The US dollar edged lower against most major rivals on Tuesday, except against the Japanese yen, with USD/JPY soaring to 121.02, its highest since February 2016. Economic DataManufacturing activity in the US central Atlantic region rebounded in March after growing marginally in February, according to a survey from the Federal …
Read More »After A Major Step, Bitcoin Price Touches 3 Weeks High
Bitcoin rose to a three-week high as cryptocurrencies moved with major stock market indices. Bitcoin rose to $42,673, up 4.1% within the previous 24 hours.The price of the largest cryptocurrency by market value touched $43,337 earlier Tuesday, the highest point since 3 March.Bitcoin’s price is, broadly, moving in line with …
Read More »ECB Chief Christine Lagarde: Crypto Remains a Threat
Crypto service providers may be an “accomplice to” circumventing sanctions against Russia, and crypto assets have been and remain a threat, said Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank (ECB).Lagarde said the amount of Russian rubles going into crypto and stablecoins have been on the rise, speaking at the …
Read More »Weekly Recap 14-18 March 2022
There have been a lot of moving events during the past week, most notably the monetary policy decisions of the Fed and the Bank of England. Those decisions, which reflected a clear shift in the direction of monetary policy, led to a change in the price movement. The US Federal …
Read More »Game Changing In 2022, Could BTC price Be ‘In Millions’?
Bitcoin “may be primed” for a quantum leap in its development thanks to inflation this year. In a tweet on March 17, Mike McGlone, senior commodity strategist at Bloomberg Intelligence, released a fresh bullish take on Bitcoin’s (BTC) future under the current macro conditions.Well known for his belief in Bitcoin …
Read More »Binance gets its first Gulf crypto licence in Bahrain
The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance has been given a crypto-asset service provider licence by Bahrain’s central bank, its first such licence in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), the company and the bank said on Tuesday. “The licence from Bahrain is a milestone in our journey to being fully licensed …
Read More »Dogecoin jumped 7% On Elon Musk’s Tweets
Once again, Dogecoin spike can be attributed to nobody other than Elon Musk. Just after midnight on Monday morning, in a Twitter thread about inflation, the Tesla CEO tweeted that he “Would Not” be selling his crypto holdings, which includes unknown quantities of Dogecoin, Bitcoin, and Ether. Minutes later, Dogecoin …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – Mon. 14 March 2022
Market players tried to remain optimistic about a potential diplomatic solution to the Russia-Ukraine conflict but peace talks yielded no results.The positive sentiment diluted as the day went by, with Wall Street ending the day in the red territory after a strong opening.Economic DataThe economic calendar on Monday witnessed no …
Read More »Weekly Recap 7-11 March 2022
Volatility and inflation have been among the most significant key drivers throughout the trading week amid trepulent geopolitical developments with undeniable economic impact across financial market.Inflation Still Biggest RiskData released on Thursday showed that the US consumer price index (CPI) grew 7.9% year-on-year and 0.8% month-on-month in February. The core …
Read More »Could A Digital US Dollar Compete With Crypto Assets?
President Biden ordered federal agencies to study implications of government-backed digital currency The Federal Reserve is trying to figure out how to keep cash relevant in a cashless world. It is considering digitizing the US dollar, giving people money they can access on their phone and bypassing electronic payments that …
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