No change of the indicator value may reduce the volatility of the related markets.
No change of the indicator value may reduce the volatility of the related markets.
Silver prices are hovering near weekly highs on Wednesday morning, holding steady after a series of gains driven by escalating geopolitical tensions and a growing appetite for safe-haven assets.
HSBC has lowered its oil price forecast this week, citing US President Donald Trump's trade policies and crude production hikes by OPEC+. The revised estimates suggest that Brent oil prices will be $68.5 per barrel this year and $65 per barrel next year.
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently approved the launching of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) for Bitcoin and Ethereum. As revealed by Kaiko data, XRP is currently the leader among altcoins in terms of potential ETF approval.
After reaching a record high on Monday, the price of gold rushed to another peak. On Wednesday, it hit a new all-time high near $3,275 per ounce. According to Bloomberg, the US President's unpredictable tariff policy keeps alarming the markets and stimulating demand for safe-haven assets.
On Monday, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirmed the government's commitment to adhere to the country's “strong dollar” policy. As noted in Reuters, such a strategy has backed the exceptional role of the US currency in the global economy for many years.
According to Token Terminal, Ethereum remains the top platform for decentralized applications (DApps). In the first quarter of 2025, the blockchain’s total revenue from DApp fees hit $1.021 billion.
According to Bloomberg columnist Marcus Ashworth, at the upcoming meeting on Thursday, the ECB should not be influenced by global trade disputes and volatility in international markets. The financial regulator will cut its deposit rate by a quarter percent to 2.25%, the expert says.
Traders are looking ahead to the Bank of Canada’s interest rate decision on Wednesday, remaining confident in the stability of the national currency regardless of the central bank’s move, Bloomberg reports.
Ripple, the issuer of the XRP cryptocurrency, has announced the acquisition of brokerage platform Hidden Road, which previously managed transactions worth over $3 trillion a year for more than 300 institutional clients. The deal carries a valuation exceeding $1.2 billion.
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