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Bitcoin dips below $78k amid Iran escalation, rate jitters

Bitcoin retreated toward $77,000 on Monday after US forces struck an Iranian launch site in the Strait of Hormuz, triggering a fresh round of retaliatory attacks and sending oil prices higher. The pullback, however, mar…

Bank of Canada: Policy on hold as tariffs bite – Rabobank

Rabobank strategists expect the Bank of Canada (BoC) to keep its overnight rate at 2.25% at the September 2 meeting and through 2027, despite markets pricing in around 17bp of tightening by year-end. They highlight stro…

Silver rebounds, but Fed rate-hike threat hangs over the metal

Silver (XAG/USD) rebounds on Monday and trades around $66.70 at the time of writing, up 0.40% on the day. The main obstacle to a stronger recovery in Silver remains the shift in expectations surrounding the Federal Rese…

XRP Price Prediction: Could XRP Rally To $2 This September?

XRP has spent the past several days trading sideways after a big rally, and that sideways action has formed a pattern experts call a “bull flag.” In plain terms, that’s a brief pause after a strong move up, one that oft…

Bank of Canada: Tariffs reshape rate risks – NBC

National Bank of Canada's (NBC) Taylor Schleich and Ethan Currie expect the Bank of Canada (BoC) to keep its overnight rate at 2.25% and maintain current balance sheet policy. They argue markets still overprice late-202…

European gas spikes after US strikes on Iranian missile sites

Global oil and natural gas prices surged sharply on Thursday after Iran launched fresh strikes on key energy infrastructure across the Gulf, including Qatar’s main liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility, raising concern…