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Tuesday, April 7, 2026

JSE Top 40 Drops on Oil Shock as Rand Slides, Can Sasol Save It

By Arslan Butt, Lead Markets Analyst – Multi-Asset (FX, Commodities, Crypto)
2 min read
The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) reopened on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, following the Easter Monda ...
2 hours
On April 7, 2026, XRP is trading in a narrow range between $1.30 and $1.32. It has slipped by 1% to ...
2 hours

Silver Stuck Near $72 as Trump’s Iran Deadline on Strait of Hormuz Keeps Traders on Edge – Breakout or Breakdown Coming?

By Arslan Butt, Lead Markets Analyst – Multi-Asset (FX, Commodities, Crypto)
3 min read
Silver is currently trading in the $72 to $73.50 range per ounce on April 7, 2026, showing a fair am ...
3 hours

Bitcoin Sliding on Extended Deadline in Iran Conflict, May Fall below $68K

By Timothy St. John, Financial Writer - European & US Desks
2 min read
Bitcoin (BTC) climbed to $70,000 briefly and then fell by 1.51% on Tuesday as ETF inflows clashe ...
3 hours

No Ceasefire Yet and Stocks Dip; Nasdaq Loses 0.6%

By Timothy St. John, Financial Writer - European & US Desks
2 min read
Tuesday morning, the deadline for the ceasefire between Iran and ...
5 hours
Gold is trading in a pretty narrow range $4,650-$4,680 on April 7, 2026, showing hardly any movement ...
5 hours

Sunshine on Ripple, Shadows on Price: Why XRP is Losing Its Shape

By Olumide Adesina, Financial Market Writer
2 min read
XRP is in danger of recording seven consecutive monthly losing candles for the first time since the ...
9 hours

Silver Still More Than 40% Below January High of $121.6 per Ounce

By Olumide Adesina, Financial Market Writer
1 min read
Silver is still more than 40 percent below its peak of $121.6 per ounce on January 29, despite a nea ...
9 hours

Gold Prices Drop After Trump Signals Possible Truce

By Olumide Adesina, Financial Market Writer
2 min read
Gold dropped after US President Donald Trump increased his threats in advance of a deadline he set f ...
10 hours
Market Sentiment Pulse – Mixed Signals Amid Global Economic Data As we dive into today' ...
10 hours

Bitcoin Drops Below $69K as Trump’s Iran Deadline Triggers Risk-Off Selloff

By Olumide Adesina, Financial Market Writer
1 min read
Cryptocurrencies were caught up in the general market volatility ahead of President Donald Trump's d ...
10 hours

Super Micro Computer Shares Sink 5% as Smuggling Scandal Sparks Fears of Dell Market Takeover

By Arslan Butt, Lead Markets Analyst – Multi-Asset (FX, Commodities, Crypto)
2 min read
Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ: SMCI) is going through one of the most difficult periods in its histor ...
10 hours

AXT Inc. Shares Plunge 20% Amid Mixed Signals on Indium Phosphide Demand

By Arslan Butt, Lead Markets Analyst – Multi-Asset (FX, Commodities, Crypto)
3 min read
AXT Inc. (NASDAQ: AXTI), a manufacturer of semiconductor substrates that is riding high on excitemen ...
12 hours

Plug Power Shares Surge 12% on Landmark 275 MW Green Hydrogen Contract in Quebec

By Arslan Butt, Lead Markets Analyst – Multi-Asset (FX, Commodities, Crypto)
3 min read
With shares rising 11.6% to end at $2.69 on Monday, Plug Power Inc. (NASDAQ: PLUG) came back into in ...
14 hours

Bitcoin Holds $68K as Strategy’s Buying Spree Battles Bear Flag: Can BTC Break to $110K?

By Arslan Butt, Lead Markets Analyst – Multi-Asset (FX, Commodities, Crypto)
3 min read
On Tuesday, April 7, Bitcoin [[BTC/USD]] is continuously trading above $68,000, maintaining a narrow ...
15 hours

Daily Crypto Signals: Bitcoin Touches $69,500 as Strategy Absorbs $14.5B Loss and Doubles Down on BTC

By Arslan Butt, Lead Markets Analyst – Multi-Asset (FX, Commodities, Crypto)
3 min read
Crypto markets surged 2.5% to an 11-day high of $2.44 trillion after Trump sent mixed signals on an ...
16 hours
Broadcom Inc. looks to make a comeback as new partnerships with Google and Anthropic bolster its lon ...
17 hours

The European Central Bank to Set Policy Based on the War

By Ignacio Teson, Economist and Financial Analyst
1 min read
Through a member of its Governing Council, the institution confirmed that energy pressures stemming ...
18 hours

Global Inflation: 34% of Companies Passing Costs to Consumers

By Ignacio Teson, Economist and Financial Analyst
2 min read
A private report shows that more companies are increasingly passing the impact of Donald Trump’s tar ...
18 hours

JPMorgan Chase Turns More Political, Calls for a Stronger U.S. Military

By Ignacio Teson, Economist and Financial Analyst
2 min read
The chief executive of JPMorgan Chase, Jamie Dimon, signaled a growing political stance by arguing t ...
18 hours
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