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Poland's MiCA adoption brings EU crypto licensing, while a Zondacrypto probe deepens over $96M in losses, showing that regulatory clarity alone doesn't eliminate exchange counterparty risk.
Crude oil cleared the $96.90 resistance, targeting the $106.00–$108.35 zone. Support at $93.90 now serves as the invalidation pivot. Confirmation of the breakout hinges on a daily close above the level and a successful retest of the new floor.
US industrial production rose 0.7% in April, beating the 0.3% forecast. Utilities output surged, partly on AI demand. The beat may delay Fed rate cuts, supporting the dollar.
US capacity utilization hit 76.1% in April, beating the 75.8% forecast. The beat reinforces the hawkish Fed repricing, widening yield spreads and pressuring EUR/USD and GBP/USD.
OBDC's Q1 2026 net investment income missed and the dividend was cut. The reset aligns payout with sustainable earnings. Next catalyst: portfolio repositioning and credit quality.
Nvidia is placing $2B in supply bets on Coherent and Lumentum, signaling a major co-packaged optics rollout to counter Broadcom's Tomahawk switches. NVDA Alpha Score 71.
Bitcoin products lost $830 million, the bulk of the outflows, after a hotter-than-expected US inflation print pushed yields higher and hit risk appetite. The next catalyst is the Fed's March meeting.
Premarket scanners flagged Super League Enterprise, Gambling.com Group, Aardvark Therapeutics, and LanzaTech Global with wide spreads and thin volume ahead of the Friday open. The core problem is no visible catalyst accompanied the moves, making the overnight order book the real signal.
Cisco Q3 revenue hit a record $15.8B as AI orders guidance jumped to $9B, sending the stock 13% higher to an all-time high. The next catalyst is quarterly conversion and margin proof.
The $13.5 billion increase may reflect gold revaluation, not fresh FX inflows. The finance ministry's next purchase plan will clarify the ruble's path.
A 25% headcount reduction at on-chain data platform Dune signals a strategic pivot to institutional clients, as tokenization of traditional assets accelerates.
Rising US rate expectations widen the yield gap, pushing USD/JPY higher, but Japanese officials’ warnings and intervention risk curb the sell-off. The next move hinges on upcoming US data and any verbal pushback from Tokyo.
Societe Generale expects the British pound to weaken against the dollar, adding to a cautious sterling outlook. Traders now watch UK inflation data and the Bank of England's next decision for confirmation of the rate-driven move.
The Y Combinator cofounder told founders that Silicon Valley still wins on talent, speed, and investor access. The comment tests the convergence thesis that has supported European AI valuations and could widen the discount applied to Stockholm's listed tech proxies.
GAAP EPS of -$0.21 missed by $0.04. The $1.7M in operating cash used is the real number. The missing cash balance turns the next filing into a binary event for BCDA.
NanoViricides prices 1.33M shares and warrants at $1.75 in a $2M registered direct offering, creating a dilution overhang that sets a near-term floor for NNVC.
The market's obsession with Japan's government debt level ignores the transmission path through yield curve control adjustments and corporate governance reforms. The next BOJ policy meeting is the key decision point.
Higher pump prices feed into headline CPI and risk second-round effects, DBS notes, complicating the Reserve Bank of India's easing timeline.
The New York Fed's manufacturing gauge jumped to 19.6, far above the 7.5 forecast, as new orders surged. The dollar strengthened on reduced rate-cut expectations.
Foreign portfolio investment in Canadian securities fell to $4.62B in March, well below the $11.4B consensus. The shortfall raises questions about foreign demand for Canadian assets and could weigh on the loonie ahead of key rate decisions.
March foreign portfolio investment fell to $3.9B from $25.36B, an 85% drop that removes a major source of CAD selling pressure. Next catalyst: Canada CPI.
The New York Fed's Empire State manufacturing index surged to 19.6 in May, far above the 7.5 consensus, signaling accelerating factory activity and boosting the dollar.
A 5 trillion ruble market-cap threshold and five-year track record would restrict spot trading to Bitcoin and Ethereum, leaving new XRP, BNB, Solana, TRON indices without underlying markets.
Parliament's vote tees up a binary decision: signature aligns Poland with EU's MiCA deadline, while veto risks service disruption for domestic crypto firms and a separate push to ban business activity gains traction.
The 17% monthly surge masks a 1% year-over-year decline in actual starts and a stark Toronto-Vancouver divergence that complicates the rate-cut narrative for the Bank of Canada.
A $2.9M non-cash loss obscured record revenue of $19.6M. The board weighs buybacks, more wells, or debt paydown, sustained high oil prices could drive a sharp re-rating.
TD Securities sees the Fed holding rates through 2026, extending the high-for-longer dollar narrative and pressuring rate-sensitive currencies. Next test: the March FOMC meeting.
WTI surges past $104, 10Y yields hit 4.54%, equities drop 2% as Beijing ends with no trade deal. EUR/USD down to 1.1625, gold below $4,550. Next: U.S. data.
April starts jump to 279.3K vs 240K consensus, narrowing rate differential and putting next CPI release in focus for CAD bulls.
A Q1 2026 ethics filing shows the Trump family trust bought Coinbase and other digital-asset stocks, introducing a governance discount risk for the sector.