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The British Pound has been back in demand today following yesterday’s hawkish BOE meeting. While the central bank stuck to the signalled .25% hike, refraining from a larger .5% increase, the bank signalled that further tightening was likely coming in August. Indeed, with inflation at record highs, the BOE signalled that further tightening might be […]
Gold futures declined on Friday to post a loss of roughly 1.9% for the week. It’s been a “bad week for gold prices…as a stronger U.S. dollar and tighter monetary conditions” pushed Treasury yields higher, said Michael Hewson, chief market analyst at CMC Markets UK. August gold GCQ22, -0.45% fell $9.30, or 0.5%, to settle […]
Binance Labs, the venture capital and incubation arm of the Binance cryptocurrency exchange, continues its business as usual despite the ongoing bear market. The VC firm is preparing to launch the fifth round of the Most Valuable Builder (MVB) accelerator program, the incubation program designed to support new projects focused on decentralized finance (DeFi) and […]
Shares of ChargePoint Holdings Inc. CHPT, +11.79% charged up 12.7% in afternoon trading, after B. Riley analyst Christopher Souther initiated the electric vehicle charging network provider with a buy rating, given the company’s “dominant” market share and established brand. Souther set a $20 stock price target, which implies more than 40% upside from current levels. […]
The sharp fall in cryptocurrencies has pulled the total crypto market capitalization below $900 billion. According to CoinGoLive, 72 out of the top 100 tokens have declined in excess of 90% from their all-time highs. In comparison, the top-10 coins have outperformed during the fall, dropping an average of 79% from their all-time high. Bitcoin […]
Major U.S. stock indexes closed mixed Friday, but finished a turbulent week sharply lower on fears that high inflation and tighter financial conditions could derail the economy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dija fell about 40 points, or 0.1%, closing near 29,886 and booking at 4.8% weekly decline. The S&P 500 index SPX, +0.22% rose […]