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Up Nearly 19% in a Week! Bitcoin Posts Biggest Weekly Gain in Over Two Years as Trump’s “Clear Regulation” Signal Ignites the Rally

On August 21, 2026, Bitcoin broke decisively above $75,000, gaining more than 8% in a single day and nearly 19% for the week—its best weekly performan...

A Metals Frenzy Lifts UK Stocks: FTSE 100 Closes Higher Against the Tide as Iran Sanctions Shadow Europe

In Friday’s European session, the UK’s FTSE 100 posted a modest 0.16% gain, bucking the trend as Germany’s DAX and France’s CAC 40 edged lower amid Ir...

Gold to Break $5,400? UBS Extends Its Forecast Horizon Again: A Stunning Target for September 2027

UBS this week published its latest commodity strategy report, extending its gold price forecast horizon to the end of Q3 2027 with a target of $5,400...

On the Eve of Apple’s Leadership Change, BofA Says Buy: AI Edge Computing Will Be the Next Growth Explosion

BofA Securities has reiterated its Buy rating on Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a $380 price target, arguing that Apple’s positioning in AI edge computing w...

The Hormuz “Deadlock With No Exit” Fuels the Fire: Brent Nears $92 as Oil Rises for a Fourth Straight Day to a Three-Week High

On Wednesday, August 19, international oil prices extended their sharp recent rally, closing higher for a fourth consecutive session. As of 00:15 U.S....

U.S.–Iran Standoff Plus a Bond-Market Storm Leave Bitcoin Pinned at $64,000—Can the SEC’s New Rules Break the Deadlock?

On Tuesday, August 18, crypto markets extended their recent dull stretch: Bitcoin edged up just 0.4% to $64,617.4 as of 5:25 p.m. U.S. Eastern time. T...

Can €500 Billion Move Europe? JPMorgan: Germany’s Fiscal “Unshackling” Is the Key Game-Changer

Despite sizeable global equity gains year to date, JPMorgan remains distinctly bullish on stocks for the rest of 2026. Strategist Mislav Matejka argue...

An Unexpected 0.6% Contraction: Why Did U.S. Consumption Data Shatter the Fed’s “September Hike” Dream?

In Monday’s European session (August 17), sterling and the euro rose in tandem against the dollar, driven mainly by last Friday’s unexpectedly weak U....

Sterling Rises Friday as the Dollar Weakens on Dovish Fed Expectations

GBP/USD extended gains on Friday, with the euro strengthening in tandem, after the latest U.S. CPI data offered no clear tightening signal—prompting m...

Mining Selloff Weighs on UK Stocks as Hormuz Geopolitical Risk Keeps Simmering

London stocks were roughly flat on Thursday as heavyweight miners fell with metal prices, though softer-than-expected U.S. inflation data provided som...