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Gold plunges on sudden US Dollar demand
Gold drops markedly on Thursday, challenging the $4,900 mark per troy ounce following a firm bounce in the US Dollar and amid a steep sell-off on Wall Street, with losses led by the tech and housing sectors.
EUR/USD turns negative near 1.1850
EUR/USD has given up its earlier intraday gains on Thursday and is now struggling to hold above the 1.1850 area. The US Dollar is finding renewed support from a pick-up in risk aversion, while fresh market chatter suggesting Russia could be considering a return to the US Dollar system is also lending the Greenback an extra boost.
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Are you (hazel) nuts?
A few months ago I started to notice something odd. The price of natural hazelnuts had more or less doubled. Shortly after, they became surprisingly hard to find, at least in supermarkets where they had always been readily available.
Kevin Warsh as Fed Chair
We know from our many client discussions that there appears to be at least some degree of comfort with a Warsh led Fed vs. the other choices.
The Fed is heading for an extended pause, unlike the Bank of Japan
The FOMC decided to keep interest rates steady at 3.5% – 3.75% at its 27–28 January meeting, following three consecutive rate cuts at the end of 2025.
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Aster Price Forecast: Demand sparks on Binance Wallet partnership for on-chain perpetuals
Aster is up roughly 9% so far on Thursday, hinting at the breakout of a crucial resistance level. Aster partners up with Binance wallet for the second season of the on-chain perpetuals challenge.
Crypto Today: Ethereum, XRP hold baseline support as Bitcoin struggles to find upside strength
Bitcoin hovers around $67,000, weighed down by risk-off sentiment as reflected by ETF outflows. Ethereum steadies toward the $2,000 psychological threshold despite fading institutional support.
Bitcoin Price Forecast: BTC stalls near $67,300 resistance as downside risks linger
Bitcoin (BTC) price is steadying at $67,000 on Thursday and faces resistance near the previously broken lower consolidation boundary at $67,300, signaling potential downside risk ahead.