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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.
The Clarity Act's first bipartisan vote and Coinbase's Hyperliquid integration compress regulatory and DeFi overhangs, resetting near-term crypto expectations.
Elev8 says burnout, not poor strategy, is the real churn driver for new traders. A time audit matching style to schedule can stop churn before it starts.
Trump-Xi summit failure forces markets to price a structural energy rerouting, sending UK 10-year yields up 18.1 bp and USD/JPY toward 160.
Deutsche Bank strategists see the dollar's yield advantage widening as US economic data stays strong, pressuring EUR/USD and commodity prices. The next payrolls and CPI prints will test the thesis.
Central banks weigh rate changes while crypto regulatory frameworks remain unsettled. Financial institutions stress-test digital asset models as capital flow shifts loom.
Headline inflation climbing toward 4% puts a June ECB rate hike on the table, even as the eurozone economy loses momentum. The transmission through the euro and Bund yields will test risk appetite.
OKX and Korea Investment & Securities are in talks to acquire a combined 40% stake in Coinone, mirroring Binance's Gopax entry and testing South Korea's regulatory gateways.
Trump's refusal to answer Xi on Taiwan defense injects fresh uncertainty into the semiconductor supply chain and defense sector. The next catalyst is any U.S. policy clarification.
FCX CEO Kathleen Quirk tells BofA conference copper demand has entered a new era driven by electrification and AI. Next: contract conversions.
The Canadian dollar sank to a new monthly low as risk-off bid lifted USD/CAD. The breakout reflects widening rate differentials and commodity drag. Next catalyst: Canadian retail sales and BoC rhetoric.
The bill mandates 100% Treasury-backed stablecoin reserves and a decentralization threshold for token jurisdiction. Banks are already preparing clarity-compliant products ahead of the full Senate vote.
The 2023-founded startup's software is in 130+ local agencies across 34 states, as Insight Partners bets on an AI operating system for modern government.
OKX and Korea Investment & Securities each seek about 20% of Coinone via new share issuance, aiming to strengthen the exchange's capital base pending regulatory approval.
ING analysts argue the euro has not yet achieved a decisive global reserve currency shift. The EUR/USD pair remains rangebound as policy divergence persists.
Excluding a ₹36 crore tariff hit and new facility losses, Pearl Global's FY26 EBITDA margin would be 10.3%, not 9.3%. Capacity expansion adds resilience.
Benzinga’s analyst-accuracy filter on three high-yield energy stocks signals a shift from yield-chasing to dividend durability. Payouts & OPEC+ will test it.
Gross margin rose to 22.9%. A 14.2% revenue decline and sticky costs pushed EBITDA down 39.9% and net loss to $26.8 million. The next filing will reveal cash runway.
Cricut's net cash position limits downside, compressing the enterprise value to a low multiple. The next product cycle could reignite demand.
The Clarity Act's Senate Banking Committee advance offers a regulatory path. Inflation data and Fed expectations now dictate the near-term crypto direction.