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Thursday, January 15, 2026

Trump Backs Venezuela Staying in OPEC, but Doubts Benefits for the U.S.

By Ignacio Teson, Economist and Financial Analyst
2 min read
Following U.S. intervention in the Latin American country, the president has yet to decide Venezuela ...
32 minutes

Oil Prices Fall 4% After New Trump Comments on Iran

By Ignacio Teson, Economist and Financial Analyst
1 min read
U.S. President Donald Trump said the violence in the Middle Eastern country had ended, though he did ...
1 hour

Trump Rules Out Ousting Powell for Now, but Keeps Pressure on the Fed

By Ignacio Teson, Economist and Financial Analyst
2 min read
Although he ruled out an immediate dismissal, Trump left Jerome Powell’s future at the helm of the F ...
1 hour

Pimco Bets on Emerging Markets Despite Global Tensions

By Ignacio Teson, Economist and Financial Analyst
2 min read
For one of the world’s largest bond managers, the recent rally in emerging-market assets is not a fl ...
2 hours

Price Prediction for Bullish Bitcoin after Jumping to $96K

By Timothy St. John, Financial Writer - European & US Desks
2 min read
Bitcoin (BTC) may be ready to break out after months of bearish movement, and now at $96,841 (BT ...
3 hours

WTI Crude Slides 4% to $59.50 as Iran Risk Fades and U.S. Stocks Surge

By Arslan Butt, Lead Markets Analyst – Multi-Asset (FX, Commodities, Crypto)
3 min read
Oil prices did a sharp about face on Thursday, with WTI crude plummeting towards $59.50 as the geopo ...
3 hours

Silver Price Forecast: XAG/USD Holds $91 After 38% Pullback Signals Pause, Not Trend Reversal

By Arslan Butt, Lead Markets Analyst – Multi-Asset (FX, Commodities, Crypto)
2 min read
Silver (XAG/USD) is trading a little under $91.05 after easing off its recent peak of $93.50 which i ...
3 hours

Fear Index Rises for Stock Market as Nasdaq Climbs 0.8%

By Timothy St. John, Financial Writer - European & US Desks
2 min read
Stocks are up for Thursday after a low start to the week, but the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) or ...
4 hours

Gold Price Forecast: XAU/USD Slips Below $4,600 as Jobless Claims Test Bulls Near Key Support

By Arslan Butt, Lead Markets Analyst – Multi-Asset (FX, Commodities, Crypto)
2 min read
Gold (XAU/USD) is stuck just shy of $4,615, still trying to find its footing after dropping below $4 ...
4 hours

Arthur Hayes Sees Bitcoin Hitting $500,000 in 2026 on Dollar Liquidity Surge

By Arslan Butt, Lead Markets Analyst – Multi-Asset (FX, Commodities, Crypto)
2 min read
BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes is sticking with his rosy view of Bitcoin - and he thinks 2026 could ...
4 hours

Ethereum Price Prediction: ETH Near $3,350 as $118B Staked Signals Supply Squeeze Ahead

By Maham Arslan, Crypto News Writer | Blockchain & Web3 Reporter
3 min read
Ethereum is still trading near $3,350, holding its ground after a pretty strong rebound out of the $ ...
4 hours

Russia Weighs $3,800 Crypto Cap for Retail Investors Under New Market Bill

By Arslan Butt, Lead Markets Analyst – Multi-Asset (FX, Commodities, Crypto)
2 min read
Russia is gearing up to give digital assets a lot more mainstream status in its financial system, wh ...
4 hours

CLARITY Act Faces Split as 2 Major Crypto Camps Clash Over U.S. Rules

By Arslan Butt, Lead Markets Analyst – Multi-Asset (FX, Commodities, Crypto)
2 min read
A pretty clear split is developing within the US crypto industry over the proposed Clarity Act , a m ...
5 hours

Solana Mobile to Airdrop 1.96B SKR Tokens, 141M Allocated to Devs

By Arslan Butt, Lead Markets Analyst – Multi-Asset (FX, Commodities, Crypto)
2 min read
Solana Mobile is all set to dish out a whopping 1.96 billion Seeker tokens to its community next wee ...
6 hours

Coinbase CEO Warns 48-Hour Review Shows Senate Crypto Bill Could Harm Market

By Arslan Butt, Lead Markets Analyst – Multi-Asset (FX, Commodities, Crypto)
2 min read
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has come out swinging against the current Senate Banking Committee's ta ...
6 hours

China’s Ex-Digital Yuan Chief Took $8M in Crypto Bribes, Investigation Reveals

By Arslan Butt, Lead Markets Analyst – Multi-Asset (FX, Commodities, Crypto)
2 min read
China's former digital yuan brainchild, Yao Qian, is now facing the music after raking in over $8 mi ...
6 hours

NCAA Asks CFTC to Suspend College Sports Prediction Markets Until Safeguards Exist

By Sophia Cruz, Financial Writer - Asian & European Desks
2 min read
The NCAA asked the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to halt pred ...
8 hours

Taiwan Rewrites Life Insurer Forex Reporting Rules to Cut Billions in Hedging Costs

By Sophia Cruz, Financial Writer - Asian & European Desks
2 min read
Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission approved a major overhaul ...
8 hours

Ripple Triumphs in UK: FCA Approval Fuels XRP’s Path to Institutional Mainstream

By Olumide Adesina, Financial Market Writer
1 min read
Market analyst X Finance Bull highlighted Ripple's progress in becoming regulated in the UK in a rec ...
8 hours

Silver Tumbles 7% as Trump Pauses Critical Minerals Tariffs

By Olumide Adesina, Financial Market Writer
1 min read
Silver fell as the US refrained from imposing import tariffs on vital minerals and as investors bega ...
9 hours
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