Category: Finance

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 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 ...

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 (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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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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 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 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. $...

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...

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 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...

In a video statement released on Friday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that they have the opportunity to make a historic deal with Lebanon, per Reuters. Key takeaways “I agreed ...

West Texas Intermediate (WTI) US Oil price collapses on Friday, trading near $81.50 at the time of writing after losing 9.12% during the day. The move marks a sharp acceleration lower after the Crude ...

Deutsche Bank analysts flag a sharp rise in 10‑year gilt yields after a report that former United States (US) ambassador Peter Mandelson failed security vetting, with the decision allegedly overruled....

Nordea’s Ole Håkon Eek-Nielsen and Jan von Gerich now expect the ECB to deliver four consecutive 25 bp rate hikes starting in June, despite recent ceasefire news in the Middle East. They stress that c...

Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank (ECB), gave a statement at the fifty-third meeting of the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMF) on Friday. She claimed that the...

Nicosia, Cyprus, April 17th, 2026, FinanceWire SPAYZ.io has unveiled a set of major market findings that signal a decisive shift in how users pay and how merchants must adapt in 2026, particularly acr...

Commerzbank analysts highlight that the International Copper Study Group has already shifted its 2026 view to a deficit and is likely to project further tightening into 2027. With refined copper outpu...

Trump and Iran said the Strait of Hormuz is open again to commercial shipping after the new ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, putting one of the world’s most important energy routes back in busine...

Key highlights: Gold trades in a tight $4,785–$4,838 range as momentum slows, signaling an imminent breakout. Key levels to watch: support at $4,780 and resistance between $4,830–$4,856. Analysts spli...

GBP/JPY trades with a mild downside bias on Friday in relatively calm market conditions, with the Japanese Yen modestly outperforming the British Pound as growing expectations around a potential US–Ir...

USD/JPY falls toward 158.20 at the time of writing, down 0.61% on Friday after hitting a daily high of 159.53 earlier. The pair now faces notable selling pressure as improving geopolitical conditions ...

Abbas Araghchi, the foreign minister of Iran, announced on Friday that, following the ceasefire in Lebanon, passage of all commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz is declared completely open f...

Brown Brothers Harriman’s (BBH) Elias Haddad notes that global markets are consolidating as investors watch whether the US-Iran ceasefire becomes a durable agreement. The bank sees the Dollar driven m...