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May, 2025

• 19 May 2025 9:35 pm

  New Alarm? Why Moody’s Downgrade of US Credit Rating Matters

  

  Moody’s recent downgrade of the U.S. credit rating from Aaa to Aa1 signals fiscal challenges that could ripple through consumer finances. This shift, driven by a ballooning federal deficit and rising debt burden, may elevate borrowing costs for mortgages, credit cards, and auto loans. Here’s what this means for personal …

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• 19 May 2025 8:37 pm

  Euro Surges After Lagarde’s Remarks

  

  The euro continued its upward climb on Monday, capitalizing on a weakening U.S. dollar and bolstered by comments from the European Central Bank (ECB). Meanwhile, the dollar extended its decline, weighed down by negative developments in the U.S. credit rating landscape.Moody’s Downgrade Pressures the Dollar On Friday, Moody’s downgraded the …

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• 19 May 2025 7:26 pm

  Dollar Under Pressure as Debt Concerns Mount and Rate Cut Expectations Recede

  

  The US Dollar is facing headwinds, registering losses against major currencies as markets grapple with the implications of the nation’s growing debt burden. This downward pressure is reflected in the US Dollar Index (DXY), which tracks the dollar’s performance against a basket of six currencies, currently hovering near the 100.30 …

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• 19 May 2025 2:16 pm

  Bitcoin Nears Record High as Trade Relief, Rate-Cut Hopes and Credit Woes Fuel Rally

  

  Bitcoin continued its upward march on Monday, climbing 1.4% to $104,815.5 by 02:51 GMT, after briefly breaching $107,000 earlier in the session. The token is now trading at its highest level since January 2025, just shy of its all-time high of $109,228, as a confluence of macroeconomic tailwinds and investor …

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• 19 May 2025 1:07 pm

  European Stocks Slip as Markets Eye UK-EU Summit, Ukraine Talks and Final EU Inflation Data

  

  European equity indices opened slightly lower on Monday, as investors took a cautious approach to start the week amid key geopolitical developments and the release of eurozone inflation data. By 03:05 ET (07:05 GMT), the DAX index in Germany was down 0.1%, France’s CAC 40 lost 0.4%, and the FTSE …

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• 19 May 2025 11:00 am

  Gold Prices Rise as Moody’s U.S. Downgrade Reignites Safe-Haven Demand

  

  Gold prices climbed on Monday, supported by a resurgence in safe-haven demand after ratings agency Moody’s downgraded the U.S. sovereign credit rating, triggering risk aversion across global markets. Mixed Chinese economic data added to market caution, bolstering bullion’s appeal further. As of 01:51 ET (05:51 GMT), spot gold rose 0.5% …

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• 19 May 2025 9:54 am

  Oil Prices Slip Amid U.S. Credit Downgrade and China Growth Concerns

  

  Oil prices fell slightly on Monday, pressured by Moody’s downgrade of the U.S. sovereign credit rating and signs of a cooling economic recovery in China, the world’s largest crude importer. As of 04:40 GMT, Brent crude futures for front-month delivery dropped 35 cents, or 0.5%, to $65.06 per barrel, while …

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• 19 May 2025 1:23 am

  Weekly market recap: US dollar and Stocks challenged negativity

  

  US dollar closed this week’s trading with modest gains as it managed to make the best use of optimism around the future of trade between the two largest economies all over the world after USA and China announced an agreement on temporary tariffs cut for 90 days. Dollar gains were …

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• 16 May 2025 10:39 pm

  Gold Slumps Below $3,200 as Safe-Haven Appeal Fades and Technicals Turn Bearish

  

  Gold prices are tumbling, with the precious metal dropping to around $3,180 and heading for a weekly loss exceeding 4%, the steepest since November 2024. Having shed over $300 from its April peak of $3,500, gold is grappling with fading safe-haven demand and intensifying technical selling. The decline reflects a …

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• 16 May 2025 9:31 pm

  Crude Oil Prices Hold Steady Amid Supply Fears and Trade War Relief

  

  Crude oil prices are on track for modest weekly gains, despite facing downward pressure from looming supply increases and technical resistance. Brent oil futures rose slightly to $64.77 per barrel, while West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures edged up to $61.83, reflecting a cautious market balancing optimism from a U.S.-China …

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• 16 May 2025 8:09 pm

  GBP/USD Dips Below 1.33 as U.S. Consumer Gloom and Inflation Fears Bolster Dollar

  

  The GBP/USD currency pair slipped below the 1.33 mark, ending the week with a modest loss of over 0.24%, as the U.S. dollar gained strength amid deteriorating consumer sentiment and rising inflation expectations in the United States. With no major economic data released in the UK on Friday, the pound …

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• 16 May 2025 7:13 pm

  Rising U.S. Inflation Expectations Shake EUR/USD as Central Bank Decisions Loom

  

  The EUR/USD currency pair is facing a notable decline as the U.S. dollar strengthens following the release of preliminary University of Michigan survey data for May, which revealed a rise in U.S. consumer inflation expectations to 7.3% annually, up from 6.5% in April. This uptick bolstered the dollar, pushing the …

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• 16 May 2025 2:21 pm

  U.S. Futures Tick Higher as Rate Cut Bets Firm, Barclays Scraps Recession Call

  

  U.S. stock index futures edged higher in early Friday trading, stabilizing after a mixed performance on Wall Street, as investors weighed a run of soft economic data that bolstered expectations for interest rate cuts later this year. At 05:35 ET (09:35 GMT), Dow Jones Futures rose 90 points, or 0.2%, …

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