USD/CAD Price Forecast: Holds gains near 1.4000, bullish signals support upside
Corporate treasuries slow Bitcoin buying as public firms add just 5,900 BTC, leaving a key demand source weak during the rebound.
Interparfums is upgraded from 'Hold' to 'Buy', after assessing the outcomes of its latest annual stockholders' gathering. Board refresh adds domain expertise, notably in Coach and digital media, supporting upcoming blockbuster launches and digital-first strategies. Performance-driven compensation aligns executive incentives for multi-year growth, with new product rollouts and the Off-White acquisition poised to expand the addressable market.
USD/JPY surges to 157.1 this morning
Take-Two Interactive Software NASDAQ: TTWO held its annual stockholder meeting virtually, with shareholders asked to vote on four proposals including the election of 10 directors, executive compensation, an officer-liability amendment and the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as auditor for fiscal 2027.
Cardano's holders are in an interesting position right now.
Silver Price Forecast: XAG/USD rallies to near $66.80 amid correction in oil prices, US yields
Gold is trading near 4,360 USD per ounce on Friday after gaining almost 2% in the previous session. The precious metal has found support from falling oil prices, which have helped ease inflation concerns and pushed bond yields lower.
Robinhood Ventures Fund I (RVI) invested about $25 million in Crusoe, a firm that once mined Bitcoin but now focuses on AI data centers. The deal, which closed on August 31, was part of Crusoe's $3.9 billion Series F fundraising round.
The cryptocurrency XRP has fallen beneath the $1.30 mark following Tuesday's 7.3% decline, representing approximately a 23% retreat from its recent peak near $1.68. The token recorded $4.12 billion in trading activity over the last 24-hour period, while maintaining a market capitalization around $81.68 billion.
Ethereum Glamsterdam heads to Sepolia on Oct. 6 as developers warn fake builders could disrupt the major upgrade test.
The U.S. Treasury sanctioned BitBank, a Tehran exchange it says moved hundreds of millions of dollars in bitcoin to the Revolutionary Guards and handled payments collected from ships buying passage through the world's most important oil chokepoint.
Taboola is eyeing a bigger slice of the adtech market. It has made an offer to acquire fellow adtech firm Dianomi.
Ethereum maintained a price level of $2,445 during Thursday's trading session. The asset temporarily slipped beneath the critical $2,400 threshold earlier in the day.
Solana has cut its target slot time from 300 milliseconds to 250 milliseconds, increasing the rate at which the network produces slots by nearly 17% without raising its overall processing ceiling by the same amount.
MasterBrand is downgraded from 'Strong Buy' to 'Buy' due to recent profitability weakness and housing market headwinds. MBC's EBITDA margin fell to 7.2% from 12.2%, with trailing 12-month EBITDA at $294.5 million, reflecting softer revenue and consumer trade-downs. Synergy targets from the American Woodmark merger have increased to $100 million, with $50 million expected in the first year post-combination.
Bitcoin experienced a decline below the $76,000 mark this week as the US Federal Reserve implemented a 25 basis point interest rate increase. This adjustment elevated benchmark rates into the 3.75-4% range.
Bitcoin traded above $77,400 after the BOJ raised rates to 1.25%, while spot ETFs added $159.5 million and momentum cooled.
Gold and silver recover as the dollar and Treasury yields ease after the Fed hike, with XAU/USD targeting $4,403 and silver eyeing $67.24.
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The network is cutting its target slot time to 250 milliseconds, giving apps fresher blockchain data and validators shorter control windows while reducing the amount of work allowed in each slot.
Euro: Downtrend extends toward 1.1400 against US Dollar – UOB
Bitcoin rises above $77,000 after the Bank of Japan raises rates to 1.25%, while the yen weakens and markets assess the impact on global risk assets.
Bitcoin ETF flows returned to positive territory with $159.5 million in inflows as BTC recovered toward $77,600 after two days of heavy selling.
William Chalmers, chief financial officer of Lloyds Banking Group NYSE: LYG, said the lender's Accelerate 2030 strategy is designed to build on progress under its prior plan through customer-experience improvements, greater business-line connectivity, productivity gains and broader technology deployment.
Pound-New Zealand Dollar could stay under pressure if UK retail sales disappoint, while firmer risk appetite may keep the Kiwi supported. The Pound New Zealand Dollar (GBP/NZD) exchange rate stumbled on Thursday as the Bank of England (BoE) left interest rates unchanged.
AUD/USD Price Forecast: Recovers further as RBA reiterates commitment to bring inflation down
JPMorgan analysts say Bitcoin could see stronger price support than gold if ETF hedging eases, as short interest in BlackRock's IBIT reaches its highest level of 2026.
TL;DR: USD/JPY is testing 157.11 as one widening policy differential, not two separate stories—the Fed is accelerating into a new tightening phase while the BoJ's divided vote reduced the odds of a back-to-back hike, both reinforcing the same Dollar-favorable repricing.
Ethereum set Oct. 6 for Glamsterdam on Sepolia as developers warned free test ether could let disposable builders disrupt payload delivery.