency reported on Friday that if the US naval blockade persists, Tehran will consider it a violation of the ceasefire and close the Strait of Hormuz, per Reuters...

SEK: Growth and flows outweigh carry concerns – Nordea

Nordea’s Henrik Unell maintains a constructive stance on the Swedish Krona, arguing that carry should be secondary to growth prospects and equity flows. After a war-driven spike in EUR/SEK and USD/SEK...

EUR/USD edges higher as Iran reopens Strait of Hormuz, Oil tumbles

The Euro (EUR) edges higher against the US Dollar (USD) on Friday as the Greenback comes under heavy selling pressure after Iran’s decision to reopen the Strait of Hormuz improved overall market senti...

Germany: China shock shows tentative turn – Deutsche Bank

Deutsche Bank’s Robin Winkler argues that German manufacturing faces an ongoing “China shock” as Germany’s trade deficit with China has reached a record size and now exceeds its surplus wi...

Asian FX: Surpluses rise without currency strength – Commerzbank

Volkmar Baur at Commerzbank flags surging trade and current account surpluses in China, Taiwan and South Korea alongside weak currencies versus Euro (EUR) and, for the Won (KRW), even versus US Dollar...

Sweden: Core downside surprise shapes VAT impact view – Danske Bank

Danske Research Team reviews Sweden’s March inflation, highlighting a downside surprise in core inflation and energy, driven by a sharper-than-expected fall in electricity prices and broad food price ...

Pi Network is Trading 31.09% Above Our Price Prediction for Apr 22, 2026

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US President Trump: Israel prohibited from bombing Lebanon

In a post published on Truth Social on Friday, United States (US) President Donald Trump said that they will get the “nuclear dust” from Iran, created by their B2 bombers. “No money ...

Pharos integrates USDC as core stablecoin to strengthen its incubation program for app builders

Pharos Network, the Layer-1 blockchain focused on delivering institutional-grade assets, has been strengthened by the addition of USDC. The asset has become the network’s core stablecoin and is poised...

Polygon Price Eyes $0.105 as sPOL Unlocks $330M Liquidity

Polygon launches native liquid staking token sPOL, freeing up $330M in staked capital for DeFi use. Stripe picks Polygon for sub-cent AI agent settlements, bolstering its 22.1% stablecoin dominance. $...

Energy: Softer inflation shock expected – BNP Paribas

BNP Paribas economist Hélène Baudchon compares the current Oil and gas price surge linked to the war in Iran with the 2022 energy shock. She argues that weaker demand and fewer supply constraints shou...

Kraken moves toward IPO with $550M Bitnomial acquisition and regulated derivatives push

Payward, the parent company of the Kraken exchange, will acquire the Bitnomial crypto derivatives platform. The $550M deal in cash and stock values Bitnomial at over $20B.  Kraken is making a step tow...

Thrill Casino Review: Unique Player Rewards and a Great User Experience

Thrill is a crypto casino that’s looking to establish its place in the industry by offering a sleek user experience combined with an engaging rewards system.  The casino takes a different approach tow...