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Safe-Haven Demand Surges: Gold Options Open Interest Hits Record High – Drivers and Outlook
Analyze the drivers behind the record surge in gold options open interest amid geopolitical and economic uncertainty, interpret the bullish-bearish options battle, and forecast gold price volatility and direction.
Hang Seng Index Rises for Third Straight Day, Reclaims 22,000 Points; Tech Stocks Lead Rally – What's Next?
The Hang Seng Index has risen for three consecutive days, reclaiming the 22,000-point mark, driven by a tech stock rally with heavyweights like Tencent and Alibaba showing strong performance. This article analyzes the short-term rebound momentum, capital flows, and sustainability of market sentiment recovery.
SBI's Coinhako deal advances plan for Asia's first digital asset empire
The latest acquisition adds to a string of investments aimed at connecting digital asset markets across Asia.
Q2 earnings: Top and bottom Quant-rated materials stocks (XLB:NYSEARCA)
Track Q2 earnings for materials stocks: XLB beats S&P 500 YTD.
Gold Futures Retreat After Record High: Profit-Taking Signals Potential Short-Term Top
Gold futures pull back for two consecutive sessions after hitting a record high. CFTC data shows speculative long positions declining, suggesting profit-taking. Key support levels and the impact of a stronger dollar are analyzed.
Hang Seng Index Falls Below 18,000: Tech Earnings Miss and External Policy Pressures Weigh Heavy
Hong Kong stocks tumbled today, with the Hang Seng Index breaking below the 18,000 mark. Tech giants like Tencent and Alibaba missed earnings expectations, compounded by external policy pressures, leading a tech-led selloff. Analysis focuses on market outlook, sector rotation, and defensive assets amid policy signals.
Live markets: Bitcoin slips to $63,000 as the chip rout goes global
A deepening global selloff in chipmakers dragged risk assets lower, pulling bitcoin back from the $65,000 level it reached on this week's soft inflation print.
AbbVie granted EU nod for Boey anti-wrinkle therapy (ABBV:NYSE)
AbbVie (ABBV) unit Allergan wins EU approval for the Boey anti-wrinkle injectable for temporary improvement of frown lines across 30 European countries. Read more here.
Gold Futures Hit Record High: Safe-Haven Demand and Central Bank Buying Drive Rally, What's Next?
An in-depth analysis of the drivers behind gold futures' record high, including geopolitical risks, Fed rate cut expectations, and global central bank gold purchases, exploring future trends and investment risks.
Hang Seng Index Breaks Below 20,000: Tencent and Alibaba Lead Hong Kong Tech Sector Decline
The Hang Seng Index has fallen below the key 20,000 mark, with tech heavyweights Tencent and Alibaba leading the downturn. This article analyzes the reasons behind the decline from performance, market sentiment, and macroeconomic perspectives, and looks ahead to future trends.
Bitcoin faces fresh headwinds as China’s Kimi beats Claude, GPT in coding benchmark
Moonshot's Kimi K3 took the top spot in frontend coding away from Claude and OpenAI, and it's free. Semiconductor stocks fell, and crypto fell with them.
Anfield Universal Fixed Income ETF declares $0.0119 dividend (BATS:AFIF)
Anfield Universal Fixed Income ETF (AFIF) declares $0.0119/share monthly dividend. Payable July 22; for shareholders of record July 17; ex-div July 17. See AFIF
Geopolitical Risks and Rate Cut Expectations Propel Gold Futures to Record Highs: What’s Next?
Analysis of how Middle East tensions and Fed rate cut expectations jointly drove gold futures past key resistance, with outlook on future trends and derivatives trading strategies.
Hang Seng Index Recovers 22,000 Points with Three-Day Winning Streak, Tencent and Alibaba Lead Tech Sector Rally as Southbound Funds Continue to Flow In
Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index has risen for three consecutive sessions, reclaiming the 22,000-point mark, led by a tech sector rally with Tencent and Alibaba shares gaining strength. Sustained net inflows of southbound funds, coupled with policy tailwinds and earnings expectations, are driving valuation repairs and improving market sentiment.
AI frenzy losing steam leaves BTC price less volatile than South Korea's Kospi: Crypto Daily
The day ahead in crypto: July 17, 2026
The AI selloff sends investors back to the oldest Dow Jones stock on the books (PG:NYSE)
Procter & Gamble stock rises as investors go defensive.
Gold Options Implied Volatility Surges as Market Bets on Fed Policy Shift
Analysis of recent changes in gold options implied volatility, combined with expectations for the Fed's interest rate decision, reveals how investors use options to hedge gold price risk and bet on a policy pivot.
Hang Seng Index Hits Yearly High with Six-Day Winning Streak: Tech Stocks Lead the Rally
The Hang Seng Index has surged for six consecutive days, breaking through its yearly high, driven by tech giants Tencent and Alibaba. This article analyzes the rally's drivers from macro liquidity, earnings expectations, and capital flows, and explores its sustainability.
Bitcoin (BTC) price falls below $63,00 as AI fatigue, Middle East tensions drag crypto, tech stocks lower
Crypto approached the weekend broadly lower as AI stock fatigue and U.S.-Iran tensions weighed on sentiment, though an RSI near 42 hints at oversold conditions heading into the weekend.
Puerto Rico starts rationing water amid drought
Puerto Rico declares emergency as drought triggers 48-hour water rationing.
