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China Holds Steady: Lending Rates Unchanged Amid Economic Optimism and Trade Tensions

Apr 21, 2025 03:30 am UTC| Economy Insights & Views

China left its April 21, 2025, benchmark lending rates unchanged, leaving the one-year loan prime rate (LPR) at 3.1% and five-year LPR at 3.6% for a sixth straight month. This aligns with expectations and shows caution in...

Ripple's Rollercoaster: SEC Settlement and Whale Moves Shake XRP

Apr 17, 2025 11:52 am UTC| Insights & Views

SEC and Ripple Near Settlement: A 60-Day Pause SEC and Ripple have concurred to delay their appeals procedure for 60 days, granted by a U.S. court of appeals, to settle in which Ripple pays $50 million of the...

Silver's Golden Opportunity: Is the Gold-Silver Ratio Signaling a Buy?

Apr 17, 2025 11:32 am UTC| Insights & Views

Silvergained sharply more than 15% following the footsteps of gold. It hit ahigh of $33.11and is currently trading around $32.34. Retail Sales Surge Amid Tariff Fears US March 2025 retail sales rose 1.4% from...

Crypto Market Plunges $633.5B in Q1 2025: CoinGecko Report

Apr 17, 2025 10:08 am UTC| Digital Currency Insights & Views

CoinGeckos 2025 Q1 Crypto Industry Report portrays a challenging quarter for the cryptocurrency market with total market capitalization falling by 18.6%, or $633.5 billion. The market, which had first rallied following...

FxWirePro- Key Crypto Updates

Apr 17, 2025 08:39 am UTC| Digital Currency Insights & Views

Raydium announces LaunchLab, its all-in-one token launchpad. Binance Chain Binance Chain completed its 31st quarterly BNB token burn. WalletConnect has been listed on the Bitfinex exchange. Bitget Bitget expands...

ECB Set to Lower Interest Rates in Response to Growth Concerns

Apr 17, 2025 05:20 am UTC| Central Banks Insights & Views

The European Central Bank (ECB) is predicted to decrease its benchmark interest rates in total by 25 basis points today, April 17, 2025. The reduction will reduce the deposit facility rate to 2.25% from 2.50%, a...

Powell Warns Tariffs May Derail Fed’s Inflation and Employment Goals

Apr 17, 2025 04:26 am UTC| Economy Insights & Views

U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signaled a cautious stance on interest rate policy, stating that the Fed would await more economic data before making any adjustments. Speaking at the Economic Club of Chicago,...

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Economy

European Stocks Slip as Iran Tensions Offset Strong Eurozone Data

European stocks reversed early gains on Wednesday as renewed tensions involving Iran weighed on investor sentiment, overshadowing stronger-than-expected Eurozone economic data and temporary relief in crude oil prices. The...

Dollar Hits Two-Month High as Fed Rate Hike Bets Rise

The U.S. dollar climbed to a two-month high on Wednesday as traders increased bets that the Federal Reserve will continue raising interest rates to curb persistent inflation. The Dollar Spot Index gained 0.2%, extending...

US Stock Futures Rise as Meta Muse Fuels AI Rally

U.S. stock futures edged higher Wednesday as investors focused on renewed artificial intelligence enthusiasm, upcoming U.S. economic data and a key meeting between U.S. and Chinese leaders. Dow Jones futures rose 41...

Diesel Dilemma: U.S. Considers Export Ban Amidst Record Prices

Rising domestic costs to unprecedented levels, President Trump has said support for a short ban on U.S. diesel exportsa complicated issue for the administration. Driven by the Middle East war, supply interruptions, and...

Asian Stocks Mixed Ahead of Trump-Xi Meeting

Asian stock markets traded mixed on Wednesday as investors remained cautious ahead of a closely watched meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. U.S. stock futures were also largely...

Politics

Trump Board of Peace Unveils $2.45 Billion Gaza Recovery Plan

U.S. President Donald Trumps Board of Peace is set to unveil a six-month, $2.45 billion Gaza recovery plan on Wednesday, outlining dozens of projects aimed at rebuilding critical infrastructure and restoring basic services...

Kremlin Says No Grounds Yet for Ukraine Peace Talks

The Kremlin said Wednesday that conditions are not yet in place to restart Ukraine peace talks, even as Russia remains open to negotiations ahead of a planned meeting between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and U.S....

Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro Tied in Brazil Runoff Poll

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Senator Flavio Bolsonaro remain locked in a statistical tie in a potential presidential runoff, according to an AtlasIntel/Bloomberg poll released Wednesday, highlighting...

Iran Vows ‘Crushing’ Response as US Talks Continue

Irans military has warned it is prepared to launch crushing retaliatory attacks if the United States or Israel carries out further strikes, responding to President Donald Trumps threat to annihilate the Islamic Republic....

China Tightens Fentanyl Rules Ahead of Trump-Xi Summit

China has introduced new guidelines for handling criminal cases involving fentanyl-related substances, strengthening its legal framework for combating synthetic opioid crimes ahead of a high-profile meeting between Chinese...

Science

Blue Origin New Glenn Explosion Could Delay Launch Operations Until 2028

Blue Origin is facing a significant setback after a dramatic explosion involving its New Glenn rocket severely damaged a launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida. According to NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, repairs to the...

Blue Origin New Glenn Rocket Explodes During Launch Pad Test, Delaying Space Ambitions

Blue Origin suffered a major setback after its uncrewed New Glenn rocket exploded during a launch pad test in Florida on Thursday, raising new challenges for Jeff Bezos space company as it competes with Elon Musks SpaceX...

SpaceX Delays Starship V3 Launch Ahead of Potential Record IPO

SpaceX on Thursday postponed the highly anticipated launch of its 12th Starship rocket test from Texas after technical issues interrupted the final countdown. The company now plans to attempt the Starship V3 launch again...

Trump Administration Releases New UFO Files and Apollo Mission Records

The U.S. Defense Department has released dozens of previously classified UFO-related files following an order from President Donald Trump, sparking renewed debate over unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) and government...

China vs. NASA: The New Moon Race and What's at Stake by 2030

The space race is back and this time, its a direct competition between the United States and China for dominance on the lunar surface. NASAs Artemis II mission recently made history when four astronauts flew farther into...

Technology

Microsoft Stock Upgraded as Stifel Sees Stronger Azure Growth

Stifel upgraded Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) to Buy from Hold and lifted its price target to $575 from $530, citing stronger confidence in the technology giants ability to maintain mid-to-upper-teens revenue growth. Analysts...

Scott Bessent Eyed as Trump’s New AI Czar

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is under consideration to become President Donald Trumps new artificial intelligence czar as Washington intensifies its focus on AI development, safety and national security. A source...

China Reviews Broadcom Switch Use in State Data Centres

China is reviewing the use of Broadcom switches in state-backed data centres as Beijing intensifies efforts to reduce dependence on foreign technology and promote domestic semiconductor and networking equipment suppliers,...

US Northeast Airports Resume Operations After Telecom Outage Disrupts Thousands of Flights

US airport operations across the Northeast began returning to normal on Monday after crews repaired telecommunications problems that had disrupted air traffic and contributed to thousands of flight delays and cancellations...

Burnham Eyes UK Leadership Role in AI Ahead of Trump Meeting

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham will push for the UK to take a global leadership role in artificial intelligence on Tuesday as he makes his first major appearance on the international diplomatic stage at the United...