Ethereum Layer-2 network Blast (BLAST) is winding down operations, claiming that the economics of maintaining the chain are no longer sustainable.Blast to shut down due to low liquidity and high maintenanceIn an X post on Friday, Blast noted that the … [Continue reading]
Top 7 weekly crypto performers: QNT, NIGHT, PUMP and WLD lead gains
Several altcoins posted sharp gains this week as capital rotated into tokens backed by protocol developments, institutional partnerships and broader narratives around tokenized finance, privacy and artificial intelligence.Best-performing … [Continue reading]
Silver Price Forecast: Bears crowd $60 after six-percent weekly rout
Silver price retreats on Friday, dropping about 0.76% as US Treasury yields edged higher, capping US Dollar depreciation, while investors punished the Greenback following a soft US jobs report. The XAG/USD trades at $60.50 at the time of … [Continue reading]
Ethereum Price Forecast: ETH erases gains as market discounts weak jobs report
Ethereum price today: $2,670Ethereum declines below $2,700, erasing earlier gains after weaker-than-expected jobs data failed to lift market sentiment.ETH ETFs posted three straight days of outflows as selling dominance rises.ETH eyes the 20-day EMA … [Continue reading]
Mexican Peso rebounds but carry trade exodus still bites
The Mexican Peso (MXN) recovers some ground versus the US Dollar (USD) on Friday, gaining 0.5%, but it remains poised to end the week with a 3% loss as investors exit the 'carry trade' amid a narrowing of the interest rate differential between the US … [Continue reading]
US Dollar Weekly Forecast: Rally faces next test as inflation retakes centre stage
The week that wasThe US Dollar’s (USD) rally remained everything but abated, climbing for the third consecutive week and reaching levels last seen in April 2025. The move higher came on the back of a mixed performance in US Treasury yields, extending … [Continue reading]
The 29K jobs number isn’t the real story. The downward revisions show the labor market turned months ago
The September jobs report added 29K jobs against a 90K forecast, and the more useful numbers in it are the revisions. Read with the revisions before them, they show the pace of hiring slowing in May, five months before September's headline.As first … [Continue reading]
The October Fed hike just died. Here’s what the 29K jobs report really means for rates
A week before the September jobs report, futures priced in about a 70% chance of a Federal Reserve (Fed) rate hike in October. After that, CME FedWatch, which turns futures prices into the odds of a Fed move, puts October at 21.59% and still prices … [Continue reading]
Forecasting the upcoming week: Focus shifts to the FOMC Minutes
The US Dollar (USD) has managed to extend its weekly rally, revisiting an area last seen in April 2025. As usual in past weeks, hawkish comments from Fed officials have kept alive the likelihood of further tightening by the Fed in the upcoming … [Continue reading]
Gold fails at $4,200 despite NFP miss as US yields climb
Gold prices dropped on Friday, with the yellow metal struggling to decisively break the $4,200 milestone. The precious metal is down nearly 1% as US Treasury yields edge higher following a less-than-stellar US employment report. The XAU/USD trades at … [Continue reading]