Pound pressured by BoE and politics – MUFG

Lee Hardman from MUFG highlights that the Pound has sold off sharply, with EUR/GBP breaking above its 200-day moving average as markets reprice a more dovish Bank of England path. A closer-than-expect...

GBP recovers against US Dollar amid increase in dovish Fed bets

Pound Sterling recovers against US Dollar amid increase in dovish Fed bets The Pound Sterling (GBP) regains ground against its major currency peers on Friday after a sharp fall the previous day, which...

There’s a risk that we draw too much comfort

Bank of England (BoE) Governor Huw Pill said that there’s a risk that they will draw too much comfort from the dip in inflation that will come in April. He added that they should not overinterpret cha...

Europe’s finance chiefs will use euro-backed stablecoins and pooled debt to counter US dollar

Finance ministers across Europe will meet on February 16 to decide how to fight back against the global control of the US dollar. According to a document prepared by the European Commission, they’ll t...

Commodity complex rallying – BBH

Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH) reports that the USD has pared back some gains, particularly against commodity-sensitive currencies. The report highlights a surge in AI capital expenditures, which is ex...

Russia clutters digital ruble access with strict requirements

Russia’s monetary authority has updated the rules for opening digital ruble accounts, and the end result is a complicated procedure for ordinary Russians and small businesses. The regulator wants to l...

France charges four for targeting Musk’s Starlink, X, and Grok in China espionage

French authorities charged four people with spying for China, after the convicts were detained from an Airbnb in Southwest France two days ago. The Paris prosecutor’s office confirmed Thursday that tw...

Why tokenized assets aren’t liquid (yet)

Tokenized assets proved to be one of the main use cases of blockchains. Over the course of crypto history, multiple models of tokenization have been proposed and tested. In 2025, tokenization accelera...

Automaker is stronger together amid $26 billion reset

Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa speaks during an event in Turin, Italy, Nov. 25, 2025. Daniele Mascolo | Reuters DETROIT — Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa on Friday said the automaker plans to move forwar...

Stellantis $26 billion hit overhauling its business

Stellantis logo is pictured at one of its assembly plants following a company’s announcement saying it will pause production there, in Toluca, state of Mexico, Mexico April 4, 2025.  Henry Romer...

Political stability expected post-election – TD Securities

TD Securities anticipates a landslide victory for the LDP in Japan’s upcoming Lower House election, which is expected to restore a stable political environment. The report warns that investors s...

Cardano Under Pressure as Founder Acknowledges Over $3B Unrealized Loss

Altcoins As Cardano’s price continues to struggle alongside the wider crypto market, its creator Charles Hoskinson has addressed the downturn in unusually blunt terms, revealing that his personal expo...

Elon Musk’s Tesla is training AI models in China as Trump vows that he’s beating Jinping in the AI Wars

Elon Musk’s Tesla is now training artificial intelligence models inside China, even while Donald Trump is on TV saying America is crushing the Chinese in the race to dominate AI. A Chinese news outlet...

Ripple News: VivoPower Sells Ripple Labs Stake to KOSDAQ Market

Key Insights: As per the latest Ripple news, VivoPower sells its Ripple Labs stake and links the transaction to South Korea’s KOSDAQ market. The deal gives VivoPower a 20% stake in KOSDAQ-listed KWeat...

S&P 500 futures press the central pivot as the two-way structure guides the New York setup

ES is rebounding from the lower range after a three-session pullback, with the central pivot now acting as the key decision point for rotation back toward the upper band or continuation inside the low...

Fragile sentiment persists – OCBC

Silver has experienced a sharp decline, entering a critical USD 70–80 retracement zone. OCBC Group Research analysts Sim Moh Siong and Christopher Wong note that despite this correction, silver remain...

 USD/JPY consolidates around 157.00 with all eyes on Japan’s elections

The US Dollar (USD) remains firm on Friday, with the Yen (JPY) showing the weakest performance of the major currencies for the second consecutive week. The pair trades at 157.00 at the moment of tradi...

Oversupply seen easing before renewed glut – Commerzbank

Commerzbank’s commodity team, led by Barbara Lambrecht, notes that Oil volatility has risen as markets watch US–Iran talks and updated forecasts from the IEA, EIA and OPEC. The bank expects near‑term ...

Chip market set for $1 trillion year as Nvidia, Broadcom, Samsung, Qualcomm and Intel fight for AI edge

The global chip market is about to hit $1 trillion in yearly revenue for the first time. That’s happening way faster than anyone expected. Sales were $791.7 billion last year, and they’re now set to j...

American EV owners unlock emergency power as fleet exceeds 600,000

More than 630,000 electric vehicles across America can now power homes, and this winter, they’ve been doing exactly that. With ice storms, blackouts, and freezing temperatures tearing through cities a...

Goldman Sachs taps Anthropic’s Claude to speed up trade accounting and client vetting

Goldman Sachs is working with Anthropic to build AI agents that can do real banking work. Not marketing. Not PR. Actual grunt work. That includes checking trades, handling accounting, and onboarding c...

Are treasury companies selling? On-chain data shows outflows from reserves

Treasury companies are one of the big concerns for any remaining trust in the crypto market. Data on identified wallets show Nakamoto and Strategy moved some of their holdings.  Tracking treasury comp...

When is the US UoM sentiment and price expectations data and how could it affect EUR/USD?

The United States (US) preliminary University of Michigan (UoM) Consumer Sentiment Index and Inflation Expectations data for February is scheduled to be published today at 15:00 GMT. According to flas...

XAU/USD picks up, nears $4,900 in risk-off markets 

Gold (XAU/USD) is trimming some losses on Friday, trading near $4,880 at the time of writing, after bounding from lows at $4.655 during the Asian session. A risk-averse market mood is providing some s...

SoftBank’s $41B OpenAI bet raises credit rating risks ahead of earnings

SoftBank Group Corp. has allocated a significant portion of its funds to leading American artificial intelligence research and deployment company, OpenAI, according to sources who wished to remain ano...

Dovish BOE tilt opens downside – BBH

Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH) analysts note GBP/USD has recovered part of its prior drop after a dovish Bank of England hold and heightened UK political uncertainty. The BOE kept rates at 3.75% but lo...

We don’t actually see that much Euro strength

European Central Bank (ECB) Governing Council (GC) member Martin Kocher delivered remarks on the Euro (EUR) rate in an event organized by the Club of Economic Journalists in Vienna, Austria. Remarks E...

Elon Musk sounds alarm U.S. will ‘1,000% go bankrupt’ 

In a February 5 interview, billionaire Elon Musk doubled down both on his belief in technology and debt hawkishness as he warned that the U.S. will ‘1,000% go bankrupt’ due to the immense national bur...

Senator moves to block chip sale after UAE funneled millions to Trump family business

A Massachusetts senator pushed for a vote on Thursday to stop the sale of hundreds of thousands of advanced computer chips to the United Arab Emirates, saying the deal poses risks to American security...

XRP Price Eyes a Comeback as Open Interest Falls to 2024 Levels

Key Insights: XRP price prediction indicates XRP is eyeing a comeback, as it is down by almost 60% just 6 months after attaining a historic top. Rapid crash wiped out its appeal in the derivatives mar...

Stellantis books $26 billion EV strategy charge as shares plunge in market shock

Stellantis shares collapsed on Friday after the company revealed it will take a €22 billion ($26 billion) hit tied to a full reset of its business strategy. That number alone sent the entire European ...

Bitwise Files for Spot Uniswap ETF as UNI Faces Market Pressure

Altcoins Bitwise has filed an S-1 registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a spot Uniswap ETF, marking the first formal attempt to bring Uniswap’s native token into ...