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Friday, January 30, 2026

Gold and Silver Plunge Nearly 30% as the Dollar Strengthens

By Ignacio Teson, Economist and Financial Analyst
2 min read
The strengthening of the U.S. dollar following the designation of Kevin Warsh as the next chair of t ...
2 hours
Gold Fields enters its fourth-quarter earnings season with strong operational momentum, but extreme ...
3 hours
Renewed optimism around U.S. deep-sea mining regulation has pulled The Metals Company back into focu ...
4 hours
QuantumScape’s latest rally and reversal highlight a changing market mindset—one that increasingly p ...
4 hours

Microsoft Trying to Recover after 10% Stock Drop

By Timothy St. John, Financial Writer - European & US Desks
2 min read
On Thursday, Microsoft (MSFT) stock fell 10% after the company released their quarterly earnings ...
5 hours

Who Is Kevin Warsh, the Pick to Lead the Federal Reserve

By Ignacio Teson, Economist and Financial Analyst
2 min read
The former Federal Reserve governor will replace Jerome Powell in May, amid strong pressure from the ...
7 hours

Gold Plunges, the Dollar Strengthens, and Oil Slides After the Fed Pivots

By Ignacio Teson, Economist and Financial Analyst
2 min read
The strengthening of the U.S. dollar following the appointment of Kevin Warsh as chair of the Federa ...
7 hours

The U.S. Lifted Some Sanctions on Venezuela to Facilitate Oil Sales

By Ignacio Teson, Economist and Financial Analyst
2 min read
The move was announced by the U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC and will allow ...
7 hours

Massive Drop for Bitcoin Sparks Panicked BTC Price Predictions

By Timothy St. John, Financial Writer - European & US Desks
2 min read
Bitcoin (BTC) tumbled to $82,417 (BTC/USD) on Friday in one of it ...
9 hours

Nasdaq, Dow, and S&P 500 All Dip on Federal Reserve Chair Uncertainty

By Timothy St. John, Financial Writer - European & US Desks
2 min read
Stock futures declined on Friday as the market opened to news that President Donald Trump had no ...
9 hours

DOJ Seizes $400M in Helix Crypto Linked to Darknet Money Laundering

By Arslan Butt, Lead Markets Analyst – Multi-Asset (FX, Commodities, Crypto)
2 min read
The U.S. Department of Justice has completed the seizure of over $400 million in cryptocurrency and ...
14 hours

$200M Unclaimed DAO Ethereum to Fund New Security Initiative on ETH

By Arslan Butt, Lead Markets Analyst – Multi-Asset (FX, Commodities, Crypto)
2 min read
Ethereum that remains unclaimed from the 2016 DAO hack will go into a new security fund to help stre ...
14 hours

$306B Stablecoin Market: Circle Sets 2026 Push for Institutional Adoption

By Arslan Butt, Lead Markets Analyst – Multi-Asset (FX, Commodities, Crypto)
2 min read
Circle Internet Group plans to focus on building long-term infrastructure in 2026 to help more compa ...
14 hours
As Exxon, Chevron, American Express, Verizon, and SoFi Technologies release their Q4 2025 results, i ...
14 hours

Gold Price Forecast: XAU/USD Drops 4% From $5,450 Peak as $5,160 Becomes the Market’s New Test

By Arslan Butt, Lead Markets Analyst – Multi-Asset (FX, Commodities, Crypto)
2 min read
Gold (XAU/USD) has run into its first real obstacle after a strong start this month. After climbing ...
15 hours
Market Sentiment Pulse – A brief update on what’s moving markets and why The forex mark ...
15 hours

WTI Oil Below $65, Yet July’s Best Month Since 2023 Still in Play

By Arslan Butt, Lead Markets Analyst – Multi-Asset (FX, Commodities, Crypto)
2 min read
WTI crude oil futures fell below $65 per barrel on Friday, trading around $64.20 due to short-term s ...
15 hours

Silver Fund Full-Day Halt, Oil Funds Paused: China Acts to Limit Speculative Losses

By Olumide Adesina, Financial Market Writer
2 min read
China suspended trading of five commodity funds on Friday to reduce the underlying risks of investme ...
16 hours

Gold’s Wild Ride: Second-Day Freefall Caps Off 25% Monthly Explosion

By Olumide Adesina, Financial Market Writer
1 min read
Gold is seeing significant liquidation for the second day in a row on Friday following a parabolic i ...
16 hours

Meta Stock Surges 10.4% on Strong Q4 Earnings, AI Investment Plans

By Arslan Butt, Lead Markets Analyst – Multi-Asset (FX, Commodities, Crypto)
2 min read
With shares rising more than 10.4% to year-to-date highs Thursday, Meta Platforms was the most impre ...
17 hours
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