Market Update

Key Highlights Bitcoin Slides Further: Bitcoin Price: Down 2.1% to $96,403.7 by 06:30 GMT. Year-End Trading: Soft volumes and cautious sentiment around cryptocurrencies have fueled the decline. Impact of Inaccurate Chart Data: An anomaly in TradingView’s Bitcoin dominance chart, which falsely displayed Bitcoin’s market share dropping to 0%, caused confusion …

Key Highlights Gold Prices Hold Steady: Spot Gold: Unchanged at $2,633.40 per ounce. Gold Futures (Feb): Slight dip of 0.2% to $2,649.91 per ounce by 05:20 GMT. Weekly Performance: Set to gain 0.3%, recovering from a 1% decline last week. Muted Trading Activity: Year-end holidays reduced trading volumes as institutional …

Key Highlights from Friday’s Trading Flat Performance in Oil Prices: Brent Oil Futures held steady at $73.22 per barrel. WTI Crude Oil Futures remained largely unchanged at $69.19 per barrel during the Asian session. Thin Trading Volumes: The holiday-shortened week saw reduced trading activity as many institutional investors took time …

Bitcoin (BTC) experienced a remarkable surge in 2024, reaching a new all-time high of $108,353 in mid-December, representing a 140% price increase. This milestone, surpassing $2 trillion in market capitalization, marked a significant turning point for Bitcoin and the broader cryptocurrency market. As for its daily performance; Bitcoin is -3.7% …

Cautiously Optimistic Outlook for 2025: Navigating Interest Rates and InflationThe US economy defied recession predictions in 2024, demonstrating robust growth, moderating inflation, and improved efficiency. While a “soft landing” remains the prevailing expectation, several key factors will shape the economic landscape in 2025.Evolving Role of the Federal ReserveThe Federal Reserve’s …

Gold prices are holding steady above $2,630 per ounce as the US Dollar maintains its strength. The Federal Reserve has signaled a slower pace of interest rate cuts next year, reducing upward pressure on Gold. This, coupled with the recent rise in US Treasury yields, is weighing on the precious …

Turkey’s central bank recently made a significant policy shift, cutting its key interest rate by 2.5 percentage points to 47.5%. This marks the first rate cut in nearly two years, a move that has raised eyebrows among economists given the country’s ongoing struggle with high inflation. The bank’s decision was …

Key Updates on GDP and Growth Revised GDP Figures: China’s 2023 GDP was revised upwards by 2.7% to 129.4 trillion yuan ($17.73 trillion), reflecting updated data from the fifth national economic census. Growth Target for 2023: Policy measures implemented late in the year helped set the economy on track to …

Market Performance Bitcoin (BTC): Down 0.1% to $98,124.6 as of 01:35 ET (06:35 GMT), trading in a tight range after two consecutive sessions of gains. Other major cryptocurrencies also retreated, reflecting subdued investor sentiment following the Federal Reserve’s recent hawkish shift. Key Factors Impacting Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies Macroeconomic Pressures: Bitcoin’s …

Market Performance Oil prices increased slightly in thin holiday trading on Thursday, buoyed by optimism surrounding China’s fiscal stimulus and an anticipated drop in U.S. crude oil inventories. Brent Crude Futures: Rose 13 cents, or 0.2%, to $73.71 per barrel by 0650 GMT. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) Crude: Gained 11 …