Trump noted that China had been in contact since the tariffs were imposed and expressed optimism about a final agreement. Ignacio Teson•Friday, April 18, 2025•1 min read Add an article to your Reading List Register now to be able to add articles to your reading list. ” aria-hidden=”true”> Quick overview President Trump has adopted a

JSE FTSE Top 40 Index is at 82,461.70 ZAR after a decent bounce from the early April low of 74,493 ZAR. Arslan Butt•Friday, April 18, 2025•2 min read Add an article to your Reading List Register now to be able to add articles to your reading list. ” aria-hidden=”true”> Quick overview The JSE FTSE Top

nikkei225 The US has blamed countries for currency manipulation to expand imports, yen weakening has taken part in trade negotiations. Gino Bruno D’Alessio•Friday, April 18, 2025•2 min read Add an article to your Reading List Register now to be able to add articles to your reading list. ” aria-hidden=”true”> Quick overview The US has accused

The EUR/USD pair continues to consolidate around 1.1371 this Friday, with trading activity subdued due to Good Friday market closures in the US and most of Europe. Key Drivers of EUR/USD Movement With low trading volumes, the pair’s movements remain constrained, leaving it near its three-year peak. Recent USD weakness stemmed from two primary factors: Concerns over the impact of US tariff policies. Growing political uncertainty under the

Arslan Butt Index & Commodity Analyst Arslan Butt serves as the Lead Commodities and Indices Analyst, bringing a wealth of expertise to the field. With an MBA in Behavioral Finance and active progress towards a Ph.D., Arslan possesses a deep understanding of market dynamics.His professional journey includes a significant role as a senior analyst at

Today’s earnings day, with projections expected weaker, which could hurt stock markets, while Q1 revenue could be higher due to stockpiling. Skerdian Meta•Friday, April 18, 2025•3 min read Add an article to your Reading List Register now to be able to add articles to your reading list. ” aria-hidden=”true”> Quick overview Today’s earnings day could

John Williams, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, defended the Fed’s current interest rate policy, calling it appropriate. Ignacio Teson•Thursday, April 17, 2025•1 min read Add an article to your Reading List Register now to be able to add articles to your reading list. ” aria-hidden=”true”> Quick overview Donald Trump is pushing

xrp-usd Hidden Road, owned by Ripple, has expanded its broker-dealer capabilities by registering under the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. Olumide Adesina•Friday, April 18, 2025•1 min read Add an article to your Reading List Register now to be able to add articles to your reading list. ” aria-hidden=”true”> Quick overview Hidden Road, recently acquired by Ripple

U.S President Donald Trump has once again attacked Jerome Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, for being too slow to lower interest rates Olumide Adesina•Friday, April 18, 2025•1 min read Add an article to your Reading List Register now to be able to add articles to your reading list. ” aria-hidden=”true”> Quick overview President

xrp-usd Options traders on Deribit are exercising caution despite a series of positive developments surrounding XRP Olumide Adesina•Friday, April 18, 2025•1 min read Add an article to your Reading List Register now to be able to add articles to your reading list. ” aria-hidden=”true”> Quick overview XRP has experienced a significant drop after breaking through

usoil The rally was fueled by renewed concerns over tightening global supply, after the U.S. imposed fresh sanctions on Chinese importers. Ignacio Teson•Thursday, April 17, 2025•1 min read Add an article to your Reading List Register now to be able to add articles to your reading list. ” aria-hidden=”true”> Quick overview Brent crude oil prices

The Dow and S&P 500 are going separate directions today in what is a historic occasion that sees the Dow losing more than 1%. Timothy St. John•Thursday, April 17, 2025•2 min read Add an article to your Reading List Register now to be able to add articles to your reading list. ” aria-hidden=”true”> Quick overview

eur-usd “I can’t say whether we’ve reached peak uncertainty. Negotiations are ongoing, and it’s hard to predict what could happen,” said Lagarde. Ignacio Teson•Thursday, April 17, 2025•2 min read Add an article to your Reading List Register now to be able to add articles to your reading list. ” aria-hidden=”true”> Quick overview The European Central

Created on April 17, 2025 During yesterday’s trading session, the GBP/USD currency pair jumped to the resistance level of 1.3292, the highest for the pair in six months, before settling around the 1.3240 level at the start of today’s Thursday trading. According to licensed trading platform data, the GBP/USD price has moved towards its longest

Trump tariff market mania is helping a variety of both retail and institutional trading platforms set volume records in recent weeks, with the latest being Bermuda domiciled OTC product trading platform 24 Exchange. 24 Exchange has announced that it set a new daily record for FX NDF trading volume on April 11, processing $7.5 billion in FX

Created on April 17, 2025 Currency traders failed to achieve an upward rebound for the USD/JPY currency pair; its slight gains did not exceed the 143.27 level, and it quickly returned to its stronger downward path, despite strong US retail sales figures. USD/JPY trading is stabilizing around the 141.66 level at the time of writing

By Mahmoud Abdallah Reviewer Justin Paolini Fact-checker Justin Paolini Created on April 17, 2025 Today’s Gold Analysis Overview: Today’s gold price support points: $3320, $3285, and $3225, respectively. Today’s gold price resistance points: $3360, $3389, and $3425, respectively. Today’s gold trading Signals: Buy at every low without risk. Technical Analysis of Gold Price (XAU/USD) Today:

btc-usd Today the ECB is expected to cut rates by 25 bps, with Dax at risk of a major decline while the Euro could benefit from a hawkish statement. Skerdian Meta•Thursday, April 17, 2025•4 min read Add an article to your Reading List Register now to be able to add articles to your reading list.

Representative image | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee rallied for the fourth straight session and rose 10 paise to 85.54 against the U.S. dollar in early trade on Thursday (April 17, 2025) amid a renewed inflow of foreign funds in domestic equities and a weak American currency. However, subdued equity market sentiment and a slight