Bloomberg (gated) convey the info from S&P: Large US companies filed bankruptcy at the fastest rate in 15 years through the first three months of

Cryptocurrency exchange HashKey has received approval from Hong Kong regulators to offer staking services, potentially broadening the institutional appeal of proof-of-stake investments such as the

North Carolina (NC) representative Neal Jackson introduced the North Carolina Digital Asset Freedom Act on April 10. The bill proposes that qualifying “digital assets” be

EU leaders plan to travel to China for a meeting with Chinese President Xi in July South China Morning Post with the info. Earlier: EU

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has dismissed a lawsuit against Nova Labs, developer of decentralized wireless network Helium, for allegedly issuing unregistered securities,

The next generation of cryptocurrency projects must embrace a more collaborative approach to compete with major centralized tech companies entering the Web3 space, according to

Lawmakers in Argentina’s Chamber of Deputies backed an investigation into President Javier Milei’s alleged involvement in the Libra (LIBRA) cryptocurrency scandal. According to an April

The early days of the Trump administration saw a flurry of activity that could give the crypto industry an idea of forthcoming crypto regulations, namely

Thailand is beefing up measures to combat online crimes involving digital assets by passing new amendments to several national laws. Thailand’s cabinet on April 8

Bitcoin Magazine How to Communicate a Corporate Bitcoin Strategy to Shareholders For companies exploring or actively executing a corporate Bitcoin strategy, success isn’t just about

Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has partnered with Mastercard to issue crypto debit cards across the United Kingdom and Europe, the company announced on April 8. The

As more institutions explore blockchain-based finance, some industry leaders say tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) may surpass $30 trillion by the 2030s. Others are casting doubt

Swiss cryptocurrency fintech Taurus has launched an interbank network that is purpose-built for regulated institutions involved in digital asset operations. On April 9, Taurus said

Core, a proof-of-stake blockchain built on Bitcoin, has surpassed $260 million in dual-staked assets as institutional interest in Bitcoin-based decentralized finance (DeFi) continues to grow.

Update April 9, 1:38 pm UTC: This article has been updated to include the latest developments on US import tariffs. The global trade war may

Blockchain may soon earn itself a role in New York State’s voting processes and procedures. New York Assemblymember Clyde Vanel introduced Bill A07716 on April

The European Central Bank is intensifying its warnings over stablecoin adoption, with one of its top officials calling for a digital euro to curb the

Bitcoin Magazine Bull Bitcoin: The Cypherpunk Bitcoin Exchange  Proving that custodial, centralized, altcoin casinos are not the only way to succeed in this industry, the

Bitcoin Magazine Why Trump’s Tariffs Can’t Fix The Broken Fiat System Trump’s ‘America First’ platform, which he built his successful campaign around, promised to reconfigure

Binance is launching a new “reward-bearing margin asset” LDUSDt, which the company says is not a stablecoin. According to an April 9 announcement, LDUSDt can

Bitcoin (BTC) price made a swift move to $78,300 at the April 9 Wall Street open as “herd-like” price action in equities markets continued to

Opinion by: Sergej Kunz, co-founder of 1inch Institutional players have been closely watching decentralized finance’s growth. Creating secure and compliant DeFi platforms is the only

Alphabets Picai says they plan to invest around $75 billion in total in 2025 cap ex. That is giving the stock market a boost. The

The House will hold a vote at 3:30 p.m. on a “rule,” a procedure to advance legislation, which includes the budget blueprint If the rule

Closing changes on the day: Stoxx 600 -3.5% German DAX -3.2% France CAC -3.2% UK FTSE 100 -3.0% Spain IBEX -2.0% Italy’s FTSE MIB -2.6%

US mortgage rates have risen to 7%. That is up 40 basis points in the last few trading days. There will be no relief in

As markets reel from geopolitical tensions and economic uncertainty, Bitcoin has shown relative resilience during events like Trump’s recent tariff bombshells, according to Blockstream CEO

From Richmond Fed Pres. Barkin: Watching consumers most closely, as big as part of economy. Worry if close to a moment where consumers decide to

United States securities laws are not flexible enough to account for digital assets, as evidenced by the parade of crypto-native companies that have tried and

Beware, the US treasury is to auction off $39 billion of 10 year notes at the top of the hour. There is concern of international

Bitcoin Magazine Pakistan to Use Surplus Electricity for Bitcoin Mining and AI Data Centers: Report Pakistan will channel part of its surplus electricity into powering

See NBC is reporting that the trump administration is backing off Nvidia’s H20 chip crackdown. The decent comes after a meeting with Pres. Trump and

High yield 4.435% WI level at the time of the auction 4.465% Tail -3.0 bps vs six-month average of -0.2 basis points Bid to cover

Here we go. Based on the lack of respect that China has shown to the World’s Markets, I am hereby raising the Tariff charged to

Risky assets remain volatile as trade war tension between the United States and China keeps investors on the edge. A minor positive is that Bitcoin

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has struggled to stay on message and appeared to be rattled after the ‘reciprocal but not reciprocal’ tariffs were announced by

Everyone else down to 10% but China to 125%. From Trump: Based on the lack of respect that China has shown to the World’s Markets,

Bitcoin Magazine The U.S.’s Tariff War With China Is Good For Bitcoin Mining Follow Frank on X. Today, China announced that it will increase tariffs

United States President Donald Trump issued a 90-day pause on “reciprocal tariffs” and lowered the tariff rate to 10% on countries that do not retaliate

Prediction marketplace Kalshi has started taking Bitcoin (BTC) deposits in a bid to onboard more crypto-native users. The company that lets users bet on events

Bitcoin’s (BTC) futures market reflects a possible price cooldown after the cryptocurrency’s multiple weeks of correction. Data from CryptoQuant indicated that the BTC-USDT futures leverage

Highlights of the FOMC Minutes Growing concern about inflation persistence amid trade policy uncertainty Majority of participants noted outlook for real GDP growth weaker than

A common refrain in markets — and here — was that tariffs couldn’t last because they were insane and would lead to a certain recession.

It’s not clear what the tariff rates are on Mexico and Canada now along with whether USMCA-compliant goods continue to trade tariff free, along with

USD/JPY is back to where it was in the hours after the ‘Liberation Day’ announcement in a huge turn. The yen is dropping hard on

Legendary professional wrestler Ric Flair launched a tokenized sticker collection on Telegram on April 9, becoming the latest celebrity to launch a tokenized social project.

The White House told reporters from CBN and CNBC that the new 10% tariff applied to Mexico and Canada — the US’s second and third-largest

XRP (XRP) price is up 13% on the day, trading above the $2 level after President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on all reciprocal

A deal could be struck with struck with China People were getting a little bit afraid about tariffs Trump says he pulled back on many

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The White House initially told the CBC and CNBC that the 10% tariff rate also applied to Mexico and Canada. In that case, it would

There is a huge squeeze on shorts at the moment and a rush back into equities. Note though that a 10% rate is still problematic

The Dollar Index (DXY) dipping below 100 has historically aligned with Bitcoin (BTC) bull runs, delivering gains of over 500% during the last two instances.

Bitcoin Magazine Jack Dorsey’s Block Launches Open Source Tools to Simplify Bitcoin Treasury Management Block announced it has released a new open source toolkit designed

Inflation data from China features today, for March 2025. wholesale level deflation to continue consumer inflation expect y/y, deflation m/m This snapshot from the ForexLive

The Pres. Trump announcement that there would be a 90 day tariff pause for some countries sent the “pressured” stock market sharply to the upside

Trump pauses reciprocal tariffs for 90 days on all but China Trump: China wants to make a deal, they just don’t know how to go

Mounting international trade tensions are rattling cryptocurrency markets — but they could also accelerate institutional crypto adoption, several industry executives told Cointelegraph.  Since US President

Bitcoin (BTC) staged a sharp rebound after US President Donald Trump announced a pause on tariffs for non-retaliating countries, reigniting bullish momentum and raising hopes

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved options trading for multiple spot Ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs), a move that may broaden the

Trump’s weakness and total lack of credibility in the market will have repercussions for the next 45 months. We’ll continue to monitor his comments and

New Zealand’s Prime Minister Luxon to visit the UK this month. He’ll engage in trade talks with UK PM Starmer. I need a newer pic

Aave’s tokenholders approved a governance proposal to start buying back the decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol’s governance token, AAVE, as part of a broader tokenomics overhaul,

US equities and crypto markets shifted dramatically on April 9 after  US President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on his reciprocal tariffs, except for

Ethereum researcher Virgil Griffith was released from prison custody on April 9, the Bureau of Prison (BOP) officials confirmed to Cointelegraph. According to crypto developer

At a minute past midnight, US Eastern time, on Wednesday (ie in just a few hours) I’ve little doubt that the new country-specific tariffs will

Markets in Chaos: Navigating the Tariff Storm with Logic, Patience, and Perspective “Things are rarely as bad — or as good — as most people

Analysts at Bank of Montreal warn that the latest escalation in U.S.-China trade tensions is pushing markets further from any near-term resolution, increasing the likelihood

Trump administration has moved to restore some terminated foreign aid programs. Reuters with the info, citing “six sources familiar with the matter”. In brief: moved

Fitch downgrades six Chinese banks to A (from A+) Outlook Stable The six banks are: China Development Bank (CDB), The Export-Import Bank of China (ExIm),

South Korea has announced emergency measures to support its auto industry in response to a 25% U.S. tariff on imported vehicles and parts, effective Thursday.

Goldman Sachs Continued tariff escalation between US and China presents a downside risk to our current 2025 full-year real GDP forecast of 4.5% Also points

RedStone, a blockchain oracle provider, has introduced a push-based oracle on MegaETH to tackle latency issues that challenge the efficiency of onchain trading. According to

Cboe BZX Exchange has asked United States regulators for clearance to list an exchange-traded fund (ETF) backed by Sui (SUI), the native token of the

Trump touts call with South Korea’s Acting President, says he’s waiting for China call Trump still hasn’t signed document for additional 50% tariffs on China

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Core Maintainer Gloria Zhao: Why Mempools Are Important For Censorship Resistance While attending the MIT Bitcoin Expo in Boston over the weekend

Analysis by Fitch Ratings suggests that while the United States’ latest tariff measures could provide a short-term boost to government revenue and help narrow the

Bitcoin Magazine Kraken Partners with Mastercard to Bring Bitcoin Payments to Over 150 Million Merchants Mastercard has announced a landmark partnership with Kraken to enable

Crypto and equities traders were hopeful for a last-minute solution that would prevent the US from enacting 104% tariffs on Chinese goods entering the United

Here is a chart from Greg Daco at Panthenon and I think it’s telling: If you go back to the start of Trump’s term, tariff

more to come Via oilprice.com: Expectations I had seen centred on: Headline crude +1.4mn barrels Distillates +0.3 mn bbls Gasoline -1.5 mn — This data

Bitcoin (BTC) has a new $70,000 reversal target as a leading indicator sets new bull market lows. In X analysis on April 7, popular trader

With US President Donald Trump imposing 104% tariffs on Chinese imports, Beijing is responding by letting the yuan weaken against the dollar — a move

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Bitcoin Magazine Support The Victims Of The Myanmar Earthquake With Bitcoin Follow Frank on X. On March 28, 2025, one of the most severe earthquakes

I posted a couple of previews of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand decision due today: RBNZ Shadow Board recommends a rate cut this week

Asset manager BlackRock is partnering with Anchorage Digital for crypto custody services, a move aimed at addressing the rising demand for digital assets from retail

Bitcoin Magazine How to Watch OPNEXT on Bitcoin Magazine’s Livestream We’re less than a week away from OPNEXT, the tech-focused, scaling conference from Blockspace Media. 

White House economic advisor Steve Miran delivered a notable speech yesterday that aimed to outline grievances around the dollar at the center of the global

The gains in US stock markets early today were based on hopes of a delay in tariffs or at least a delay in the 50%

Ether (ETH), the native token of Ethereum, is showing signs of bullish exhaustion after a steep 65% decline over the past three months. The pace

A short time ago, CNBC’s Eamonn Javers reported — citing the White House — that Trump still hasn’t signed an executive order that would put

Aavegotchi, a non-fungible token (NFT) protocol focused on Web3 gaming, has opted to abandon blockchain network Polygon and “go all-in” on Base, an Ethereum layer-2

Bitcoin Magazine BitGo and Voltage Partner to Launch Instant Bitcoin Payments via Lightning Network BitGo and Voltage have announced a new partnership aimed at transforming

Billionaire Ken Griffin, who has a net worth of $42 billion and was the fifth-largest individual donor in the 2024 election cycle isn’t happy. He

US Treasury yields are going up when they should be going down. Tariffs are obviously a big concern but the Senate also adopted a budget

Bitcoin’s (BTC) price has dropped 5.6% over the past seven days, closing three daily candles below the $80,000 support for the first time since Nov.

Major U.S. stock indices have slipped to new session lows, giving back large gains seen earlier in the day. NASDAQ is currently up 63 points

White House Press Secretary Levitt says tariffs on China have not gone into effect yet. The 104% cumulative tariffs on China will go into effect

Bank of England Lombardellli is on the wires saying: Tariffs are likely to depress activity. CPI impact of tariffs will depend on other countries action.

The US treasury auctioned off $58 billion of the 3year notes: High yield 3.784% WI level at the time of the auction 3.76%. Tail versus

It’s another day of wild headlines. After the mainstream media ripped on twitter and the markets reporting that it was pushing fake headlines, it was

The US threatened additional 50% tariffs today and this looks like China’s response. Today, Trump appeared to plead for a phone call from Beijing to

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt: “The President met with his trade team this morning, and he directed them to have tailor made trade deals

I highlighted the fall into the opening gap earlier today and now it’s entirely closed. The index was down by 0.5% at the lows a

Bitcoin’s surprise rebound to $81,180 — which was influenced by fake news regarding a pause on US tariffs — has all but evaporated following White

Bitcoin (BTC) danced around $80,000 at the April 8 Wall Street open as US stock markets staged a fresh recovery, but unresolved tensions between China

Bitcoin Magazine US Justice Dept Disbands Bitcoin And Crypto Enforcement Unit In a major shift in federal oversight of bitcoin and crypto, the U.S. Department

USTR Greer: Costs from tariffs often rarely get down to the consumer. I don’t trust economists predictions of tariff inflation because there was no inflation

Chicago Fed Pres. Goolsbee: Tariffs are much worse than what we have been modeling Fed has to take the longer view, not like the stock

Binance is planning to delist 14 tokens from its platform on April 16 in a move designed to purge low-quality projects that do not adhere

Bitcoin Magazine From Coal To Crypto: Why I’m In On Bitcoin America is the envy of the world, underpinned by our unparalleled economic power, and

White House press secretary Levitt says: 104% additional tariffs went into effect at noon Eastern time because China has not removed its retaliation The 104%

Italy’s Prime Minister Meloni Will be in Washington on April 17 to discuss tariffs with Pres. Trump. Italy’s government plans to use €14 billion in

Despite the ongoing market meltdown on US trade tariffs, executives at major cryptocurrency firms Messari and Sygnum are bullish on institutional Bitcoin adoption later in

Greer is testifying in Congress today: Vietnam understands that it is a major target of Trump tariff action We are trying to work very quickly

Opinion by: Jay Jog, co-founder of Sei Labs  When CryptoKitties crashed the Ethereum network in 2017, the industry learned a hard lesson about blockchain scalability.

Axios’ Barak Ravid posts: Netanyahu said in a video distributed by his office that a nuclear agreement with Iran would be acceptable to him only

Ripple’s $1.25 billion acquisition of prime broker Hidden Road is a “defining moment” for the blockchain payments company, potentially unlocking more use cases for the

The S&P 500 was up 4% at the high but that’s been pared to 2.0% as the index falls into the opening gap. With this

German Economic Institute has some credibility on forecasts but I wouldn’t say this cut is surprising. This article was written by Adam Button at www.forexlive.com.

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are often praised for offering around-the-clock trading access, but that constant availability may have contributed to a steep sell-off over the

We are prioritizing Japan and South Korea on tariff talks This comment from Hasset on Fox News suggests that they will impose the reciprocal tariffs

Prior was 55.3 Non-seasonally adjusted index 55.6 vs 53.6 prior This is a poor economic indicator but I suspect it captures the mood among manufacturers

Dubai’s real estate and crypto regulatory authorities have signed a new agreement aimed at expanding digital asset adoption in the real estate sector. On April

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (Cboe) has announced the launch of a new Bitcoin futures derivative product. According to an April 7 announcement, Cboe plans

Goldman Sachs has pivoted its stance on the US dollar, now expecting the first-quarter weakness to not only persist but intensify throughout the year. As

In each of the past three years, the US dollar peaked at 7.37 against the yuan, or just below that. That level has now given

JPMorgan is leaning outside consensus and now sees the ECB lowering rates at each of the next four meetings, which would get them to 1.50%

In my first post of the week, I warned about the potential for Treasury yields to rise: The spot I’m watching is bonds. US 10-year

Blockchain-based payments network Ripple announced it has acquired crypto-friendly prime broker Hidden Road in one of the largest mergers in the cryptocurrency industry to date.

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) is reportedly disbanding the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team (NCET). NCET’s disbandment was noted in a four-page memo by

Trump talks about South Korea here but the tell could be in China: I just had a great call with the Acting President of South

No Binance listing for Pi Despite massive community support and over 2 million votes pushing for a Binance listing, Pi Network’s native token remains unlisted

A maximal extractable value (MEV) bot lost about $180,000 in Ether after an attacker exploited a vulnerability in its access control systems.  On April 8,

US Bessent: Tariff negotiations are the result of massive inbound calls, not markets As markets stabilise, so do the rate cuts expectations UK’s Reeves: Our

Global trade tensions triggered by US President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff measures may come to an end with a potential deal with China as investors

Weekly active developers in the crypto space dropped by almost 40% in one year as “narrative-led” developments took over the industry.  Crypto data and analytics

Key takeaways ChatGPT can analyze crypto news headlines and generate actionable trade signals, helping traders make faster and more informed decisions. Well-crafted prompts are essential

Global growth prospects have deteriorated massively. At the upcoming meeting we will make responsible decisions. Europe must stand closer together. Monetary policy in Europe will

Bitcoin could begin to take market share from gold over the next decade as a hedge against inflation and geopolitical uncertainty, according to Blockstream CEO

Rate cuts by year-end Fed: 96 bps (61% probability of no change at the upcoming meeting) ECB: 77 bps (93% probability of rate cut at

Our first priority is not to create more trade barriers, but to reduce them. Nothing is off the table on tariffs. I will be meeting

Tariff negotiations are the result of massive inbound calls, not markets. On VAT tax with Europe everything is on the table. Trump will be personally

One presumably panicked Bitcoin user paid nearly 0.75 BTC ($70,500) in a replace-by-fee (RBF) transaction fee. The transaction in question was sent about 30 minutes

Cathie Wood’s investment firm ARK Invest is showing a mixed reaction to the United States’ latest trade tariffs, offloading shares of its spot Bitcoin ETF

Prior was 100.7 This shouldn’t be surprising given what has happened recently. NFIB Chief Economist Bill Dunkelberg says: “the implementation of new policy priorities has

The dollar is down today, giving back some of the gains from yesterday as broader markets are seeing a bit more of a calmer mood

UBS adds that Germany will likely be the most impacted from US tariffs while France is to be the least affected even amid a global

von der Leyen says that she stressed on “a negotiated resolution to the current situation, emphasising the need to avoid further escalation”. The “current situation”

At the beginning of the year, the consensus on Wall Street was for a 12.3% gain in the S&P 500 in 2025. These price targets

Economists as Citi previously said that the tariffs could knock China overall exports by over 15% in 2025, before taking into account measures from Beijing

25 bps rate cut needed in April. US tariff announcement warrants more accomodative monetary policy. We need to move to a less restrictive policy stance.

The latest is this one from Morgan Stanley as they cut their 2025 US GDP growth forecast to 0.8%, down from 1.5% previously. They add

The market expects the ECB to cut by 25 bps at the upcoming meeting and deliver at least two more rate cuts by the end

Opinion by: William Campbell, advisory lead at USDKG Stablecoins were heralded as a breakthrough in the cryptocurrency space as a way to marry the lightning-fast,

Eurostoxx +1.0% Germany DAX +0.8% France CAC 40 +1.3% UK FTSE +1.3% Spain IBEX +0.1% Italy FTSE MIB +1.2% The drop yesterday wasn’t as brutal

China’s response to America’s sweeping trade tariffs could result in capital flight to Bitcoin and crypto, according to BitMEX founder Arthur Hayes. “If not the

Today we have even less data releases than yesterday with just the US NFIB Small Business Optimism Index on the agenda. The market is not

If US wants to talk, it should show attitude for equality and respect If US insists on a trade war, China will fight until the

Trump escalated the trade war further yesterday threatening additional 50% tariffs on China effective tomorrow if they don’t back off from the recent retaliatory tariffs.

Prior -€6.54 billion; revised to -€6.49 billion The French trade deficit expanded slightly in February as exports were more or less flat while imports were

It looks like at least we’ve moved past peak fear for now but it doesn’t meant that the coast is clear. The storm clouds are

While crypto and stock markets are deep in the red this week, one memecoin is defying the trend and surging at the time of writing. 

Asset manager Teucrium Investment Advisors is set to launch the first XRP-based exchange-traded fund in the US markets, a leveraged XRP (ETF) on the NYSE

A Nigerian court has reportedly delayed the country’s tax evasion case against Binance until April 30 to give time for Nigeria’s tax authority to respond

S&P 500 futures +1.4% Nasdaq futures +1.1% Dow futures +1.7% While there is a suggestion that market players are holding out some optimism for Trump

Recent fake news that US President Donald Trump was considering a 90-day pause in tariffs shows the potential for a strong market rebound should a

Artificial intelligence and crypto investment firm Galaxy Digital has been given the nod from the US Securities and Exchange Commission to list on the Nasdaq

Proposed U.S. shipping rules could disrupt trade and ports, industry warns – From April 17 Chinese stocks higher as state support lifts sentiment Deutsche Bank

The U.S. Trade Representative is expected to introduce steep fees—up to $1.5 million per port call—on vessels made in China or owned by carriers with

What a wild day in markets yesterday. It looked like we were bound for some pain early on in US trading before a fake headline

Australia’s corporate watchdog has been given the nod to shut down 95 “hydra” companies that it suspects engaged in crypto investment and romance scams, known

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has released the list of executives from US crypto and finance giants that will take part in a roundtable

Chinese equities opened higher on Tuesday, buoyed by signs of official support despite ongoing U.S.-China trade tensions. State-owned investment firms have stepped up purchases of

China commerce ministry issued a statement on the US threat to escalate tariffs on ChinaThe US threatens to escalate tariffs on China, “which is a

Earlier: Recap – Chinese state firms pledge support for markets amid tariff-driven selloff The People’s Bank of China is pledging lending for the sovereign wealth

Authorities in Spain have arrested six people who helped operate a global AI-powered investment scam that stole over $20 million from at least 208 victims. 

National Australia Bank business survey, March 2025. Survey was taken just before the recent tariff tensions This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at www.forexlive.com.

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright will visit the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar for nearly two weeks, focusing on global energy stability, U.S. investment opportunities,

A crypto lawyer has sued the US Department of Homeland Security, alleging the agency may know who created Bitcoin — compelling the department to share

Trump will undergo his annual physical exam on Friday “I am pleased to report that my long scheduled Annual Physical Examination will be done at

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will nominate Economy Minister Ryosei Akazawa to lead tariff negotiations with the United States, FNN reported Tuesday. In other tariff/Japan news,

Westpac/Melbourne Institute Consumer Sentiment Index for April 2025 -6% m/m to 90.1 prior +4% to 95.9 Under 100 means pessimists outnumber optimists. This article was

Nikkei update, bouncing after its huge drop: This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at www.forexlive.com.

Chinese state-owned firms on Tuesday announced plans to ramp up share purchases in a bid to stabilize plunging markets, following steep losses triggered by escalating

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is weighing a potential lawsuit against the Trump administration in a bid to block a new round of global tariffs

China’s state investment firm Chengtong Says will increase holdings in stocks and ETFs to safeguard market stability Says will continue to increase holdings in shares

Global business confidence plunged last week following Trump’s surprise tariff escalation and China’s swift retaliatory measures, according to Moody’s latest survey and reported by the

The latest NZIER Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion (QSBO), for Q1 of 2025 Business Confidence 19% prior 16% Capacity Utilization 90.5% prior 91.3% The data

U.S. 10-year Treasury futures fall another 10 ticks in wake of sharp reversal This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at www.forexlive.com.

Sky news with the report: The chief executives of some of the world’s biggest banks have held private talks about the carnage in financial markets

A team of former Kraken executives has taken control of Janover, with Joseph Onorati, former chief strategy officer at Kraken, stepping in as chairman and

Iran and the US are planning to meet in Oman on Saturday For what is described as “indirect talks” Iran says it’d be willing to

Corporate Bitcoin (BTC) treasuries collectively shed more than $4 billion in value after US President Donald Trump’s tariffs triggered a global market sell-off, data shows. 

White House: The report on a 90-day tariff pause is ‘fake news’ Trump promises new tariffs if China doesn’t withdraw its retaliatory tariffs Trump: We

Bitcoin’s (BTC) 26.62% decline from its $109,500 all-time high is en route to becoming the deepest drawdown of the current bull market cycle, according to

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the U.S. will not likely have any trade deals in place by April 9th thus will not avoid the retaliatory

Bitcoin (BTC) is showing “signs of resilience” even as stocks and the broader cryptocurrency market plunge amid a global market sell-off after US President Donald

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I guess it depends on how you define progress Trade with European Union has to be fair and reciprocal EU will have to buy energy

I’ll be posting the data as it hits. Out of habit, I guess. More importantly, I’ll be posting pertinent news as it hits. Data agenda

Bessent is US Treasury Secretary Bessent Says he has not seen a trade offer from Japan Expects Japan to get priority in negotiations because they

Crypto’s worst quarter since the FTX crisis has many investors worried about the end of the bull market, but according to an industry panel, Bitcoin

White House economic advisor Stephen Miran, who is also the Mar-a-Lago Accord proponent, is out with a speech on the role of the US in

The price of crude oil is settling at $60.70. That is down $1.29 or -2.08%. The zero price is the lowest since April 2021. Oil

Much of the optimism in markets today is based on the idea that Trump will suspend or delay some of the tariffs due for April

Bloomberg reports that the US administration is considering pushing the idea of an export tax credit to Congress. There is also talk of subsidies for

Ether (ETH) price dropped to $1,410 on April 7, marking its lowest level since March 2023. This sharp decline triggered liquidations of leveraged ETH futures

Japan needs to open up its country We will keep our great relationship with Japan We gave one shot at this Tariffs could be permanent

Netanyahu Bibi says they will eliminate the trade deficit with the US and will eliminate trade barriers Bibi says Israel’s actions could serve as a

The US Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued two directives specifying policies and deadlines for deploying AI tools that enhance public services, providing a

Global financial markets continued to tumble on April 7, as US equities dropped more than 3%, wiping more than $2 trillion in value on market

Proposes counter-tariffs on range of US imports at 25% in response to US steel documents 25% tariff to take place from May 16 These headlines

Diving into the chaos of global markets, Bloomberg Senior Commodity Strategist Mike McGlone warns more turmoil could be on the way. In an exclusive interview

Bitcoin (BTC) made a sharp comeback and is trading near the $78,000 level. The largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization tumbled below the psychological support of

There is the idea circulating in MAGA media — and elevated by the President himself — that there is some grand-master plan around what Trump

Reuters reports on comments in written testimony submitted by the USTR: 50 countries have approached US Countries include Argentina, Israel and Vietnam That will be

Bitcoin Magazine Pro Crypto, Anti Privacy: Will Trump Free Samourai?  Last month, the Treasury lifted sanctions on Tornado Cash. In response, many rekindled their calls

Former Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao has been appointed as an adviser to Pakistan’s Crypto Council, a newly formed regulatory body tasked with overseeing the

Vietnam is an important barometer for the Trump administration right now. It’s been hit with a 10% tariff that will rise to 46% on Wednesday.

Bitcoin Magazine An Excerpt From The Satoshi Papers: A Nation of Individuals? It is the prospect of the sovereign individual that seems to most trouble

OPEC+ picked the worst-possible time to accelerate a return of barrels to the market and that pushed WTI as low as $58.95 today. The influential

Blackrock CEO Larry Fink says he worries that the White House actions are much more inflationary than the market expects. He also said he sees

USD/CNH has edged through the spike high on April 2, following the Liberation Day tariff announcement. China has plenty of fundamental backing now to let

Bitcoin (BTC) sought a relief rally into the April 7 Wall Street open as US stocks rebounded from a 4%+ loss. BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source:

Well this is what happens in an emotional market. There were some major market moves on reports of a headline that Hassitt had said this:

Bitcoin (BTC) fell below $75,000 on April 6, pressured by traditional markets as S&P 500 futures hit their lowest levels since January 2024. The initial

This is a a real mess. There was 5 minutes where a headline citing Hassitt was everywhere but it’s now clearly bunk. Some are saying

This won’t be good for sentiment. From Trump on Truth Social: Yesterday, China issued Retaliatory Tariffs of 34%, on top of their already record setting

Opinion by: Alvin Kan, chief operating officer of Bitget Wallet Here we go again: A top centralized crypto exchange (CEX) was hacked, this time likely

Metaplanet, a Japanese hotel manager turned Bitcoin treasury company, has fully repaid 2 billion yen ($13.5 million) worth of bonds ahead of schedule as it

Bitcoin holders are facing renewed pressure following US President Donald Trump’s trade tariff announcement, which sent shockwaves through global financial markets, including cryptocurrencies. However, with

The EU remains open to and strongly prefers talks but we will not wait endlessly So the EU is trying to negotiate on tariffs but

The S&P 500 is down 3.4% shortly after the open and trading back to January 2024 levels. It’s down more than 20% from the February

Here is the latest message on Truth Social: Countries from all over the World are talking to us. Tough but fair parameters are being set.

Prior was 108.56 This is a composite index of data already released but it’s a decent overview. This article was written by Adam Button at

More than 90% of the voting creditors of the Indian crypto exchange WazirX voted in favor of the platform’s post-hack restructuring plan. According to an

Big headline This article was written by Adam Button at www.forexlive.com.

There are some nice bids coming into markets at the moment. I expect we had some margin calls early and some panic selling. Now we’re

There won’t be any help from the economic calendar today with no US data coming and no Fed speakers on the agenda. We could see

US federal agencies are expected to disclose their cryptocurrency holdings to the Department of the Treasury by April 7, following an executive order signed by

A wallet linked to the $40 million ZKasino scam lost more than $27 million after a leveraged position was liquidated, marking what some in the

The White House continues to say they won’t negotiate but people are calling. Taiwan reached out overnight on tariffs Hassett also said he is doubling

White House advisor Peter Navarro is scheduled to speak on CNBC at 8:40 am ET. He is the biggest trade hawk in the administration so

We’re going to get the Dow to 50,000 (from 37,800 now) We’re lowering oil prices China, Vietnam and German are going to have to engage

It’s making the rounds on X that the Fed is holding an emergency meeting to potentially discuss a rate cut. Unfortunately, it’s just a regular

This doesn’t sound like a guy who wants to make a deal: The United States has a chance to do something that should have been

We are ready to negotiate with the US on tariffs Will set up an import surveillance tax We will strengthen single market in response to

Japan has made the biggest investment in the US for five straight years Considering visiting the US at an appropriate time to have direct talks

Michael Saylor’s firm Strategy, the world’s largest publicly listed corporate holder of Bitcoin, did not add to its BTC holdings last week as the cryptocurrency’s

Earlier in the day, it was reported that Chinese officials met up over the weekend to discuss a host of measures to counteract the impact

Cryptocurrency exchange-traded products (ETPs) saw renewed outflows last week, with $240 million in investor capital pulled, according to an April 7 report from digital asset

Deutsche had previously penciled in gold to see average prices of $2,725 in 2025 and $2,900 for 2026. But amid the latest developments since last

The Mantra blockchain network has launched a $108,888,888 ecosystem fund aimed at accelerating the growth of startups focused on real-world asset (RWA) tokenization and decentralized

Headlines: Trump reiterates call for the Fed to cut rates, says there is no inflation 10-year yields back up to 4% ahead of US trading

The long term impact of tariffs is more inflation and less growth. It’s a mistake. Bottom is not in yet, sell on strength. Leon Cooperman

In a crypto market often defined by volatility, hype cycles, and speculative fervor, one corner of the space is quietly — and definitively — proving

Tariffs to also cause many to consider greater probability of recession US economy had at least until recently, continued to be resilient Consumers are still

10-year yields in the US touched a low in Asia of 3.88% but have now turned higher on the day as it pushes just above

The market is sensing some optimism again and there are definitely positives with the EU saying that they might look into postponing tariffs here. But

From his Truth Social page: “Oil prices are down, interest rates are down (the slow moving Fed should cut rates!), food prices are down, there

We had some hectic trading days following Trump’s tariffs announcement with the US Dollar initially getting sold on aggressive Fed rate cuts bets but eventually

Elon Musk in an interview on Saturday said that “Europe and the United States should move to a zero-tariff situation, effectively creating a free trade

Key takeaways Render Network connects GPU owners with creators, allowing users to rent idle graphics power for AI training, 3D rendering and crypto-related projects. The

Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has introduced new guidelines for crypto exchanges offering staking services. In an April 7 announcement, the SFC announced

The EU has been very clear it is up for a deal. All EU action aimed at creating environment to get US admin to the

An unidentified cryptocurrency whale injected millions of dollars in emergency capital to avoid a potential liquidation of more than $300 million in Ether as markets

The positive news continue to filter through. It’s going to be all about tariffs news ahead of the deadline on April 9 when the US

Bitcoin’s seemingly unstoppable rally came to a sharp halt this weekend as the world’s leading cryptocurrency dropped below the $80,000 mark, mirroring a fresh wave

In a potential pivot that could reshape the stablecoin landscape in the United States, Tether, the world’s largest stablecoin issuer, is contemplating the launch of

Prior -2.9 That’s the lowest level since October 2023 as euro area investor morale takes a big hit amid the uncertainty presented by Trump’s tariffs.

Bitcoin (BTC) is turning back the clock this week as tariff mayhem drags BTC price action toward 2021. Bitcoin is giving up bull market support

US is under pressure on tariffs, not the EU Talks of reciprocal tariffs are simply false We must respond calmly but firmly He adds that

There’s a common misconception with gold. People think it’s a safe haven in crises times. History suggests otherwise though. If you look back at the

UPCOMING EVENTS: Monday: BoC Business Outlook Survey. Tuesday: US NFIB Small Business Optimism Index. Wednesday: RBNZ Policy Announcement, FOMC Minutes. Thursday: Japan PPI, China CPI,

Prior -0.3%; revised to 0.0% Looking at the breakdown, there were increases on all fronts with sales up for food (+0.3%), non-food (+0.3%), and automotive

There’s going to be plenty of talks and negotiations taking place in the coming week. So, a lot of the tariff developments are going to

The Fed is only meeting six more times this year and traders are pricing in five 25 bps rate cuts by year-end now. Rising fears

Eurostoxx -7.4% Germany DAX -8.8% France CAC 40 -6.8% UK FTSE -4.9% Spain IBEX -6.7% Italy FTSE MIB -8.2% What a rout. With the drop

The CSI 300 index closed down by 7.1%, marking its biggest one-day decline since October last year. Meanwhile, the Shanghai Composite index closes closed down

Rate cuts by year-end Fed: 123 bps (64% probability of rate cut at the upcoming meeting) ECB: 86 bps (99% probability of rate cut at

The graphic above shows that we’re approaching levels last seen since the height of the Covid pandemic. But the intraday spike during the market panic

Domestic sight deposits CHF 433.4 bn vs CHF 441.7 bn prior This will be an interesting spot to watch in the weeks ahead, to gauge

Opinion by: Ismael Hishon-Rezaizadeh, co-founder and CEO of Lagrange Trade wars and proxy wars are underway in the current geopolitical power realignment, but the next

EU will have united position on this List of products in EU response to US tariffs will be announced in coming days Europe also has

Prior €16.0 billion The German trade surplus expanded a little in February as exports grew by 1.8% while imports only grew by 0.7% on the

Prior -0.1%; revised to -0.2% Halifax noted that: “House prices rose in January as buyers rushed to beat the March stamp duty deadline. However, with

Today we don’t have much on the agenda as we get just some low tier data releases. We will also hear from a couple of

Prior -2.0% Much of the decline comes from a fall in energy (-0.6%) and construction (-3.2%) output though. If you strip that out, overall industrial

German DAX futures -4.4% French CAC 40 futures -2.6% UK FTSE futures -2.3% S&P 500 futures are down 3.3% with tech shares leading the downside.

A crypto user has gone very long on Solana, staking a very small portion of the token for the next 3,000 years, according to blockchain

Spain has introduced safety net in response to tariffs. EU won’t be naive in regard to US tariffs. There needs to be US leg to

It’s expected to be a quiet week ahead, as is usually the case following the NFP report. On Tuesday, Australia will release the Westpac consumer

Equities are continuing to be hammered with tech shares leading losses. Before some last-minute buying by China’s plunge protection team, the Hang Seng was down

The Japanese stock market index Nikkei 225 has fallen more than 20% from the December high. In the stock market world, a 20% fall from

If they’re not considering to weaponise the yuan, then they have to do something else. Interest rate and reserve ratio requirement cuts are very much

It is once again risk off in markets as the pain from last week carries over to Asia today. And to call it that is

An Ether investor who had a large position on decentralized finance (DeFi) lending platform Sky has been liquidated to the tune of more than $100

Bloomberg is the one reporting, citing people familiar with the matter. It is said that Chinese policymakers met over the weekend to discuss measures to