The Canadian Dollar (CAD) has picked up a little ground intraday, reflecting the broader pressure on the US Dollar (USD), Scotiabank's Chief FX Strategists Shaun Osborne and Eric Theoret report.

Silver (XAG/USD) trades around $85.40 on Monday at the time of writing, up 7.00% on the day. Silver is holding onto most of its gains and is moving closer to its all-time high of $58.87 set on December 28, against a backdrop of heightened risk aversion and a strong shift toward safe-haven assets.

Custody risks remain one of the biggest challenges that the crypto industry continues to grapple with. The collapse of FTX in 2022 and more recently high profile hacks such as the Bybit incident in early 2025 highlighted the pitfalls of the centralized custody model. These events have shifted the mindset of investors looking to safely […]

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Markets have started the week with something of a jolt after Fed Chair Powell revealed in a statement Sunday evening that the central bank had been served with grand jury subpoenas.

The Nigerian government plans to trace crypto transactions under the new Nigeria Tax Administration Act (NTAA) 2025.

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An early buyer of ETH distributed over 154K coins, depositing the last 26,000 ETH on Bitstamp in the past day. The whale took profits, for a potential $274M net gain from the entire portfolio.

Germany Current Account n.s.a. rose from previous €14.8B to €15.1B in November

TradingKey - With escalating global geopolitical tensions, a weakening US dollar, and rising market expectations for future rate cuts, gold and silver have surged recently, both hitting fresh all-time

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Rising demand for AI services and a two-year recovery in its largest market helped Tata Consultancy Services exceed revenue forecasts for the October–December quarter on Monday.  For the three months that ended on December 31, the Indian software company reported sales of 670.87 billion rupees, or $7.44 billion. This exceeded market experts’ projections of 666.76 […]

The XRP Ledger (XRPL) has just experienced one of its biggest crashes this year, as on-chain data shows that activity on the Ripple blockchain has dropped by 99%. While this might look like a major

Ripple (XRP) is trading downward toward $2.00 at the time of writing on Monday, weighed down by declining retail interest. Despite steady inflows into related Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), XRP faces increasing downside risks that could push its price below $2.00.

Gold hit a record $4,600 as investors worried about the independence of the U.S. Federal Reserve after a criminal investigation into Fed Chair Jerome Powell.

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Dubai’s financial regulator has barred privacy-focused cryptocurrencies from its main financial free zone, citing anti-money laundering and sanctions risks, in the wake of the Emirate’s digital asset rulebook overhaul and token approval responsibilities onto firms. The Dubai Financial Services Authority said the prohibition applies in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), affecting banks, asset managers, […]

The Japanese Yen (JPY) gains modest ground against the US Dollar (USD) at the start of the week as the Greenback comes under pressure across the board, following reports of a criminal probe involving Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Jerome Powell that have unsettled market sentiment.

On Monday, trading on China’s two main stock exchanges hit a record high, with a total volume of 3.6 trillion yuan, or $516 billion. The total surpassed the previous high of 3.46 trillion yuan, set on October 8, 2024, when markets first reacted to major policy developments.  For the first time in almost a decade, […]

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The US Securities and Exchange Commission has pushed back its decisions on two crypto-related exchange-traded funds. The regulator extended its review timelines for Canary’s PENGU and T. Rowe Price’s Active Crypto ETFs, as seen in three filings published in the Federal Register on Monday. According to the US federal government’s submissions, the commission has designated […]

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Standard Chartered is setting up a crypto prime brokerage aimed at hedge funds and asset managers, as banks worldwide scramble to keep up in the crypto race. The new business will sit inside SC Ventures, the bank’s venture capital arm, according to Bloomberg. The bank isn’t new to crypto. It has already backed projects like […]

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Outlook for USD is neutral now; it is likely to trade between 6.9660 and 7.0160, UOB Group's FX analysts Quek Ser Leang and Peter Chia note.

The US Dollar is trading lower across the board, weighed by fresh concerns about the US Federal Reserve’s (Fed) independence.

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