Spot Gold Slides Massively, Tests $4,500 Mark for First Time Since Early February

Precious metals prices tumbled sharply in early U.S. trading on Thursday, with gold falling more than 5% as macro pressures triggered broad liquidation across the complex. Gold Price Drops 5% in U.S. Trading as Fed Policy Pressures Metals Market Gold dropped to a bid of $4,561.70 and ask of $4,563.70 at 9:33 a.m. EST, down … Read more

Oil Rockets Toward $120 as Middle East Strikes Hammer Energy Infrastructure

Brent crude climbed above $116 per barrel on Thursday as coordinated strikes on Gulf energy infrastructure rattled global supply expectations and intensified fears of a prolonged disruption. Crude Oil Prices Spike as Supply Shock Replaces Shipping Disruptions The global benchmark briefly touched $116 before easing slightly, capping a dramatic climb of more than 60% since … Read more

Major Crypto Assets Remain Far From Peaks as Crypto Market Sheds $540 Billion in 2026

With two weeks left in the first quarter, 2026 has already handed the crypto economy a proper drubbing, and since Jan. 1, 2026, the sector has coughed up $540 billion. Moreover, the cryptocurrency market is still nursing a wide spread of pullbacks from its respective all-time highs (ATHs). Bitcoin Over 40% Below Record as Crypto … Read more

Luke Gromen Says ‘Nuclear Printing’ Needed to Push Bitcoin Back Into Bull Market

Bitcoiners often argue that BTC should thrive when the global financial system starts to look unstable. But Luke Gromen says that this time, BTC simply was not behaving the way he thought it should, and that was enough for him to slash a position he described as “irresponsibly large.” Gromen Says BTC’s Weakness Against Gold, … Read more

Inflation Holds Steady at 2.4% in February as US Stocks Open With Caution on Geopolitical Risks

U.S. stocks opened cautiously Wednesday morning after fresh inflation data showed consumer prices rising at a steady pace in February, offering investors some relief while geopolitical tensions in the Middle East kept energy markets and risk assets on edge. February CPI Confirms Cooling Inflation While Energy Markets Spike on Middle East Conflict The February Consumer … Read more

Bitcoin Diverges From Global Prices in South Korea — Third Major Discount Since FTX

With bitcoin trading between $65,962 and $73,669 this week, market data shows South Korea posted its deepest discount to global prices since December 2024. Rare Bitcoin Discount Hits South Korea — Only Three Such Events Since 2022 Bitcoin is trading at a discount in South Korea, as metrics collected at 7 p.m. EST Tuesday show … Read more

Stocks Fall Across Wall Street as Iran War Risks Lift Oil and Trigger Risk-off Trading

U.S. stocks slid Monday afternoon as rising tensions in the Middle East rattled markets and sent energy prices climbing, pushing investors toward caution and leaving most major indexes in the red. U.S. Markets Slide While Bitcoin Rises as Iran Conflict and Oil Spike Roil Global Investors Wall Street was broadly lower as of about 2:30 … Read more

US Equity Markets Fall as Iran Tensions Trigger Oil Rally and Risk-off Trading

U.S. stocks turned sharply lower Thursday, March 5, 2026, as escalating Middle East tensions and a spike in oil prices rattled investors and pushed major benchmarks firmly into the red. Oil Rally and Global Conflict Jitters Send Wall Street Lower The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell about 948 points, or roughly 1.95%, trading near 47,790 … Read more

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