Ireland AIB Manufacturing PMI up to 55.9 in May from previous 54.9

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GBP/USD extends losses toward 1.3400 amid US-Iran tensions

EUR/USD keeps range near 1.1450 ahead of US sentiment data

Gold clings to recovery gains near $4,000 amid Fed hike bets

Bitcoin’s potential recovery in the second half hinges on these 4 catalysts

Bitcoin has fallen over 34% in the first half of this year as the King Crypto failed to capitalize on a good semester for risk assets despite the woes from the Iran war. With risk-loving investors increasingly looking at AI-related stocks and with no visible catalysts ahead, Bitcoin enters the second half of the year facing a crucial question: can it rebuild demand or will the correction deepen?

Risk-off rolls into Friday

I am waking up to a risk-off tape across equities this morning, with Asia-Pac shares on the ropes amid continued selling in the chip sector. Japan’s Nikkei 225 is down over 5% and on track to pencil in its worst single-day loss since March, while South Korea’s KOSPI has kept its door closed in observance of a national bank holiday.

-0.4%: Why the biggest CPI drop since 2020 couldn't buy back a single cut

The June CPI fell 0.4% on the month, the largest one-month decline since April 2020, dragging the annual rate to 3.5% from May's 4.2% and snapping a three-month acceleration streak. Core prices went nowhere, flat on the month and down to 2.6% YoY, both under consensus.