Share: EUR/USD lost more than 100 pips last week. Dollar strength is set to keep the pair heavy, economists at ING report. Like the Fed, the ECB remains very much in hawkish mode “Investors fully subscribe to the ECB's message of a 50 bps hike … [Continue reading]
NZD/USD refreshes three-month low below 0.6150 as US consumer spending fuels hawkish Fed bets
Share: NZD/USD has printed a fresh three-month low at 0.6150 amid the risk-off market mood. Federal Reserve looks set to push interest rates above 5% to contain sticky inflation. Reserve Bank of New Zealand Conway sees the terminal rate at 5.50% as … [Continue reading]
US Dollar Index: Hawkish Fed concerns keep DXY bulls hopeful
Share: US Dollar Index pares the biggest weekly gain since September 2022 at seven-week high. Strong inflation-linked data underpin hawkish Fed bias to propel DXY run-up. Geopolitical fears add strength to the US Dollar’s haven demand. US PMIs, … [Continue reading]
Gold, the Chart of the Week: XAU/USD bulls lurking with eyes on trendline resistance
Share: Gold is running into a support zone that leaves upside corrections in focus for the initial balance of the week. The US Dollar is up high which also leaves a corrective bias for Gold price. Gold price ended lower for … [Continue reading]
Everything you need to know about Ethereum’s Shanghai hard fork and why it matters
Share: Ethereum’s Shanghai hard fork set in March will address tokens staked in the ETH 2.0 deposit contract and gas fees for developers. The Shapella hard fork, a combination of Shanghai and Capella execution and consensus layer forks will … [Continue reading]
Chainlink price prediction: Here’s why LINK is gearing up for a 10% price rally
Share: Chainlink price shows signs of recovery from its recent decline after dropping from the $8.28 level. A climb above the three Exponential Moving Averages will validate LINK's bullish thesis, flipping the resistance at $7.41 into … [Continue reading]
Recent report reveals Huobi, KuCoin likely in violation of US and European sanctions
Share: Huobi and KuCoin, two major crypto exchanges, still allow customers of sanctioned Russian banks to transact on their platforms. According to a report from crypto analytics firm Inca Digital, Huobi and KuCoin accept debit cards issued … [Continue reading]
Will RippleX’s cross-chain bridge act as a catalyst for native token XRP price?
Share: RippleX developers proposed a cross-chain bridge with protection against hacks, in the latest development. The proposed standard would lock tokens in an account when the XRPLedger issues an equivalent amount of tokens on another … [Continue reading]
Solana price nosedives as SOL network’s transaction processing craters with ‘Forking Event’
Share: The Solana network recently experienced a forking event that throttled users’ ability to execute transactions on the SOL blockchain. It remains unclear what has caused the “long forking event” on the Solana blockchain, according to two … [Continue reading]
Three catalysts that could drive Bitcoin price out of its recent slump
Share: Bitcoin price plummeted alongside a decline in S&P 500 after the US Dollar hit its highest value since the opening week of 2023. The People’s Bank of China injected $73 billion liquidity in its banking system over the past … [Continue reading]