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Bitcoin climbs back near $81,000 as traders brace for Fed call under Warsh
Bitcoin recovered to just under $81,000 ahead of the Federal Reserve's rate decision, while ZEC jumped 8%. Galaxy's Alex Thorn says the bear market ended in June.
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Gold slips to $4,045.29 as oil-fuelled inflation fears keep the Fed cautious
Bullion gave back part of Tuesday's 1% gain as a refinery attack lifted crude and hardened expectations of higher-for-longer US rates, with the Fed's decision due at 1800 GMT.
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Bitcoin's next rally faces 874,000 BTC of trapped supply near $82,500
Bitfinex estimates holders accumulated 874,000 BTC between $81,000 and $82,500, turning former support into resistance just as ETF demand wobbles before the Fed's rate call.
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Chipmaker gauge climbs 2.3% as tech stocks lift Wall Street before Fed
Chipmakers led a tech rally before Alphabet, Microsoft and Amazon report, with investors focused less on profits than on how much the trio is spending on AI.
NEWSBrazilian firms fled the real for stablecoins as election shock hit markets
Corporate treasuries drove 78% of Mercado Bitcoin's election-day volume as USDT turnover jumped nearly 800%, a day before the Ibovespa fell 14% and the real slid 8%.
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Silver falls 2% to ₹1,91,516/kg as Fed caution and $116 oil test the metal's AI story
MCX silver fell about ₹4,200 to ₹1,91,516 per kg as a firm dollar and Fed caution hit bullion. Analysts still see ₹2.84 lakh/kg by late 2027 on AI-driven industrial demand.
MARKETSGold falls 0.3 percent to $4,003.59 as dollar firms ahead of Fed decision
Bullion is nursing its steepest weekly fall in four months while the dollar holds near a two-week high. Markets see almost no chance of a move this week, but December is a different story.
MARKETSYen slips to 157.73 as five central banks set to move rates this week
The yen gave back last week's haven gains as traders brace for BOJ, Fed, ECB, Canada and New Zealand decisions, with service-sector inflation at 3.7% keeping a BOJ hike in play.
MARKETSThai exports projected to grow 15-16% in 2026 on electronics and AI demand
The Trade Policy and Strategy Office expects exports to grow 15-16% in 2026, up from an earlier 11% projection, driven by electronics demand and investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure.
MARKETSNifty set for soft open as Brent holds near $115 and Fed decision looms
GIFT Nifty points to a lower start after Monday's 0.7% rebound, with costly crude and a hawkish Fed risk weighing on a market already hit by record foreign selling.
MARKETSSensex drops over 600 points as oil hovers near six-month high and Fed decision looms
India's benchmarks slid almost 1% on Monday, with the Sensex touching 72,514.57, as crude near six-month highs and a looming Fed decision kept buyers cautious.
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Bitcoin slips under $80,000 as traders de-risk ahead of Fed meeting
Bitcoin fell nearly 2% to about $79,800 as traders cut risk ahead of the Federal Reserve's decision and an AI-led tech selloff spread through Asia.
MARKETSBitcoin dips below US$80,000 as AI-related market selloff deepens
Bitcoin fell under US$80,000 as AI jitters and a Fed wait hit risk assets, with US$772.4 million pulled from spot bitcoin ETFs over two days.
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Bitcoin down 0.6% at $79,925.84 as five central banks take the stage
Bitcoin fell 0.6% to $79,925.84 and ether lost 1.1% as traders waited on the Federal Reserve, European Central Bank and Bank of Japan to hold rates and signal what comes next.
MARKETSPSEi falls 0.88% as BSP delivers larger-than-expected 50-bp rate hike
The PSEi fell 0.88% to 5,728.63 after the central bank's larger-than-expected 50-basis-point rate rise, with the peso at a record low and analysts bracing for more pressure.
NEWSAurangzeb rules out consumption-led growth as twin deficits fall to 2.6pc of GDP
The finance minister told a Lahore audience Pakistan will keep cutting tariffs and financing exporters at 4.5pc, saying the twin deficits have shrunk from 12.5pc of GDP to 2.6pc.
FINTECHGartner sees $656 billion in global AI software spending in 2027
Gartner forecasts global AI software spending of approximately $656 billion in 2027. For UAE businesses, the harder question is whether cash arrives before the commitments do.
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Preferred stock has financed purchases of some 136,000 bitcoin, Fidelity says
Strategy and Strive have funded some 136,000 bitcoin through perpetual preferred shares paying dividends as high as 12%. Fidelity and analysts warn the model depends on those shares holding near par.
NEWSIMF forecasts 1.3% output contraction for Middle East, North Africa and Pakistan in 2026
The IMF expects the region's output to shrink 1.3% this year on war-related disruption to energy, shipping and trade, then rebound to 6.6% growth in 2027, with risks still tilted to the downside.
MARKETSEarnings flood and Fed meeting to test AI-driven market rally
A heavy week of corporate earnings and a Federal Reserve policy meeting will test a rally widely attributed to artificial intelligence enthusiasm, according to the source.
