Japan finance minister Kato says closely watching market moves Australia Treasurer Chalmers says fall in AUD on concerns over China, and 4 RBA cuts Goldman

Alon Cohen, co-founder of the Solana-based memecoin launchpad Pump.fun, is set to bring back live streaming on the platform — five months after suspending the

These are very strong words from Ackman: Is it just me or does border on an accusation of corruption? This article was written by Eamonn

Druckenmiller very rarely interacts on twitter, but he did post on tariffs: Via CNBC: In response to a video on X of the CNBC interview

China reserves data, March 2025 China gold reserves $229.59 bln at end-March vs $208.64 bln at end-February China gold reserves 73.70 mln fine troy oz

Cryptocurrency prices tumbled as the US stock futures market opened sharply lower on April 6 as the Trump administration doubled down on its global tariff

Goldman Sachs is out with a note titled “Countdown to Recession.” Goldman Sachs has lowered its U.S. growth outlook and raised the probability of a

Japan’s top officials signaled growing concern over the potential fallout from U.S. tariffs, with Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi saying Tokyo is monitoring financial markets

CSI 300 -3% SSE 50 -2% CSI 500 -3% CSI 1000 -4% Physical exchanges heavy also: SHANGHAI COMPOSITE -4.4%, SHEN ZHEN -5.9% CSI 300 -4.8%

Goldman Sachs: expects further fiscal easing from China to offset added growth drag from tariffs estimates new 34% tariff would weigh on Chinese GDP by

JPMorgan expects the U.S. economy to slip into recession in the second half of 2025, as the effects of Trump’s tariff policy begin to weigh

I posted Trump’s comments earlier on his stock market collapse: Trump crash – Trump says sometimes markets have to take the medicine Just a recap

Japan’s inflation-adjusted real wages fell 1.2% year-on-year in February, marking the second consecutive monthly decline. The drop follows a revised 2.8% fall in January and

I posted earlier on circuit breaker limits: Reminder – if it comes to this – US equity futures have 7% price limits circuit breakers US

Investors who bid on the REAL (REAL) token promoted by former UFC champion Conor McGregor will receive a full refund after the project failed to

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Sunday that Tokyo would continue pressing the United States to lower tariffs on Japanese goods, but acknowledged that

I’ll post more separately Trump was playing golf over the weekend but is back in the media now. This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan

FX has given indications of stock weakness: USD/JPY is trading under 145.50 in very early Asia action This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at

Jameson Lopp, the chief security officer at Bitcoin (BTC) custody company Casa, sounded the alarm on Bitcoin address poisoning attacks, a social engineering scam that

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There is probably one person living off grid who sets up the satellite phone and the generator to check in on what’s happening in FX

US equity index futures reopen for trade at 6pm US Eastern time every Sunday. Most Sundays drift by with not a lot going on. Not

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick confirmed on Sunday that Trump will move ahead with planned tariffs, stating there will be “no postponing” and that the

Earlier: Monday morning open levels – indicative forex prices – 07 April 2025 USD/JPY is below 146.00 … not a typo US Commerce Secretary Lutnick

Get ready for a busy Sunday / Monday: Dealing desks will be staffed Sunday for the Trump crash reopening of US markets US Commerce Secretary

Bitcoin Magazine Strategy CEO Makes the Case for Corporate Bitcoin Adoption in MIT Keynote At a recent keynote delivered at the MIT Bitcoin Expo, Phong

Last week, Bitcoin (BTC) began showing early signs of decoupling from the US stock markets. Bitcoin was relatively flat over the week, while the S&P

As is usual for a Monday morning, market liquidity is very thin until it improves as more Asian centres come online … prices are liable

Stablecoins are the single best tool for the United States government to maintain the US dollar’s hegemony in global financial markets, according to LayerZero Labs

Bitcoin (BTC) turned up volatility into the April 6 weekly close as fears of a stock market crash contrasted with bullish BTC price targets. BTC/USD

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) will likely see a reduced role in crypto regulations as other federal agencies like the Securities and Exchange Commission

Opinion by: Daryl Xu, co-founder and CEO, NPC Labs While gaming has been on a steady decline since the end of COVID-19 lockdowns, 2024 hit

Cryptocurrency markets could be on track for recovery as investor sentiment begins to stabilize following US President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff announcement — what some

Decentralized cryptocurrency exchanges (DEXs) continue to challenge the dominance of centralized platforms, even as a recent $6.2 million exploit on Hyperliquid highlights risks in DEX

Nearly 400,000 creditors of the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX risk missing out on $2.5 billion in repayments after failing to begin the mandatory Know Your

Key takeaways Grok 3 adjusts its predictions based on evolving market trends by analyzing real-time data patterns. Combining technical analysis with sentiment data improves accuracy;

Crypto-friendly billionaire investor Bill Ackman is considering the possibility that US President Donald Trump may pause the implementation of his controversial proposed tariffs on April

The White House AI and crypto czar David Sacks says Meta’s release of its latest AI model, Llama 4, has pushed the United States into

Traders on the Kalshi prediction market place the odds of a US recession in 2025 at 61%, following the sweeping tariff order signed by President

Solana’s native token SOL (SOL) dropped by 9% between March 28 and April 4, but several key metrics grew during the same period. Despite SOL’s

Mixed-martial arts (MMA) champion Conor McGregor launched a memecoin called “REAL” on April 5, which will reportedly feature staking rewards and voting rights for token

XRP (XRP) price has plunged more than 35% since reaching a multi-year high of $3.40 in January — and the downtrend may deepen in April

Opinion by: James Newman, chief corporate affairs officer at Chiliz The perception of blockchain, especially for those outside the industry, has often been driven primarily

US President Donald Trump’s trade policies will create worldwide macroeconomic turmoil and short-term financial crises that will ultimately lead to greater adoption of Bitcoin (BTC)

The most successful cryptocurrency traders are still chasing quick profits in memecoins, despite signs that the broader “supercycle” for the speculative assets may be winding

Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin, marks their 50th birthday amid a year of rising institutional and geopolitical adoption of the world’s first cryptocurrency.

Bitcoin is gaining renewed attention as a hedge against financial instability after holding relatively steady during a record-breaking stock market downturn that saw $5 trillion

What is BlackRock’s BUIDL fund? BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Fund, BUIDL, is BlackRock’s first tokenized money market fund. It enables these traditional financial products to

The United States stock market lost more in value over the April 4 trading day than the entire cryptocurrency market is worth, as fears over

US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner and vocal crypto critic Caroline Crenshaw has accused the US regulator of downplaying risks and misrepresenting the US

Bitcoin (BTC) price could head back toward the $100,000 level quicker than investors expected if the early signs of its decoupling from the US stock

Cryptocurrency firms felt the heat from US President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff rollout this week as market turbulence sent share prices tumbling and foiled initial

Under new SEC guidelines, stablecoins that meet certain criteria are considered ”non-securities” and are exempt from transaction reporting requirements, the United States Securities and Exchange

Brazilian judges have been authorized to seize cryptocurrency assets from debtors who owe money and are behind on their payments, signaling a growing recognition that

Major US stock indices all move sharply lower for the second consecutive day. The S&P index in the NASDAQ index closed down6%. The final numbers

Stablecoins are “in a bull market of their own,” even as smart contract platforms — including Ethereum and Solana — sputter amid the marketwide tumult,

Bitcoin Magazine The Future of Bitcoin Mining is Distributed In a recent video interview by Bitcoin Magazine, Troy Cross, Professor of Philosophy and Humanities at

Major US indices are closing sharply to the downside with declines near by 5.5% – 6% Crude oil settles at $61.99 Geopolitics: Russia military strikes

As stock markets crumbled for a second day on April 4, US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said that the Trump administration’s “reciprocal tariffs” could

The election of US President Donald Trump was supposed to usher in a golden era of crypto. Although the regulatory stars are aligning, the crypto

The stocks are pushing back to the downside with the : Dow -2000+ points or -5.28% NASDAQ index -900+ points or -5.64% S&P index -300+

Bitcoin (BTC) price has managed to stay above the $80,000 level as volatility wrecked US stock markets on April 3 and April 4. The failure

First Trust Advisors has launched two Bitcoin (BTC) strategy exchange-traded funds (ETFs) designed to provide investors with Bitcoin exposure while capping losses and earning yield,

Stablecoin firm Circle, the issuer of the USDC (USDC) dollar-pegged token, is reportedly mulling a delay of its initial public offering (IPO) plans amid the

Bitcoin (BTC) sits in one of its least bullish phases since January 2023. According to Bitcoin’s “bull score index,” investor sentiment is showing its lowest

Pres. Trump will extend the deadline for the sale to US ownership. Have made tremendous progress on TikTok deal I am signing an executive order

The White House Council of economic advisers Miran saysi that tax codes and regulations are ahead. Adds: March Jobs shows closing border might not hurt

Blockchain startup Codex has raised $15.8 million to build a layer-2 network specifically for stablecoins, signaling that more builders are rushing to capitalize on the

A group of investors with cryptocurrency custody and trading firm Bakkt Holdings filed a class-action lawsuit alleging false or misleading statements and a failure to

The Washington Post is reporting that talks between the US and the UK are ongoing: UK offered to cut tariffs on beef and fish23 tuks

Ukraine Pres. Zelenskyy is on the wires saying: Russian military strikes energy facility in Kherson on Friday earlier today the Ukrainian president said US is

Despite growing tariff-related uncertainty, there is a 70% probability cryptocurrency markets will find the local bottom in the next two months, which will serve as

EU Trade Commissioner Sepcovic: Had frank talks with US officials over Pres. Trump tariffs He reiterated to United States US Commerce Secretary Lutnick that US

Vietnam general secretary To Lam says: Vietnam ready to cut tariffs 20 and asks US to do the same Agreed with Pres. Trump to discuss

Analysts say Bitcoin (BTC) price could drop to $70,000 within the next ten days as one BTC pricing model suggests that the US-led trade war

Digital asset manager Grayscale registered with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to list the Grayscale Solana (SOL) Trust exchange-traded fund (ETF) on

Jeff Stein from the Washington Post is out with an article saying that there were numerous formula to calculate the reciprocal tariff levels. The other

Global payments platform PayPal has expanded its cryptocurrency offerings to include Chainlink (LINK) and Solana (SOL), giving US-based users the ability to buy, sell and

Oil rigs +5 at 489 Natural gas -7 to 96 Total rigs -2 to 590 The price of crude oil is trading down $-5.00 or

Opinion by: Matt Mudano, CEO of Arch Labs  Ethereum is struggling, and decentralized finance (DeFi) is suffering as a result. Layer-2 (L2) solutions have fractured

Shares of Nike and textile makers have rallied on a comment from Trump on Truth Social. He wrote: Just had a very productive call with

Bitcoin (BTC) price dodged the chaotic volatility that crushed equities markets on the April 4 Wall Street open by holding above the $82,000 level. BTC/USD

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Covenants: CHECKSIGFROMSTACK (BIP 348) This is the second article in a series deep diving into individual covenant proposals that have reached a

Trump writes: TO THE MANY INVESTORS COMING INTO THE UNITED STATES AND INVESTING MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF MONEY, MY POLICIES WILL NEVER CHANGE. THIS IS A

Stablecoins are front and center of late: critical bills have made their way through US Congress, First Digital’s coin briefly depegged over reserve concerns, and

Strategy Inc., formerly MicroStrategy, has discarded its core product, assumed a new identity, swallowed over half a million BTC, spawned equity classes with double-digit yields,

Bitcoin Magazine This Easy Bitcoin ETF Flow Strategy Beats Buy and Hold by 40% Bitcoin has seen an institutional capital influx on a scale previously

Despite a $30 billion surge in stablecoin supply to new record levels, cryptocurrency investors remained cautious as they awaited market stability amid US tariff fears.

Solana whales have offloaded their tokens to cash in on gains from a staking play that began four years ago.  In April 2021, four whale

S&P 500 futures are down 2.4%, which is about 1 percentage point off the lows but still an ugly outcome. I wonder if we start

Earlier this week, Bitcoin mining giant Hut 8 revealed a partnership that includes two members of the Trump family — Donald Jr. and Eric —

Trump’s latest tweet: CHINA PLAYED IT WRONG, THEY PANICKED – THE ONE THING THEY CANNOT AFFORD TO DO! Someone is going to panic when they

Liberation week isn’t going great for markets, that’s for sure. S&P 500 futures are down 2.9% and we’re minutes away from non-farm payrolls. See our:

Headlines: China announces tariffs of 34% on all US goods in retaliation Risk-off flows intensify ahead of US trading Traders are now pricing more than

First Digital has redeemed almost $26 million in stablecoin withdrawals after its FDUSD token briefly lost its US dollar peg following allegations of insolvency by

Prior month 1.1 K Employment change.-32.6 K vs 2.0 K estimate unemployment rate 6.7% vs 6.7% estimate. Last month 6.6% – the first increase since

Prior +151K (revised to +117K) Two-month net revision: K versus -2K prior Unemployment rate: 4.2% versus 4.1% expected Unrounded unemployment rate: 4.1519% versus 4.1396% prior

The US stock markets are again under some heavy pressure following the news of China’s retaliation. The S&P 500 broke below the September 2024 low

Cryptocurrency exchange OKX is under renewed regulatory scrutiny in Europe after Maltese authorities issued a major fine for violations of Anti-Money Laundering (AML) laws. Malta’s

Following China’s retailiation news, traders increased the rate cuts expectations to 116 bps by year end. That’s more than 50% chance of a fifth cut.

The new trade tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump may place added pressure on the Bitcoin mining ecosystem both domestically and globally, according to

Commodity currencies are generally very sensitive to global growth and they rise the most in risk-on environments and fall the most during negative sentiment. The

The market moves are intense at the moment, as China delivers sweeping counter-tariffs against the US here. It’s a bit of a case of blink

More than $21 million worth of Bitcoin was unstaked from the Babylon protocol in the 24 hours after the platform’s token airdrop, according to blockchain

This adds to calls for the US economy to slow towards the brink of a recession, with UBS Global Wealth Management saying that US GDP

It was a very ugly day for the US Dollar yesterday as the aggressive bets on rate cuts for the Fed following the tariffs announcement

To impose tariffs of 34% on all US goods Additional tariffs will go into effect starting from 10 April Adds 16 US entities to export

The value locked in Bitcoin-based decentralized finance (BTCFi) has surged by more than 2,700% over the past year, potentially transforming Bitcoin from a passive store

This is seeing the overall risk mood slide back lower as we look towards US trading later. Trump’s tariffs announcement two days ago is just

Authorities in the US state of Massachusetts continue targeting unlawful cryptocurrency market practices, with a local court fining crypto financial services firm CLS Global. A

Bitcoin Magazine Bitwise Debuts Option Income ETFs on Bitcoin Treasury Stocks: MSTR, MARA, COIN Bitwise has introduced three new ETFs that provide yield-seeking investors with

Gold was struggling earlier in the day as some selling pressures crept in, with gold being lumped alongside other precious and industrial metals in the

Stocks are being crushed hard right now in European trading with the DAX down nearly 5% and CAC 40 down over 4% on the day.

It’s hard to find reasons to be optimistic about the oil market at the moment. The macro backdrop is such a tough one to go

What are zero-click attacks? Zero-click attacks allow bad actors to access your cryptocurrencies without any input from you. Imagine opening your crypto wallet one day

The worse than expected tariffs announcement on Wednesday triggered recessionary fears in the markets. Crude oil was one of the markets most affected by that

I want to set up a tariffs response headquarters soon. Trying to set up a phone call with Trump first. I was asked to have

Why it’s important? The ranges of estimates are important in terms of market reaction because when the actual data deviates from the expectations, it creates

The pair is down 0.2% to 1.1020 levels at the moment after touching a high of just above 1.1100 earlier in the day. The dollar

To trade economic data successfully, one has to consider three things: the underlying expectations, the context and whether the data changes future expectations. The data

Opinion by: Merav Ozair, PhD Tech moguls cannot stop heralding the artificial intelligence revolution — from Bill Gates to Sundar Pichai to Jensen Huang —

The most notable thing about the tariffs for precious metals is that they were somewhat excluded from it. The tariffs made an exemption to “bullion”

Prior 44.6 The downturn in the UK construction sector continues but moderated slightly in March. It’s not a good look with all three subsectors (commercial

Eurostoxx -0.8% Germany DAX -0.6% France CAC 40 -0.9% UK FTSE -0.7% Spain IBEX -1.5% Italy FTSE MIB -1.8% European equities are poised for their

Prior 41.2 Germany’s construction sector remains largely subdued in Q1 with little signs of optimism in general. All three subsectors continue to reflect declines in

Rate cuts by year-end Fed: 102 bps (61% probability of no change at the upcoming meeting) ECB: 72 bps (75% probability of rate cut at

Prior -7.0%; revised to -5.5% Slight delay in the release by the source. After some months of volatility owing to spikes in orders for the

US crypto exchange Coinbase has filed with the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to launch futures contracts for Ripple’s XRP token. “We’re excited to

Prior 2.7% This keeps with the trend of further softening in the labour market after the post-Covid recovery. This article was written by Justin Low

European Union regulators are reportedly mulling a $1 billion fine against Elon Musk’s X, taking into account revenue from his other ventures, including Tesla and

Online battle royale shooter Fortnite has just added a new secret “Dill Bits” server mine location to its latest map update — prompting a small

German DAX futures -0.2% UK FTSE futures flat This comes as US futures are also paring losses from earlier with S&P 500 futures now down

In the European session we don’t have much in terms of data releases other than a couple of low tier indicators. The focus will be

BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes says US President Donald Trump’s tariffs may rattle the global economy in some ways, but that same disruption could be exactly

It’s looking rough out there again for stocks with US futures being hammered after yesterday’s losses. The S&P 500 closed down by nearly 5% and

Altcoins may have just one last rally this cycle, but only those with real utility and strong network activity will see price gains, according to

As mentioned yesterday, the focus at the moment is more on the economic destruction from Trump’s tariffs. That is outweighing concerns about higher inflation pressures

Australia ends daylight saving this weekend. Clocks will be turned back an hour on Sunday, April 6. We call it Autumn here. This article was

So, they’re now revising their forecast to see the ECB cut rates in both April and June by 25 bps each. That fits with what

When the two largest economies in the world are set to be hit hard, this is what you get. This just adds to the echo

I think the change in expectations to the Fed outlook reflects the sort of scramble and divisive uncertainty in markets at the moment. While some

Former Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao will begin advising the Kyrgyz Republic on blockchain and crypto-related regulation and tech after signing a memorandum of understanding

The political turmoil in South Korea casued financail marekt uncertainty. Indeed, South Korea will hold a financial market discussion meeting later today. The Ministry of

AUD and kiwi$ have both slumped. Apart from what has already been posted there is no fresh news. This direction makes more sense sense to

The National Security Agency (NSA) is the preeminent US wiretapping and cyber espionage service. Washington Post reports that its director has been fired. This comes

Singapore-based artificial intelligence firm Genius Group says it’s temporarily barred from expanding its Bitcoin treasury after a US court order has banned it from selling

AUD and NZD losing ground Trump has fired NSA Director Timothy Haugh South Korea Constitutional Court upheld President Yoon Suk Yeolhis impeachment Bank of Japan

Goldman Sachs has lowered its oil price forecasts, citing concerns over escalating trade tariffs and a slight increase in supply from OPEC+ producers. Sees Brent

Stellantis laying off 900 workers at five U.S. facilities following Trump tariff announcement the firm is also pausing production at one assembly plant each in

Between Oct. 25, 2024, and Jan. 16, 2025, XRP (XRP) had one of the best rallies of the current bull market, gaining 600% as investors

Barclays has flagged downside risks to its $74 per barrel forecast for Brent crude in 2025, citing the escalating global trade war. Analysts at the

Morgan Stanley raising around 100 billion yen for Japan-focused real estate fund Morgan Stanley fund is due to close in June Headlines via Reuters citing

The New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA), a conservative legal group, has filed the first lawsuit challenging Trump’s new tariffs on Chinese imports. The suit claims

Japan February 2024 household spending data: -0.5% y/y expected was -1.7%, prior +0.8% +3.5% m/m expected +0.5%, prior -4.5% Yen is swinging around so far

Whirlpool Corp. will lay off 651 workers from its Amana manufacturing facility effective June 1 company cites reduced consumer demand for its refrigeration products More

Economic uncertainty and a major crypto exchange hack pushed down the total value locked in decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols to $156 billion in the first

Japan finance minister Kato says has no comment on forex warns tariffs could have a significant impact on trade systems also impact on economies This

IMF chief Georgieva Says U.S. tariff measures represent a ‘significant risk to the global outlook’ at a time of sluggish growth Says it is important

With mainland and Hong Kong markets out today, trading linked are also closed. , What are these ‘trading links’? Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect is one:

Japanese media (Asahi) says the Japanese government is considering what actions to take over the new tariffs, including an extra budget. Nissan, meanwhile, says its

JPM analysts say Trump’s combined tariff hikes amount to a 22% increase—comparable to the largest U.S. tax rise since 1968. As a result, the bank

Earlier post on this is here: Trump would consider deal where China approves TikTok sale in exchange for tariff relief The Financial Times following up

The cryptocurrency exchange Gemini, backed by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, plans to move into a Miami-area office space, as US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Republicans mulling the creation of a new tax bracket for those earning US$1 mn or more. talks have included a new top rate that would

A reporter for Bloomberg with the info: US officials today told the UK that they’re open to talking about Britain’s proposal to reduce tariffs below

Trump spoke with media on his plane, AF1: he’s open to deals if countries offer something “so phenomenal” “the tariffs give us great power to

EigenLayer plans to start “slashing” restakers on April 17, resulting in the Ethereum restaking protocol’s “first feature-complete iteration,” it said in an April 2 announcement. 

The VIX has risen again, this time to 30, which is a huge number – the highest since August 5 last year. It rises at

White House internal talking points say tariffs aren’t open to negotiation – report March non-farm payrolls preview by the numbers: Sentiment is bad but what

The Washington Post has obtained an internal talking points memo from the White House that says the new tariff regime shouldn’t be characterized as a

SPX daily It was a bloodbath today, particularly for any company that has supply chains in southeast Asia or exposure to the consumer. There was

Key takeaways Not all tokens can be sold immediately. Airdropped or obscure tokens may lack liquidity or could be scams, so it’s important to check

I’ll be posting on the Japanese data as it comes out, but more out of habit than anything else! Still, maybe the Bank of Japan

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Trump speaking Asked about tariffs and market response, Trump says ‘operation’ over, now it settles in Trump says he would consider deal where China approves

XRP (XRP) stabilized near its $2 support after today’s marketwide sell-off sent the altcoin and several other cryptocurrencies close to their swing lows. Data now

New York Times reports the EU is considering fining X over $1 billion. NYT is gated. I’ll post more if its of interest. This article

Consensus estimate +135K Estimate range +50K to +185K February was +151K Private consensus +135K versus +151K prior Unemployment rate consensus estimate 4.1% versus 4.1% prior

On April 3, yields on long-term US government debt fell to their lowest levels in six months as investors reacted to growing concerns over the

Bitcoin (BTC) and US stock markets all sold off sharply after US President Donald Trump shook up financial markets by announcing a list of reciprocal

The US House Financial Services Committee has advanced a bill aimed at preventing federal banks from using or issuing central bank digital currencies, or CBDCs,

The number of pre-seed funding rounds for Bitcoin (BTC) startup companies has grown by 767% since 2021, according to a report from venture capital firm

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Comments from Cook: Sees growth slowing, inflation progress to stall on tariffs Sees more emphasis on upside inflation risks Appropriate to maintain current policy for

Cango, a publicly traded Chinese conglomerate, has agreed to sell its legacy China operations to an entity associated with peer Bitmain in a bid to

At least it shows he cares about the stock market, though that’s hard to correlate with a 5.3% drop in the Nasdaq today. This article

French president Macron is on the wires. Calls on all big European businesses to freeze all investments in the US in retaliation for brutal and

Canada was one of the ‘winners’ yesterday but that ignores auto tariffs, steel, aluminum and products not covered under USMCA. So while the news could

Bitcoin (BTC) hit new monthly lows at the April 3 Wall Street open as US unemployment data added to pressure on risk assets. BTC/USD 4-hour

Eyes are on the yuan for a potential devaluation as a way to retaliate against US tariffs. It’s a major risk that Deutsche Bank has

Momma needs a new pair of shoes, but they will probably cost a lot more. Looking at all the prices of the stocks of major

Lawmakers in the US Senate Banking Committee voted to advance the nomination of Paul Atkins to be a member of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC),

All instruments are on the table to respond Perceived trade imbalances do not take into account digital services Indirect consequences of tariffs may lead other

Bitcoin Magazine Post Wook: Surreal and Immersive Art on Bitcoin & the Future of Digital Expression As the Bitcoin Conference 2025 approaches, set for May

Opinion by: Rob Viglione, co-founder and CEO of Horizen Labs Can you trust your AI to be unbiased? A recent research paper suggests it’s a

Decentralized exchange (DEX) aggregator ParaSwap announced its rebrand to Velora and is moving on to a new intents-based trading feature. According to an announcement shared

Deutsche Bank is out with a note today that’s getting attention. It highlights the drop in the US dollar across the board in the aftermath

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Startups Raised Nearly $1.2 Billion New research from venture capital firm Trammell Venture Partners (TVP) highlights continued growth in bitcoin native startup

S&P 500 future are down 3.7% today. It could be worse. One of the biggest decliners is Nike, which is down 14% after tariffs hit

Prelim was 54.3 Prior was 51.0 The ISM services index is due at the top of the hour. This article was written by Adam Button

Bitcoin’s (BTC) journey from a radical experiment to a trillion-dollar asset has been fueled by grand narratives: Digital gold, decentralized money and an alternative financial

CNBC’s Megan Cassella was talking about tariffs and indicated that the messaging from the White House is that there won’t be negotiations on tariffs. The

Prior was 53.5 Data: Employment 46.2 vs 53.9 prior New orders 50.4 vs 52.2 prior Prices paid 60.9 vs 62.6 prior Business activity 55.9 vs

Market makers’ blockchain transactions point to a potential $3 million arbitrage opportunity related to the depegging of the FDUSD stablecoin. The First Digital US dollar-pegged

In the long-term, you need to expect US markets to do really well All the policies of the US were designed to make the world

Prior was $3.97 billion (revised to $3.13 billion) Exports $70.11 billion vs $74.21 billion prior Imports $71.63 billion vs $71.08 billion prior That’s a drag

Trump posted on Truth Social and he seems to think this is the worst of it. We’ll see: THE OPERATION IS OVER! THE PATIENT LIVED,

Prior was -$131.4 billion (revised to -$130.7 billion) This article was written by Adam Button at www.forexlive.com.

Prior week 224K revised to 225K. Initial jobless claims 219K versus 225K estimate 4- week moving average of initial jobless claims 223K vs 224.25K last

Bitcoin Magazine Rep. Keith Ammon Is New Hampshire’s Premier Bitcoin Advocate On Tuesday, Rep. Keith Ammon addressed a New Hampshire House Ways and Means Committee

Fitch picked a heckuva day to downgrade a major economy. We forecast China’s general government deficit to rise to 8.4% of GDP in 2025, from

US President Donald Trump introduced a slew of tariffs on April 2, sending markets into a tailspin and dividing crypto observers as to their possible

A key variable in the next leg in markets is how the Federal Reserve reacts to all this. I’ve seen some research today showing this

The Atlantic leak last week was a sign that the people running foreign policy in the United States were making it up as they go

The US Treasury Department sanctioned eight cryptocurrency wallet addresses linked to Russian crypto exchange Garantex and the Yemeni political and military organization the Houthis. The

US-based employers announced a surge in job cuts last month, with the number of planned layoffs rising by over 60% compared to February to 275,240.

And so the conflict rages on between Russia and Ukraine. The headline here reaffirms geopolitical tensions in the region aren’t going to be resolved that

Headlines: The dollar hemorrhage continues in European trading How have interest rates expectations changed after the tariffs announcement? EU trade commissioner says will talk to

Cryptocurrency listings have outperformed the average of traditional stock listings, despite recent community criticism regarding the manipulation potential of token listings on centralized exchanges. Token

Binance co-founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao donated over half a million dollars worth of crypto to the earthquake disaster relief effort in Thailand and Myanmar, in

He says that the bloc will act in a “calm and unified” manner but also won’t stand idly by if they are unable to reach

The supposed countermeasures were initially planned for 1 April but then were delayed. For some context: EU says to respond to US steel, aluminum tariffs

It’s been a bloodbath yesterday in the markets following Trump’s reciprocal tariffs announcement as risk-off flows on expected global slowdown dominated the price action. The

The firm says that should the latest set of tariffs remain in place, it could push the US economy “to the precipice of a recession”.

The bloc had been expected to raise oil output in May by around 135k bpd. However, the agreement now is that they will be going

And no change to policy is expected. So, carry on as you will. This article was written by Justin Low at www.forexlive.com.

The Trump’s announcement yesterday was without a doubt worse than expected. There were some positive caveats like reciprocal tariffs not coming into effect immediately and

The CHF as well as the JPY are generally considered as safe havens in the FX space. They appreciate in times of risk-off sentiment and

Deutsche is saying that amid the latest developments, there is a risk that major shifts in capital flow allocations take over from currency fundamentals. In

Barclays is warning that current economic signals are pointing towards serious challenges ahead for the US economy. Adding that all of this makes the risk

The moves on the session are turning rather outsized now but they’re all in one direction. And that is the dollar falling out of favour

At the end of last year, they argued for the Fed to cut rates four times in 2025 before scaling that back amid Q1 developments.

As we continue to digest Trump’s tariffs, the dollar looks to be the early onset casualty as it continues to slump across the major currencies

Europe will respond appropriately and proportionately. Trump’s decision on tariffs is fundamentally wrong. Entire world economy will suffer from this. Even if we did nothing

Final Services PMI 52.5 vs 53.2 expected Prior 51.0 Final Composite PMI 51.5 vs 52.0 expected Prior 50.5 Key findings: Modest expansion of service sector

Rate cuts by year-end Fed: 82 bps (76% probability of no change at the upcoming meeting) ECB: 70 bps (90% probability of rate cut at

The dollar is falling further in European trading as it fails to find any shelter in the first wave of the market reaction towards Trump’s

Prior +0.8%; revised to +0.7% PPI +3.0% vs +3.0% y/y expected Prior +1.8%; revised to +1.7% Looking at the breakdown, there were increases in prices

That being said, they are still maintaining their forecast for China’s full year 2025 GDP growth at 4.5%. I’m not sure how their estimate works

Prior 56.2 Composite PMI 54.0 Prior 55.1 The growth in the Spanish economy is starting to moderate towards the end of Q1. The good news

It’s not too much of a change from the previous revision here at the end of March. But as mentioned before, this still marks a

Well, the USTR published this in terms of how they calculated the tariffs to be applied. And as deciphered by many others by now, it

Services PMI 52.0 vs. 52.5 expected Prior 53.0 Composite PMI 50.5 vs. 51.9 prior. Key findings: Business confidence dips amid softer inflows of new work

In terms of monetary policy, this uncertainty means we need to be extremely prudent when determining the appropriate stance. This article was written by Giuseppe

Bitcoin (BTC) faces conditions similar to the 2022 bear market bottom as US business sees “very high risk” to come. In his latest analysis, Charles

Final Services PMI 50.9 vs. 50.2 expected Prior 51.1 prior. Final Composite PMI 51.3 vs. 50.9 expected Prior 50.4 Key findings: Germany Services PMI Business

Prior 45.3 Composite PMI 48.0 vs 47.0 prelim Prior 45.1 The revisions point to a modest improvement in French business activity towards the end of

Lawmakers in the US state of Minnesota and Alabama have filed companion bills to identical existing bills that will allow each state to buy Bitcoin.

Prior 50.6 Composite PMI 50.9 vs 50.4 prelim Prior 50.2 The headline continues to point to a marginal growth in the euro area services sector

German DAX futures -2.0% UK FTSE futures -1.5% Meanwhile, S&P 500 futures are down 3.0% as tech shares lead the downside with Nasdaq futures down

As things stand, traders are nearly fully pricing in a rate cut for June at the moment. The odds of that are at ~94% currently.

In the European session, we will get the Swiss CPI and the final Services PMIs. In the American session, we have the US Challenger Job

Prior +0.3% Core CPI +0.9% y/y Prior +0.9% Swiss inflation continues to keep thereabouts with core annual inflation hugging near the 1% mark. The market

Decentralized video game ecosystem Treasure DAO is restructuring as “a matter of survival” to extend its financial runway to at least February 2026.Treasure DAO’s chief

The ECB will have to reassess the situation. US tariffs threaten global economic stability. Tariffs will put monetary policy progress to the test. This article

Eurostoxx -2.1% Germany DAX -2.2% France CAC 40 -2.1% UK FTSE -1.2% Spain IBEX -1.2% Italy FTSE MIB -1.7% It’s looking rough out there for

The pair is now up to its highest levels since early October as it breaks the November and March highs. That puts the 1.1000 level

Shares serious concern whether US tariffs are compatible with trade agreements Will continue to demand US to reconsider tariff measures Will not hesitate to directly

There’s a crazy theory on social media that US President Donald Trump’s newly announced reciprocal tariff plan — which hits all countries with a minimum

One of Bitcoin’s key communication tools used to discuss potential protocol changes was knocked out for several hours starting on April 2, with one moderator

Will respond along with Europe to Trump’s tariffs Could target digital services in reciprocal measures First response likely to be in mid-April, then another one

What a difference six months can make in terms of how the market perceives things. Back in October, traders took to the prospect of Trump’s

The US House Financial Services Committee has passed a Republican-backed stablecoin framework bill, which will now head to the House floor for a full vote.

Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky says it has uncovered thousands of counterfeit Android smartphones sold online with preinstalled malware designed to steal crypto and other sensitive data. 

Stocks Affected by Trump Tariffs – and What You Can Do President Trump’s surprise announcement of sweeping new tariffs is shaking up global markets and

When Trump was set to win the presidential election last October, this is one chart that clearly shows how China chose to respond. The fear

Elon Musk’s computer-chip brain implant company Neuralink is seeking patients all around the world to trial its device that allows one’s thoughts to control a

China will increase retail prices of gasoline and diesel starting Thursday, following recent rises in international crude oil prices, according to the National Development and

UBS estimates that if the full slate of proposed tariffs is permanently implemented, U.S. inflation could rise to around 5%, as import costs filter through

Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks are outpacing many traditional cyber threats and are no longer just a tool but a “dominant geopolitical weapon,” according to network

European Commission President von der Leyen US tariffs are a major blow to the world economy The consequences will be dire for millions of people

European Commission President von der Leyen says US tariffs a major blow to world economy ICYMI – China will raise the retail prices of gasoline

More, this form an unnamed White House official: A 10% baseline tariff will be imposed on all countries, with higher reciprocal tariffs for the worst

The Canadian dollar looks like the winner of Trump’s tariff announcement. The announcement was unclear on whether Canada would be included in the 10% baseline

European Union President von der Leyen to make a statement on US tariffs Thursday morning – 5am Brussels time, 3am GMT Just so long as

China Commerce Ministry: China firmly opposes US tariffs and will resolutely take countermeasures to safeguard its rights and interests China urges the US to immediately

Crypto markets dipped after US President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency and sweeping tariffs on all countries as part of his latest salvo

Most major FX was slammed lower in the wake of Trump’s announcement of massive increases in tariffs. The moves have been pretty much retraced, FX

Japan Trade Minister Muto: Held online meeting with US Commerce Secretary. Told US Secretary new US tariffs would bring negative impact on US economy as

I’ve been posting the first page of the list, here is the full thing: Second page: Gotta say I have HATED being the pessimist on

Reuters reports on some of the details of the auto tariffs from Trump, which go well beyond autos and parts. A big change is that

The document at Trump’s tariff announcement puts China’s tariff rate at 34%. That’s a sliver of good news in an otherwise negative announcement on tariffs

Japan’s services sector stagnated in March, with the Jibun Bank / S&P Global Services PMI falling to 50.0 matching the neutral level that separates growth

JPMorgan economists cautioned on Wednesday that the sweeping tariff measures announced today could significantly disrupt U.S. economic momentum, raising the risk of a near-term recession.

US Treasury Secretary Bessent in an interview with CNN: advises other countries to not retaliate to US tariffs to avoid escalation Bessent says he ‘does

Three month high This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at www.forexlive.com.

more to come Finally getting some substance from Trump after a long and winding introduction: 34% on imports from China 34% on imports from Taiwan

The leak from the Journal of 10% across the board prompted selling the USD and buying of risk, but the details now provided have seen

Supports keeping current policy rate in place as long as upside risks to inflation continue Inflation expectations have risen, coming policy changes hold upside risks

Here is the table distributed as a summary of the new tariffs, below. baseline 10% tariffs take effect April 5 higher reciprocal rates will take

Deutsche Bank is out wit ha quick note on the tariffs: Quick summary of President Trump’s announcements: tariffs on the American continent are lower than

Trump announced a 10% baseline tariff on all imports, with higher rates for major trading partners, including 34% on China and 20% on the EU.

Cryptocurrency exchange OKX reportedly hired former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to advise it over the federal probe that resulted in the firm pleading guilty

Australian trade data for February 2025 Australia trade balance for February 7.46bn AUD surplus expected surplus 5.6bn AUD prior surplus 5.62bn AUD exports -3.6% m/m

Trump speech on more tariffs: Trump says he’ll sign an EO applying reciprocal tariffs – what they do to us we’ll do to them Awaiting

The major US indices are closing higher ahead of the Pres. Trump tariff news. The gains were led by the NASDAQ index which advanced by

U.S. to impose 10% across-the-board tariff on all imports Higher rates to be levied on other nations considered bad actors on trade I haven’t seen

United States President Donald Trump signed an executive order establishing reciprocal tariffs on trading partners and a 10% baseline tariff on all imports from all

Canadian Prime Minister Carney Says Trump’s tariff announcement has preserved a number of important elements of our relationship Says we are going to fight these

Big Four accounting firm EY, formerly Ernst & Young, has changed its enterprise-focused Ethereum layer-2 blockchain Nightfall to a zero-knowledge rollup design as it says