Gold reclaims $5,000 as US inflation data ignites Fed cut speculation

Gold (XAU/USD) price makes a U-turn on Friday and trims some of Thursday’s losses, rising nearly 2% following the release of a softer-than-expected inflation report in the US, which increased speculat...

Polygon Price Surges 13% As December Style Smart Money Signal Returns

Key Insights Polygon (POL) price bounced 13% from Feb. 11 lows after bullish divergence formed. Whales accumulated 90 million POL between February 10 and 13 before the rally started. Same Smart Money ...

New York Begins Handing $1,200 To Residents Per Month in Guaranteed Income Pilot Program – Here’s Who Will Receive the No Strings Attached Payments

New York Begins Handing $1,200 To Residents Per Month in Guaranteed Income Pilot Program – Here’s Who Will Receive the No Strings Attached Payments – The Daily Hodl ...

Israeli Military Leak Linked to Profitable Polymarket Bets

BlockchainCrime Israeli authorities have indicted an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reservist and a civilian accomplice for allegedly using classified military information to place bets on the decentrali...

Top AI safety researcher resigns from Anthropic with cryptic warning

A lead safety researcher from Anthropic, Mrinank Sharma, announced his resignation from the company this week in a post on X. This decision by Sharma seems to be driven by his concerns surrounding the...

Pro‑growth FY26 budget with AI focus – MUFG

MUFG’s Senior Currency Analyst Lloyd Chan notes that Singapore’s FY26 budget marks a strategic pro‑growth pivot, with higher development spending aimed at building national AI capabilities, supporting...

Solid growth outlook supports Ringgit – Standard Chartered

Standard Chartered’s Edward Lee and Jonathan Koh highlight that Malaysia’s economy grew 5.2% in 2025 after 5.1% in 2024, driven by strong domestic confidence, AI-related investment and accommodative p...

Binance fires investigators of Iran sanctions violations

Binance fired an investigator team that may have uncovered over $1B in flows to sanctioned Iranian wallets. The dismissal of the investigators raised questions about Binance’s readiness to remain comp...

Digital Gold Tokens Cross $6B as Investors Seek Safe-Haven Exposure

Blockchain Tokenized gold has crossed the $6 billion market capitalization threshold, marking a structural shift in how investors access traditional safe-haven exposure through blockchain infrastructu...

Softer CPI keeps RBI on hold – MUFG

MUFG’s Senior Currency Analyst Lloyd Chan notes that India’s CPI inflation under the rebased 2024 series rose to 2.8% year-on-year, driven mainly by food prices. He highlights that this places inflati...

Don’t want to decouple with China, want to de-risk

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent sounded confident on the inflation outlook, suggesting price pressures could return close to the Fed’s 2% target by mid-year. Key Quotes Don’t want to decoupl...

Dow Jones recovers as January CPI cools, rate cut bets surge

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) bounced back on Friday, climbing around 220 points to trade near 49,665 after opening at 49,366. The recovery followed Thursday’s punishing 669-point sell...

Aster Dropped -2.21% in Last Month and is Predicted to Drop to $0.547033 By Feb 18, 2026

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AI disruption could hit credit markets next, UBS analyst says

Mesh Cube | Istock | Getty Images The stock market has been quick to punish software firms and other perceived losers from the artificial intelligence boom in recent weeks, but credit markets are like...

Core inflation guides cautious CNB – ING

ING’s David Havrlant expects Czech inflation to soften further in 2026 as food prices decelerate, with headline inflation seen near 1% in summer and core inflation easing in the second half. However, ...

Major Infrastructure Upgrade Enters Final Phase

Altcoins Pi Network is entering a decisive technical phase in February 2026, combining mandatory infrastructure upgrades with ecosystem expansion and regulatory positioning. Key Takeaways Mandatory no...

Binance France CEO targeted in violent home invasion attempt, three arrested

Binance France CEO David Prinçay was the victim of a poorly executed house invasion in Val-de-Marne on Thursday.  Local police reports said that three masked men who were allegedly armed broke into a ...

USD/JPY eases as softer US CPI caps Dollar gains, Yen demand stays firm

The Japanese Yen (JPY) rebounds against the US Dollar (USD)on Friday, as the Greenback trims earlier gains after softer-than-expected US inflation data. At the time of writing, USD/JPY is trading near...

USD/CAD remains bid despite weaker US inflation data

USD/CAD trades in a tight range on Friday, as the US Dollar (USD) holds firm despite softer-than-expected US inflation data. At the time of writing, USD/CAD is hovering near 1.3625, holding modest gai...

Man Allegedly Drains $19,000,000 From US Government in Massive Tax Refund Scheme: DOJ

Man Allegedly Drains $19,000,000 From US Government in Massive Tax Refund Scheme: DOJ – The Daily Hodl &...

NatWest shares slide despite beating on profits

NatWest followed up its announcement that it was buying wealth manager Evelyn Partners for £2.7bn earlier this week, with a solid set of full year results today. Rather surprisingly this hasn’t been e...

Equifax tests former support trendline after steep decline

Equifax, Inc. (EFX), one of the three major credit reporting agencies in the United States, just closed at $188.18 after a sharp decline that has traders questioning whether this is a bounce opportuni...

The key trendline to watch on Internet Computer

Internet Computer Protocol (ICP) is a cryptocurrency that remains well off its prior highs, and the drawdown has been significant. From its highs in November, ICP is down over 76%. From the highs earl...

Aave Dropped -33.86% in Last Month and is Predicted to Reach $139.84 By Feb 18, 2026

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Rates seen unchanged through 2026 – Nordea

Nordea’s Ole Håkon Eek-Nielsen and Jan von Gerich note that the ECB remains relaxed about lower inflation and FX moves, and is firmly on hold. They keep their call for no ECB rate changes this year an...

GBP/USD steady as soft US CPI revives June Fed cut bets

The GBP/USD pair holds firm at around 1.3620 as the latest inflation report in the United States prompted traders to reprice the likelihood of an interest rate reduction by the Federal Reserve (Fed) a...

Russia’s central bank cuts rates again as economy struggles with budget crisis

Russia’s central bank dropped interest rates to 15.5% on Friday, the fifth cut since last year. Officials lowered rates by half a point from 16%, saying the economy is getting back on track despite pr...

EUR/CHF eases as Swiss inflation remains muted and Eurozone GDP meets forecasts

EUR/CHF extends its decline on Friday, as Swiss inflation data supports the Swiss Franc (CHF). At the time of writing, the pair is trading around 0.9120, hovering near the all-time low of 0.9095. Mean...

Growth in the UK is positive, but it is not very dynamic

Bank of England (BoE) Chief Economist Huw Pill said on Friday he does not see a collapse in activity, citing forward-looking indicators at an event hosted by Santander, a bank, in London. Key takeaway...

Warren Buffett just got a $26 million dividend check from this stock

Warren Buffett’s holding company, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A), earned nearly $62 million in quarterly dividend income from its massive Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) holding on Thursday, February 12. The f...

AEM’s Q4 earnings surpass on higher realized Gold prices

Agnico Eagle Mines Limited (AEM) reported adjusted earnings of $2.69 per share for the fourth quarter of 2025, up from $1.26 in the year-ago quarter. The bottom line topped the Zacks Consensus Estimat...

Fiscal path and tariffs shape outlook – NBC

National Bank Of Canada’s Ethan Currie and Taylor Schleich stress that the U.S. fiscal trajectory remains unsustainable despite additional tariff revenues. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) now pr...