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CNY: On track to test 6.80 with strong local demand – Societe Generale
Societe Generale analysts flag that CNY is on course to test 6.80 for the first time in three years, even as the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) moderates the pace of appreciation via weaker fixin...
USD/CHF falls as Iran declares Strait of Hormuz open
The Swiss Franc (CHF) strengthens against the US Dollar (USD) on Friday, with USD/CHF on track for a second consecutive weekly decline as the Greenback remains under pressure amid improving market sen...
Central banks: Watching Gulf fallout, not overreacting – UBS
UBS’s Chief Economist Paul Donovan highlights that central banks are focused on second-round effects from Gulf developments rather than immediate policy shifts. Bank of England (BoE) Governor Ba...
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...