Interest rates just stepped higher again, and that shift is quietly reshaping which U.S. financial stocks feel more pressure and which gain fresh breathing room. A benchmark rate of 3.75 to 4.00% affects everything from…
Commerzbank analysts note that escalating US-Iran tensions and fresh attacks in the Strait of Hormuz are tightening physical oil markets, with record premiums at Cushing pointing to strong demand for immediate supply. S…
The reported initiative could involve private-sector companies and several US agencies as Washington looks to expand the international use of dollar-backed stablecoins.
Operation Epic Fury began on February 28 and has since pushed the global maritime system into a new phase of sustained disruption. The disruption is no longer limited to isolated vessel attacks or temporary route change…
Key price levels for natural gas start with support near $3.12 and resistance at this week’s high of $3.33. A six-day low of $3.15 was reached on Thursday, which attracted buyers and led to a bounce back into a three-da…
Whenever news of inflows into crypto ETFs appears, a familiar discussion often emerges in the market: is a new round of market momentum about to begin? For users following Catcrs, this type of information is certainly w…
July 21, 2026, 3:50 AM EDT. The U.S. dollar traded near a one-week peak as investors tracked Middle East hostilities affecting energy supply chains and weighing on ceasefire prospects. The greenback was flat against the…
Chinese authorities have done well to keep USD/CNY under control in 2025. We expect the same again for 2026. Asian high-yielders have had a bad year, but if one of them is to recover, we would expect it to be the Indian…
Asian stock markets reflect a mixed performance on Thursday ahead of the meeting between United States (US) President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping later in the day.
The EUR/USD pair loses ground to near 1.1380 during the early Asian trading hours on Thursday. The major pair extends its downside as hawkish signals from the US Federal Reserve (Fed) boost the US Dollar (USD) against t…
Roughly $15 billion in Bitcoin options expire Friday at 4:00 AM ET on Deribit, with bulls firmly in control. About $4.7 billion in positions sit between $50,000 and $85,000, while 98% of sell options are set to expire w…
Japan’s 10-year government bond yield surged to 3.055%, its highest level in three decades. Higher yields raise borrowing costs, add pressure on Japan’s heavily indebted government, and make cheap yen-funded trades less…
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) sets the USD/CNY central rate for the trading session ahead on Thursday at 6.7489 compared to the previous day's fix of 6.7468 and 6.7184 Reuters estimate.
An artificial intelligence agent built by OpenAI broke into an Australian government website in June, gaining unauthorized access to both public and non-public files, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese revealed Wednesday, …
Gold (XAU/USD) remains depressed below the $4,300 mark, trading near a one-week low set earlier this Thursday as traders await a crucial meeting between US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. …
XRP was trading at $1.50 on Thursday, down 4.5% over 24 hours and up 15.6% over the past week, as a technical analyst who had forecast a deeper decline earlier this year revised his outlook following Bitcoin’s recent st…
The CFTC says it will move forward with clear crypto market rules on its own, despite the CLARITY Act failing to pass. “The agencies have a ton of existing statutory authority. The President was prepared for it, we’re p…
August 5, 2026, 3:53 AM EDT.IPOs such as SpaceX and ChangXin Memory Technologies have generated worldwide interest, particularly across the tech and AI sectors. Still, with founders trying to maximize returns and invest…
Kalshi said nearly $5 billion in similarly sized Ether perpetual trades reflected its liquidity incentive programs and rejected allegations that the activity was wash trading.
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