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Monday, January 19, 2026

Tensions Escalate Between the U.S. and Europe: Stocks Fall, Gold Rises

By Ignacio Teson, Economist and Financial Analyst
2 min read
European stocks slide as trade tensions between the United States and the European Union intensify, ...
22 minutes

China Weathers the Tariff War as Its Economy Grows 5% in 2025

By Ignacio Teson, Economist and Financial Analyst
2 min read
Exports to new markets proved key, though growth slowed in the final quarter of last year. ...
34 minutes

Bitcoin’s Weakness Sparks Bargain Buying and Millionaires Place Bets

By Ignacio Teson, Economist and Financial Analyst
2 min read
Both traders and family offices, as well as hedge fund managers, reassessed allocation models amid l ...
47 minutes

AUD/USD Hits 0.67126 as U.S. Dollar Slips—30K Jobs Could Fuel 0.67664 Rally

By Arslan Butt, Lead Markets Analyst – Multi-Asset (FX, Commodities, Crypto)
2 min read
During Monday’s European session, the Australian dollar climbed to 0.6708, holding firm above the 0. ...
1 hour

NYSE Moves Toward 24/7 Trading With Tokenized Equities

By Ignacio Teson, Economist and Financial Analyst
2 min read
The initiative is part of ICE’s digital strategy to modernize market infrastructure and enable conti ...
1 hour

USD/CHF Slides to 0.79696 as 10% Tariff Threat Sparks Safe-Haven Rus

By Arslan Butt, Lead Markets Analyst – Multi-Asset (FX, Commodities, Crypto)
1 min read
The USD/CHF pair extended its decline during Monday’s European session, dipping to an intraday low o ...
1 hour

AMD Pulled between Riot Platforms Contract and 25% Tariff

By Timothy St. John, Financial Writer - European & US Desks
2 min read
On Friday, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) stock rose 1.72% on news ...
1 hour

EUR/USD Hits 1.1641 as Dollar Slumps—Is a Breakout Toward 1.17422 Next?

By Arslan Butt, Lead Markets Analyst – Multi-Asset (FX, Commodities, Crypto)
2 min read
During Monday’s European session, the EUR/USD pair climbed to an intra-day high of 1.1641, staying w ...
1 hour

Bitcoin Unstable as Trump Tries for Greenland

By Timothy St. John, Financial Writer - European & US Desks
2 min read
Bitcoin (BTC) dropped 2.27% on Monday after news broke that Presi ...
3 hours

Stocks Remain Low for Holiday Closure as Tariff Fears Take Over

By Timothy St. John, Financial Writer - European & US Desks
2 min read
President Donald Trump announced plans to acquire Greenland and issued a threat of higher tariff ...
3 hours

South Korea Busts $101.7M Crypto Fraud Ring Involving 36,684 Suspicious Trades

By Arslan Butt, Lead Markets Analyst – Multi-Asset (FX, Commodities, Crypto)
2 min read
South Korea's Customs Service has finally sent a major cryptocurrency scam operation packing, to the ...
6 hours

Senators Warn Crypto Bill Could Weaken U.S. Anti-Money Laundering Laws

By Arslan Butt, Lead Markets Analyst – Multi-Asset (FX, Commodities, Crypto)
2 min read
Senior members of the Senate Judiciary Committee are warning that a proposed crypto market structure ...
6 hours

K33 Launches Nordic Crypto Loans: Borrow Up to 70% Against Bitcoin

By Arslan Butt, Lead Markets Analyst – Multi-Asset (FX, Commodities, Crypto)
2 min read
K33, a Nasdaq-listed digital asset firm, is now lending out USDC against Bitcoin and other digital a ...
6 hours

Crypto Market Loses $110B as EU Plans $108B Retaliatory Tariffs

By Arslan Butt, Lead Markets Analyst – Multi-Asset (FX, Commodities, Crypto)
2 min read
The cryptocurrency market took a sharp nosedive due to increasing US - EU trade tensions that sent s ...
6 hours

Hyperliquid Crushes Competition as Lighter’s Airdrop Hype Fades

By Sophia Cruz, Financial Writer - Asian & European Desks
2 min read
Hyperliquid's back on top. Weekly volume hit $40.7 billion while Lig ...
7 hours

Bitcoin Hashrate Drops 15% as Miners Redirect Power to AI Workloads

By Arslan Butt, Lead Markets Analyst – Multi-Asset (FX, Commodities, Crypto)
2 min read
Bitcoin's network hashrate has finally slipped below 1,000 EH/s, coming in at around 993 EH/s accord ...
8 hours

Ethereum Handles 2.5M Daily Transactions as Gas Fees Drop to $0.15

By Arslan Butt, Lead Markets Analyst – Multi-Asset (FX, Commodities, Crypto)
2 min read
Ethereum is in the midst of a record-breaking transaction boom. Theyre processing close to 2.5 milli ...
9 hours

Final Nail in the Coffin: Why SEC Can Never Reopen the Ripple Case

By Olumide Adesina, Financial Market Writer
1 min read
An Australian lawyer has argued that the SEC/Ripple case is legally closed and cannot be reopened us ...
10 hours
Gold and silver reached all-time highs as concerns about a damaging trade war between the US and Eur ...
10 hours

Mercedes, BMW, VW in Freefall: Trump’s Greenland Ultimatum Sparks Market Rout

By Olumide Adesina, Financial Market Writer
1 min read
European automakers saw a sharp decline following US President Donald Trump's threat to raise tariff ...
10 hours
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