US CENTCOM launches strikes in Iraq targeting Iran-backed groups
US Central Command: carried out precision strikes in Iraq targeting Iran-backed groups planning attacks on US forces and Saudi oil facilities.
Finance
Australia Q2 CPI undershoots forecasts, easing some pressure on RBA
The AUD and Australian rate futures will be sensitive to any upside surprise in the trimmed mean, which is the measure the RBA watches most closely for policy signals. All three banks broadly agree that the annual trimm…
British Pound Sterling waits on a forecast the tape has already outrun
The Pound spends Tuesday almost perfectly still, trading just under 1.3300 with a session range under 40 pips between a floor above 1.3250 and a ceiling fractionally above 1.3300. That is a second consecutive day of nea…
British Pound gains ground as US Dollar struggles ahead of Fed decision
GBP/USD edges higher after remaining flat in the previous day, trading around 1.3300 during the Asian hours on Wednesday. The currency pair gains ground as the US Dollar (USD) struggles ahead of the Federal Reserve’s (F…
Celsius-linked Bitcoin miner Ionic Digital gains 26% in Nasdaq debut
The Bitcoin miner and AI infrastructure company closed at $62.90, giving it a market capitalization of about $2.8 billion after its direct listing.
UN to hold informal polls for new UN chief from Thursday
Times are not easy for the United Nations. The concept of fostering peace, human rights, and economic development through international law and global cooperation remains as sound as ever. Yet the key players in global …
Vitalik Introduces Diamond iO: A Breakthrough in Crypto Encryption Timescales
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Apple Overtakes Nvidia—Which Will Be Bigger by End of July?
Apple is the world’s most valuable company again. Will it stay that way before the end of July?
Australia CPI could boost Aussie if inflation arrives above 4%
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) will publish the June Consumer Price Index (CPI) on Wednesday at 01:30 GMT. The report is expected to show that inflation rose 4% from a year earlier, matching the May reading. …
Australian Dollar slips as softer inflation cools domestic rate expectations
AUD/USD depreciates for the second successive day, trading around 0.6970 during the Asian hours on Wednesday. The pair falls as the Australian Dollar (AUD) continues to struggle following the release of domestic Consume…
Visa outlines stablecoin strategy during Q3 earnings call
Visa said it is investing across the stablecoin stack, highlighting OpenUSD, tokenized deposits and AI-powered commerce during the company’s third-quarter earnings call.
Crypto Stocks Outperform AI and Chip Giants in Major Market Shift
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Japan's Yen sleeps through a regional equity crash
The Yen trades a fraction under 164.00 on Tuesday, marginally weaker on the day, inside a 30-pip band with a floor above 163.50 and a high a few ticks beneath the standing cycle extreme. That extreme is the currency's w…
Coinbase wants to be Canada’s ‘everything exchange,’ but says clearer rules are needed first
TORONTO — Coinbase wants to bring more of the crypto products available to its U.S. customers, including derivatives, decentralized finance services and tokenized assets, to Canada, but Eric Richmond, the exchange's new…
Indonesia: Policy focus after BI Governor exit – DBS
DBS Group Research economist Radhika Rao analyzes Indonesia markets after Bank Indonesia Governor Perry Warjiyo’s unexpected resignation. She notes initial weakness in onshore assets as investors reassess implications f…
European financial institutions launch RL1 cooperative blockchain network
RL1 began operations as a member-owned blockchain cooperative backed by 10 European financial institutions, including ABN AMRO, DekaBank and Natixis CIB.
Japanese Yen holds ground despite rising oil prices
USD/JPY loses ground after registering minor gains in the previous day, trading around 163.70 during the Asian hours on Wednesday. The pair may regain ground as the Japanese Yen could come under pressure from rebounding…
Zcash says Ironwood proof rules out undetectable counterfeiting bugs
Zcash researchers published more than 2,700 machine-checked theorems designed to rule out undetectable counterfeiting bugs in Ironwood.
Claude Mythos Cracked Post-Quantum Cryptography That Humans Spent Years Failing to Break
Anthropic today said an unreleased version of its most powerful AI model found two previously unknown attacks on cryptographic algorithms, one of them against a scheme currently competing to become a U.S. federal standa…
Singapore Dollar: MAS tightening keeps pair under pressure – Commerzbank
Commerzbank analysts highlight that the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) unexpectedly tightened policy for a second straight meeting, slightly increasing the Singapore Dollar (SGD) Nominal Effective Exchange Rate (…
The Euro finally gets cheaper energy, and that is the problem
The Euro trades just under 1.1400 on Tuesday, around 0.15% firmer, after a session that ran from a shade above 1.1350 to a fraction over 1.1400. Behind that half-cent range sits a third consecutive session of falling Cr…
Myanmar parliament passes crypto scam bill with penalties up to life
Myanmar lawmakers approved an anti-online scam bill whose draft proposed prison terms of 10 years to life for crypto scams and operating scam centers.
Morgan Stanley Expands Crypto Push With Ethereum and Solana ETPs
Morgan Stanley Investment Management is expanding beyond Bitcoin with the launch of Ethereum and Solana exchange-traded products that will generate staking rewards for investors, the latest step in the Wall Street firm'…
VettaFi’s Murphy Talks ETF Strategies & AI Bottlenecks on Bloomberg
VettaFi Director of Research Cinthia Murphy appeared on Bloomberg ETF IQ to discuss ETF market growth, equal-weight strategies, and AI bottlenecks.