Richmond Fed President Tom Barkin said the decline in the unemployment rate was welcome and described job growth as modest but stable. He also noted that hiring remains concentrated in healthcare and ...
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GBP/CAD steady as markets digest mixed Canada employment report
The Canadian Dollar (CAD) trades little changed against the British Pound (GBP) on Friday, with GBP/CAD struggling to find direction as traders show a muted reaction to Canada’s latest employment repo...
BlockDAG’s Presale Nears Its End With Only 3.4B Coins Left While XRP and Zcash Stall
Crypto Projects Explore why BlockDAG’s $0.38 to $0.43 outlook is gaining attention as XRP and Zcash trade sideways across today’s market. Recent price action across major assets has given traders new ...
FBI says North Korea’s Kimsuky APT uses malicious QR codes to spearphish U.S. entities
The FBI says Kimsuky APT, a North Korean state-backed hacking group, is using malicious QR codes to break into U.S. organizations linked to North Korea policy. The warning came in a 2025 FBI FLASH sha...
AUD/USD dips as US Dollar gains on labor data, weak Australian CPI
AUD/USD trades lower on Friday, with the pair hovering around 0.6680 at the time of writing, down 0.23% on the day. The move mainly reflects renewed support for the US Dollar (USD), against a backdrop...
Wall Street biggest banks see their biggest annual profits in history at $157B thanks to Trump
Wall Street’s biggest bank players are heading toward a $157 billion annual profit, the second‑largest total the industry has ever seen. The numbers land as Donald Trump, now the 47th president of the...
Gold rockets above $4,500, set for 4% weekly gain post US NFP
Gold price rises on Friday, poised to end with weekly gains of nearly 4% as an employment report in the US was mixed, with the economy adding fewer jobs than projected. Still, the Unemployment Rate ti...
Grayscale hints at BNB and HYPE ETF filings with new Delaware statutory trusts
Grayscale has registered new Delaware statutory trusts that list CSC Delaware Trust Company as their registered agent. Although the company has not publicly announced any future plans for the trusts, ...
Stablecoin Payments Firm Rain Hits $1.95B Valuation After Major Raise
Fintech Rain is making a strong case that the future of stablecoins will be decided less on exchanges and more at the checkout counter. The New York-based payments company has landed a major capital i...
BNY Mellon’s tokenized deposits go live with ICE, Citadel, Ripple and Circle participation
BNY Mellon has rolled out a new tokenized deposit service that lets clients send money using blockchain rails instead of old banking pipes. The setup places real bank deposits on-chain while the cash ...
Why Little Pepe (LILPEPE) Could Be a Smarter Bet Than Shiba Inu or Cardano for Small Portfolios
Investing a small amount of money, around $200, in a crypto project can play a key role in making a difference. Due to the success of trending coins such as Shiba Inu (SHIB) and Cardano (ADA), a futur...
Stellantis scraps Jeep, Chrysler PHEVs amid EV slowdown, recall
The Camp Jeep outdoor terrain at the New York International Auto Shown on April 16, 2025. Danielle DeVries | CNBC DETROIT – Stellantis is scrapping its plug-in hybrid electric Jeep SUVs and Chrysler m...
USD/CAD rises as US Dollar strengthens on jobs data, Oil weighs on CAD
USD/CAD trades around 1.3900 on Friday at the time of writing, up 0.25% on the day, supported by a combination of macroeconomic factors favoring the US Dollar (USD) and weighing on the Canadian Dollar...
USD/JPY firms near one-year highs as markets scale back near-term Fed cuts
The Japanese Yen (JPY) extends its losses against the US Dollar (USD) on Friday, with USD/JPY pushing higher for a fourth straight day as the Greenback builds on its recent advance following the lates...
Why Tokenized Equities Are Becoming a Serious Market Theme
Blockchain Tokenized equities are gradually moving from concept to early execution, pointing toward a deeper shift in how stocks may eventually trade, settle, and integrate with digital markets. While...
Slips below 1.3450 as NFPs slash January Fed cut bets
GBP/USD slips below 1.3450 as NFPs slash January Fed cut bets The Pound Sterling retraces on Friday after December’s Nonfarm Payrolls report delivered mixed figures, though traders reduced bets for an...
China’s EV dominance reaches 54% as foreign brands face extinction
China kept its lead as the world’s biggest electric vehicle market in 2025, and local companies grabbed even more space from foreign carmakers. The country sold almost 13 million electric cars and plu...
GBP/USD slips below 1.3450 as Nonfarm Payrolls slash January Fed cut bets
The Pound Sterling (GBP) retraces on Friday after December’s Nonfarm Payrolls report delivered mixed figures, though traders reduced bets for an interest rate cut in January. At the time of writing, G...
XRP & Solana Price Today Stay Uncertain, ZKP Opens 2026 With Massive $5M Giveaway as Interest Accelerates
Crypto Projects Discover all about XRP price today trends, Solana price moves & Zero Knowledge Proof’s new $5M giveaway as its presale auction gains momentum. Is it the next big crypto? The new ye...
HTX reports $3.3 trillion in annual trades, announces 2026 priorities
A major cryptocurrency trading platform, HTX, has published its annual performance review for 2025 and shared plans for 2026. HTX reported significant increases in users, trading activity, and complia...
Onchain Perps Hit $12T, Hyperliquid and Rivals Redefine 2025
Key Highlights: On-chain perps volumes tripled in 2025, peaking at $1.8T in October. Hyperliquid lost monopoly, Lighter and Aster now match the volumes. Memecoins drove surge to $12T yearly total. In ...
Canada jobs report points to uneven labor market recovery – RBC Economics
Rather than signaling a setback, December’s modest employment gain and rising unemployment rate reinforce our view that Canada’s labor market recovery is underway but will likely prove cho...
Evernorth Inks Key Partnership with Doppler Finance to Boost XRP Ledger
Key Insights: Evernorth and Doppler Finance plan to expand treasury use cases on the XRP Ledger and institutional liquidity. The analyst argues that the Ripple and AWS partnership is aimed at analyzin...
Trump revealed jobs data early
President Donald Trump in a social media post Thursday evening indirectly revealed data from Friday’s market-moving nonfarm payrolls count, an apparent violation of long-standing federal policy ...
US UoM Consumer Sentiment Index rises to 54 in January vs. 53.5 expected
Consumer confidence in the US improved slightly to start the year, with the University of Michigan’s Consumer Sentiment Index rising to 54 in January’s preliminary reading, from 52.9 in De...
What we can learn from the Warner Bros. saga, as Rio makes second swop for Glencore
The big news for UK markets today has been confirmation that Rio Tinto and Glencore are in talks about a potential combination of some or all their businesses, including Glencore’s coal business. Rio ...
Ruble-backed stablecoin emerges as best performer despite international sanctions
On-chain data has revealed that stablecoin A7A5, which is pegged to the Russian ruble, has become the fastest-growing stablecoin in the market over the past 12 months. The A7A5 stablecoin has surged d...
Stablecoin Volumes Hit $33T in 2025 Led by USDC and USDT
Stablecoin transaction volumes reach $33 trillion in 2025, up 72% YoY. USDC leads with $18.3T in transactions, USDT records $13.3T volume. Bloomberg projects stablecoin flows could hit $56.6T by 2030....
GBP slightly weaker, underperforms G10 currencies – Scotiabank
The Pound Sterling (GBP) is soft, down a modest 0.2% but underperforming most of the G10 currencies as we head into Friday’s NA session, Scotiabank’s Chief FX Strategists Shaun Osborne and Eric ...
POL rises to one-month high after record daily token burn on Polygon
Polygon (POL) became one of the week’s top gainers after the chain reawakened with increased fees. POL rose by 22% in the past month, on growing prediction pair activity. Polygon (POL) started a stro...
Amazon Pharmacy starts offering Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy weight-loss pill
Close-up of a hand holding a cellphone displaying the Amazon Pharmacy system, Lafayette, California, September 15, 2021. Smith Collection | Gado | Getty Images Amazon announced Friday it now offers N...
China’s net Gold imports from Hong Kong double in November – Commerzbank
China’s net Gold imports from Hong Kong rose to 16.2 tons in November, doubling October’s weak level, but overall imports remained low compared to previous months, reflecting muted demand, Commerzbank...