The Pound Sterling advances as traders remain optimistic about a possible resolution to the US-Iran conflict. At the same time, the US Dollar weakens amid a hot US inflation report that missed forecas...
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Scott Bessent urges caution on rate cuts as Iran war complicates Federal Reserve outlook
Scott Bessent said the Federal Reserve does not need to hurry into rate cuts, even if lower rates may still come later. Speaking Monday at Semafor World Economy in Washington, DC, the US Treasury Secr...
What a United-American merger would mean, from antitrust hurdles to airfare
American Airlines and United Airlines airplanes at the Terminal A at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) in Newark, New Jersey, US, on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023. Aristide Economopoulos | Bloomber...
GBP/USD: Upside bias with limited resistance – Scotiabank
Scotiabank notes the Pound is up 0.3% versus the Dollar, trading at pre‑conflict highs as investors welcome strong demand for UK debt. Domestic data risk is light before trade and industrial productio...
BoE’s Greene: Second-round effects
Megan Greene, external member of the Bank of England’s (BoE) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), Reuters reported on Tuesday that the United Kingdom’s (UK) economic activity was weak before the Ira...
White House Adviser Hassett: Outlook for Fed having room to cut rates is going to be very solid
Kevin Hassett, Senior Adviser for the White House told Fox Business on Tuesday that they expect a rapid reduction in energy prices once the Strait of Hormuz is reopened. Key takeaways We expect rapid ...
Fed’s Goolsbee: We will get inflation to 2%
Austan Goolsbee, President of the Federal Reserve (Fed) Bank of Chicago, told AP at the Semafor World Economy conference on Tuesday that the longer the Middle East concerns go, the cut could be pushed...
How High Can Little Pepe ($LILPEPE) Go If Demand Keeps Rising?
Little Pepe ($LILPEPE) is starting to look less like just another meme coin and more like a project investors are actively watching for upside. The presale has now crossed $28.1 million, with $28,101,...
EUR/USD climbs to 1.1800 as USD weakens on Iran talks, soft PPI
The Euro (EUR) edges higher against the US Dollar (USD) on Tuesday, with EUR/USD extending gains for a seventh consecutive day and returning to levels last seen when the US-Iran conflict began. At the...
Goldman Sachs Executive Outlines Optimal Way for Investors To Stake Out Bullish Position on US Equities
Goldman Sachs Executive Outlines Optimal Way for Investors To Stake Out Bullish Position on US Equities – The Daily Hodl &...
2 dividend stocks to buy after Q1 earnings season
As the Q1 2026 earnings season plays out, the focus is shifting from short-term performance to long-term income potential, with investors zeroing in on companies that continue to reward shareholders c...
Tether launches self-custodial wallet to expand global USDT usage across multiple blockchains
Tether, Inc. announced the launch of its native multi-asset wallet. Tether.wallet will carry multi-chain USDT, as well as BTC and tokenized gold. Tether announced the launch of its native Tether.wall...
China: Trade surplus slide raises growth risks – ING
ING’s Chief Economist for Greater China, Lynn Song, notes that China’s March trade surplus dropped to a 13‑month low as exports slowed and imports surged, especially in tech-related categories. The ba...
Fake Ledger app on Apple App Store reportedly drained $9.5M from 50 victims
A fake Ledger Live application on the Apple App Store has been linked to a multi-blockchain theft on April 14. Between April 7 and April 13, attackers spoofed Ledger Live, an app for Ledger hardware w...
Visa (V) establishes $300 base, eyes $400 next
Last year, we explained Visa (NYSE: V) bullish sequence and outlined the reasons for more upside. Now that this cycle has ended, we analyze the recent weekly correction. This pullback presents a fresh...
USD/CAD: Bearish setup as valuation gap narrows – Scotiabank
Scotiabank strategists Shaun Osborne and Eric Theoret note the Canadian Dollar (CAD) is making modest gains versus a softer US Dollar (USD), though it lags core majors and weakens on crosses. They est...
Software stocks rebound, as JPM falls flat and peace hopes remain
The market mood is upbeat as we move through Tuesday. US equity futures are edging higher, and the rally in some tech stocks is set to continue. Hopes are rising that the conflict between the US and I...
Blackstone exec Joan Solotar: Separate private credit ‘signal from the noise’
A version of this article appeared in CNBC’s Inside Alts newsletter, a guide to the fast-growing world of alternative investments, from private equity and private credit to hedge funds and ventu...
Asian FX: MAS tightening and strategic chokepoints – Rabobank
Rabobank strategists underline that the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has tightened policy via the exchange rate despite weak GDP, reacting to potential core inflation from the energy shock. T...
Scroll faces backlash after scrapping security council and scaling down DAO roles amid token collapse
The zero-knowledge (ZK) Ethereum L2 chain Scroll has drawn community ire after the project’s decision to scrap its security council, end several DAO contributor roles, and trim its operations and acco...
$13 Million Illegally Laundered Through KuCoin, Claims ZachXBT…
KuCoin, once thought to have fled the spotlight for good, returned to the limelight after an explosive thread from ZachXBT alleging that KuCoin had been covering up vast money-laundering schemes total...
Machine learning algorithm predicts Nvidia stock price on April 30, 2026
Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) is showing signs of renewed momentum and a potential breakout after an extended period of consolidation. Recent data shows Nvidia was trading within a tight range over the past s...
CEE FX: Hungary favoured, Romania and Czech on hold – ING
ING’s Frantisek Taborsky expects March inflation in Romania to stay above 10% in coming months, peaking near 11%, keeping the National Bank of Romania on hold with no rate cuts in 2026. In Czech Repub...
GBP/JPY extends rally to 2008 highs as elevated Oil prices weigh on the Yen
GBP/JPY advances on Tuesday, extending gains for a seventh consecutive day as elevated Oil prices continue to weigh on the Japanese Yen (JPY), while improving market sentiment, driven by renewed hopes...
USD: Rebound fades with renewed selling – MUFG
MUFG’s Senior Currency Analyst Lee Hardman notes that the US Dollar index has quickly surrendered its early-week rebound, returning close to pre‑conflict levels as optimism grows over further US–Iran ...
Banking giant updates Apple (APPL) stock price target
Apple (NASDAQ: APPL) has received a new bullish nod from Bank of America, projecting that the stock is likely to rally past the $300 mark in the coming year. Notably, the bank’s analyst Wamsi Mohan re...
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) Q1 earnings and revenues beat estimates
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM – Free Report) came out with quarterly earnings of $5.94 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $5.49 per share. This compares to earnings of $5.07 per ...
Gulf region: Shock resilience and investment outlook – BNP Paribas
BNP Paribas’ Stéphane ALBY assesses how Gulf economies are absorbing the conflict-related shock. He notes that Oil exports via the Strait of Hormuz have been severely disrupted, with Bahrain, Kuwait, ...
Intel Corp flashing extreme sell signal at this key level
Shares of Intel Corporation (INTC) have surged for nine straight days and are up in early trading on the tenth day. This epic rally has resulted in a 62% stock appreciation. The company was at risk of...
What Could $1,500 in Little Pepe ($LILPEPE) Turn Into After Launch?
Cryptocurrency investments at an early stage tend to provide some of the highest gains, particularly when one invests at the presale stage. The little pepe token ($LILPEPE) is currently trending due t...
TRY: Faster Lira depreciation risk after heavy FX use – Commerzbank
Commerzbank’s Tatha Ghose warns that USD/TRY is gaining momentum towards 45.00 as Turkey faces a worsening external backdrop and extended energy price shock. He notes that prior Lira stability relied ...
Germany: Limited fiscal cushion for energy shock – Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank’s Sebastian Becker assesses Germany’s new fiscal relief package to counter higher energy prices from the conflict in Iran, judging it small relative to 2026 GDP and earlier 2022–23 measu...