In its latest report, Bank of America stated that persistent shocks in oil prices could pave the way for the Federal Reserve to ease its monetary policy. According to the bank, while markets largely view rising oil prices as a threat to inflation, supply shocks pose risks to both sides of the Fed’s dual mandate.
Shares of Circle (CRCL), the crypto firm behind the $USDC ($USDC) stablecoin, could add to their recent remarkable surge, according to analysts at brokerage Bernstein. The team, led by Gautam Chhugani, rate the stock at outperform with a $190 price target, suggesting about 60% upside from current $120 level. And that’s after the stock rallied
Bitcoin continues to follow a long-term structural pattern that has shaped previous market cycles and remains bullish as long as this sustains. The largest cryptocurrency by market cap is down 44% from its all-time high of $126,200 in October, a move that has rippled through the broader market. However, this could be part of a
Ripple director Reece Merrick presented a strategic development plan for the new stablecoin $RLUSD, in which Turkey, Nigeria and the UAE are identified as critically important nodes for the company’s global expansion. According to his data, transaction volume through stablecoins by 2025 reached $33 trillion, which, for example, is twice the annual turnover of the
Bloomberg analysts James Seyffart and Eric Balchunas assessed investor interest in spot $XRP ETFs. According to the analysts, $XRP ETFs have performed stronger than expected despite the sharp price pullback. Seyffart noted that $XRP spot ETFs have seen a total inflow of $1.4 billion since their launch. According to the analyst, this figure demonstrates continued
Bitcoin continued trading in a local uptrend ahead of the trading session, extending the recovery that began earlier this week. Market analysts say that the current move appears to be developing within a classic ABC corrective structure, a pattern often used in Elliott Wave analysis to identify short-term price movements. The recent upward move is
Gen Z investors are still interested in crypto markets, even embracing high-risk investments. The generation has become a leader in prediction markets and memes, aiming to catch up to financial security through breakthroughs and sheer luck. Gen Z investors may keep crypto alive, despite fears that AI will displace crypto as the hottest investment. Recent
Michael Saylor’s Strategy, the world’s largest public holder of Bitcoin, sold a record amount of its perpetual preferred equity, Stretch (STRC), after amending its sales rules on Monday. Strategy is estimated to have bought 1,420 Bitcoin ($BTC) in a single day after selling roughly 2.4 million STRC shares through its at-the-market (ATM) program, according to
BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) opened this week on Monday with a net cash inflow as Bitcoin ($BTC) price rebounded above $71,000 on Tuesday, March 10. The IBIT, which has more than $53.2 billion in net assets under management (AUM), recorded a net cash inflow of about $109.31 million on Monday. As such, the
On March 10, 2009, the economy was on the brink of collapse, the S&P 500 sitting at ~679, having fallen nearly 60% from its 2007 peaks to mark the bottom of the 2008 financial crisis. At the time, market sentiment was at its lowest. Bank failures, collapsing housing markets, and recession panic dominated the headlines,