Market Update

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) topped Wall Street expectations on both earnings and revenue for the fourth quarter of 2025, but its sharply higher-than-expected capital expenditure guidance for 2026 unsettled investors, sending shares lower in premarket U.S. trading on Thursday. The results come at a sensitive time for technology stocks, with the artificial …

European equity markets traded in a mixed fashion on Thursday, as investors weighed overnight weakness on Wall Street against a fresh round of corporate earnings, while looking ahead to key policy decisions from the European Central Bank and the Bank of England later in the day. At 03:05 ET (08:05 …

Bitcoin slumped nearly 8% on Thursday, falling toward the $70,000 level as thinning liquidity and a sharp sell-off in global technology stocks renewed pressure on risk assets. The world’s largest cryptocurrency was last down 7.6% at $70,427.1 by 00:28 ET, hovering near its lowest levels since early November 2024 after …

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he held a “long and thorough” phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping, covering a broad range of geopolitical and economic issues ahead of Trump’s planned visit to China in April. Trump said the discussion touched on Iran, Russia’s war in Ukraine, …

Gold prices reversed earlier gains and moved lower in Asian trading on Thursday, while silver plunged sharply, erasing much of its brief rebound earlier this week as renewed pressure returned to metal markets. Spot gold slipped 1.3% to $4,899.18 an ounce by early Asian hours, while April gold futures fell …

Bitcoin has tumbled nearly 40% from its October peak, while Ethereum has lost half its value over the past six months. Traders and investors are facing steep losses as markets unwind sharply, wiping billions off cryptocurrency valuations.Not a Simple PullbackThis crash isn’t a routine market correction. What we’re seeing is …

U.S. Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook said Wednesday that risks remain tilted toward higher inflation. She noted that while the overall path is promising, the Fed is cautious and vigilant, prepared to act if price pressures accelerate. Labor Market Holds Steady Cook highlighted a stable labor market following last year’s …

Relief Rally That Never Showed Up: Risk sentiment initially improved after the partial US government shutdown was resolved, following President Trump’s approval of a funding deal that keeps the Department of Homeland Security financed through February 13, while other federal agencies are funded through the end of the fiscal year …

Modest Retreat After Recent Rally Gold fell nearly 1% midweek, retreating from multi-day highs as the US dollar strengthened and global geopolitical tensions eased. The yellow metal, a traditional safe-haven, came under pressure as investors digested a mix of US economic signals and signs of international calm. The move highlights …

Interest Rates To Stay On Hold As Bank Adopts Cautious Stance: The European Central Bank (ECB) convenes on February 5 for its first monetary policy meeting of 2026, with expectations overwhelmingly pointing to unchanged interest rates. The deposit facility is anticipated to remain at 2.00%, the main refinancing rate at …