The USD/CHF pair retreats on Friday during the North American session, down 0.53% as the Greenback weakens following a dismal jobs report, and a break to four day low beneath the 0.7800 figure. At the...
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Fed Governor Miran says job losses in February add to the case for more interest rate cuts
Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran said Friday that the weak February jobs report bolsters the rationale for the central bank to lower interest rates further. Responding to the drop of 92,000 in n...
Inflation problem is broader than just tariffs
Beth Hammack, President of the Federal Reserve (Fed) Bank of Cleveland, said that inflation is too high, adding that inflationary pressures are broad-based at the United States (US) Monetary Policy Fo...
SoftBank’s Masa Son doubles down on Sam Altman with $40 billion loan plan for OpenAI investment
SoftBank is seeking a bridge loan of up to $40 billion to fund most of its planned investment in OpenAI, according to claims from Bloomberg. If completed, it would be the biggest borrowing in dollars ...
BlockDAG Trading Goes Live as it Targets $1.2B Market Cap and a Future Top 50 Rank
Crypto Projects Discover why BlockDAG (BDAG) is the top crypto to buy as trading goes live on Coinstore, BitMart, and others, with forecasts pointing toward a $1.2B market cap. The digital asset marke...
Consolidation near highs with upside risks – OCBC
OCBC strategists Sim Moh Siong and Christopher Wong report that USD/MYR is consolidating near recent highs after an early-week run-up, supported by broader USD strength and soggy risk sentiment. Geopo...
Binance fires back at US Senator over Iran allegations, says claims are false and politically driven
Binance pushed back hard against a February 24 letter from Senator Richard Blumenthal, saying the claims tied to Iran, money laundering, and platform compliance were “false, misleading, and politicall...
Middle East war boosts Oil, NFP miss shakes US Dollar
The Middle East crisis has escalated into an all-out war after the US and Israel assassinated the Supreme Leader of Iran on February 28. Iran not only targeted Israel but also attacked United States (...
XAG/USD range-bound as RSI holds near 50 and MACD flattens
Silver (XAG/USD) trades modestly higher on Friday as the US Dollar (USD) and Treasury yields ease following softer-than-expected US Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) data. Despite the intraday bounce, the white ...
Fed policy is well positioned
Susan Collins, President of the Federal Reserve (Fed) Bank of Boston, said that to cut interest rates again, the Fed needs to see clear evidence of inflation ebbing, adding that she sees no need to ch...
Crude Oil explodes higher as Strait of Hormuz crisis deepens
WTI crude oil surged about 11% on Thursday, breaching above $87.00, its highest level since October 2023, in a session dominated by a single massive bullish candle that dwarfed every session of the pa...
GDP revision seen on stronger wages – ING
ING economists Lynn Song and Min Joo Kang anticipate an upward revision to Japan’s 2025 Q4 GDP, supported by stronger winter bonuses and improving real cash earnings as inflation cools. They expect gr...
Iran war creates upside inflation risks
Isabel Schnabel, European Central Bank (ECB) member, said that the ECB’s is still in a good place even though the Iran war created some upside inflation risks at the 2026 United States (US) Monetary P...
Hold above 200-day SMA, Kiwi approaches 0.5900
The New Zealand Dollar erases some of its earlier losses, remains above the 200-day Simple Moving Average (SMA) of 0.5874, seems poised to finish Friday’s session virtually unchanged. At the time of w...
Base leads all L2 chains for stablecoin transfers
Stablecoin activity has shifted over the past year, with Base emerging as the busiest L2 chain. Driven by trading and DeFi, Base has left other L2s behind. Base is another fast-growing hub for stable...
Musk has field day as Anthropic’s CEO strikes conciliatory tone with Trump admin
Elon Musk has spent the last 48 hours roasting and taking jabs at Amodei as the Anthropic CEO goes through what the xAI founder mocked as groveling after a public standoff with the Department of War. ...
Fed typically does not respond to oil prices
Stephen Miran, Federal Reserve (Fed) governor said that he is hesitant to read too much into one month’s job report and that policy, adding that if anything, it biases him towards an even more dovish ...
Justin Sun Resolves 3-Year SEC Lawsuit With $10M Rainberry Settlement
Key Insights: Justin Sun settles 3-year case with U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Rainberry Inc. to pay $10M penalty pending court approval Elizabeth Warren criticizes the SEC’s decision to dr...
Inflation and trade data signal firmer cycle – ABN AMRO
ABN AMRO expects China’s CPI inflation to rebound to around 1% year-on-year in February, driven by Lunar New Year spending and base effects after a 0.2% reading in January. It also looks for a smaller...
USD/CAD dips as soft US NFP and surging Oil prices lift Loonie
The Canadian Dollar (CAD) strengthens against the US Dollar (USD) on Friday as the Greenback loses momentum following softer-than-expected US Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) data. At the same time, elevated Oi...
Iran war exposes big market concentration risk. It isn’t in US stocks
Investors have poured money into emerging markets in recent years as the search for big stock gains has migrated overseas and as they look for diversification beyond the concentrated S&P 500. But ...
Gold price surges after weak US payrolls shake US Dollar
Gold price (XAU/USD) rallies on Friday during the North American session, boosted by a weaker-than-expected US jobs report and a risk-off market mood amid the Middle East conflict. At the time of writ...
USD/CHF dips as US jobs contract, Swiss Franc strengthens
USD/CHF declines on Friday, trading around 0.7780 at the time of writing, down 0.44% on the day, as the Swiss Franc (CHF) benefits from increased safe-haven demand amid economic and geopolitical uncer...
SEC drops fraud case against Tron founder Justin Sun after $10M settlement
Justin Sun said the SEC has agreed to drop all claims against him, the Tron Foundation, and the BitTorrent Foundation after a $10 million settlement, bringing an end to a case that had hung over one o...
War risks and policy divergence shape outlook – MUFG
MUFG analysts note that Asia FX will stay driven by the US-Israel conflict with Iran and related energy disruptions, while macro policy divergence also gains importance. They highlight modest Asia cur...
China’s BYD sales crash by 41.1% year-on-year in February, continuing a decline
China’s Tesla BYD saw its sales crash by 41.1% last month, while January and February’s combined sales fell about 36% from the same period last year. That drop stood out even more because several othe...
Dow Jones 600 after shock -92K NFP print
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down around 600 points, or 1.26%, near 47,340 at the time of writing, capping off a brutal week that saw the blue-chip index shed over 1K points. The S&P 500 t...
Bittensor Price Prediction: Analysts Say Ignoring This TAO Level Could Be a Costly Mistake
Key highlights: The TAO price is hovering just below the $200 area after a steep pullback from its previous highs. On-chain data shows Bittensor’s market cap starting to stabilize, which could mean th...
GE Aerospace pulls back to mid-channel — Is this a buying opportunity or a warning sign?
After an impressive run toward the upper boundary of its long-term ascending channel, GE Aerospace (GE) is giving back ground in a hurry — dropping nearly 4% on the session to sit right around $327. T...
Layer 1 BlockDAG Is Making History; Trading Live on Coinstore, LBank, BitMart, and More!
Crypto Projects Discover how BlockDAG is trading live on Coinstore, LBank, BitMart, and Direct Swap after a $452M presale as analysts watch what could become one of crypto’s biggest launches. The wait...
XRP Price Prediction: Same Signal That Sent XRP Up 27% Just Appeared Again
Key highlights: The XRP price is hovering around $1.40 as a custom indicator that once preceded a 27% rally has appeared again. Technical charts show XRP holding firm support, with liquidity starting ...
AUD/USD rises on weak US jobs data, RBA rate hike expectations
AUD/USD trades around 0.7020 on Friday at the time of writing, up 0.11% on the day, as investors digest a much weaker-than-expected US employment report. The Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) report published by...