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Gold prices tumbled nearly 2% on Thursday, retreating to $4,880 per ounce as the US Dollar regained strength and investors booked profits. Despite weak US labor data suggesting a softening job market, the Dollar remained resilient, putting pressure on precious metals.Market Sentiment and Central Bank Signals The market’s reaction reflects …

Sudden Market ShockBitcoin has plunged sharply in the last hours, dropping 8.6% to $66,719, marking one of its steepest daily declines in months. The crypto giant’s tumble comes amid a wave of broad selling across digital assets, as institutional sentiment cools and traders react to declining inflows. Investors are now …

What’s Really Behind$1 Trillion Sell‑Off in Software StocksSince the week began, artificial intelligence–linked stocks have diverged sharply, signaling a transition from hype to scrutiny. After nearly two years of robust gains, markets are now demanding real revenue proof and capital efficiency, differentiating winners from laggards across technology sectors.Global software and …

The British Pound weakened against the US Dollar following the Bank of England’s decision to keep interest rates unchanged at 3.75%. This “dovish hold” came after a split vote of 5–4, indicating the possibility of further easing ahead as inflation is expected to undershoot the target. Despite weak US labor …

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey struck a cautiously dovish tone on Thursday after the central bank kept interest rates unchanged at 3.75% in a surprisingly close 5–4 vote, signaling that borrowing costs are likely to fall further if economic conditions evolve as expected. Speaking at the post-meeting press conference, …

The Bank of England kept interest rates unchanged at its first policy meeting of the year on Thursday, opting for caution as inflation remains well above target despite growing signs of weakness in the U.K. labor market. The central bank maintained its benchmark Bank Rate at 3.75%, in line with …

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, …