Bitcoin settles near $65,000 as oil's march toward $100 fails to spook the market
BTC held just under $65,000 and crypto broadly rose on Friday even as Brent crude surged to $97.66, its highest since May, as the Iran conflict persists and…
China is winning the war in the Middle East, and gold and the dollar will start to feel it, strategist says
China’s resilience in the face of the U.S.Iranian conflict has one strategist saying that gold will be the big winner and the U.S. dollar the loser from the…
Here’s what each additional month of Iran-conflict disruption means for oil prices
JPMorgan analysts said oil has been remarkably restrained despite fresh hostilities over the Iran war, but much depends on China. Source:MarketWatch
Bitcoin slides below $65K as Iran conflict fuels $100 oil and bond-yield surge
Bitcoin price forecasts diverge as USIran war tensions fueled an ongoing oil and bondmarket surge, while July Fed ratehike odds neared 40%. Source:Cointelegraph
The rising cost of capital for companies today is starting to spook the stock market: ‘The worry is the spending might not pay off’
Alphabet says it plans to throw even more money at the AI buildout. The Iran war, oil back at $100 a barrel and rising bond yields make it all the more…
The bull market faces higher likelihood of a Fed rate hike as Iran crisis intensifies
Treasury yields are approaching the highest levels seen since the Iran war started in February as oil price rises and odds of a Fed rate hike narrow.…
Bitcoin price avoids major Iran jitters as S&P 500 ‘short squeeze’ on horizon
Bitcoin and US stocks stayed strong in the face of USIran escalation as analysis predicted BTC price action outperforming equities later. Source:Cointelegraph
Oil prices climb to six-week high as hopes of de-escalation in Iran diminish
West Texas Intermediate and Brent crude’s frontmonth contracts rose almost 4% on Wednesday after an 11th night of attacks in Iran. Source:MarketWatch
There’s a mathematical formula to determining when Trump will TACO — and here’s when a pivot is expected
The term TACO — “Trump always chickens out” — has become a popular, if not always reliable, method to forecast the next turn from the mercurial American…
Why energy stocks still look so cheap, even after their big rally this month
Energy stocks are having a big month as oil prices surge on Iran war fears — but it’s not solely the conflict in the Middle East that makes the sector appear…
Oil prices may fall, but gasoline prices won’t. Look at the trap we’re in.
The Iran war isn’t causing your energy bill to soar. Blame Wall Street for that. Source:MarketWatch
An oil lifeline is under threat, and markets have yet to price in the growing crisis
The Houthis escalated threats on Tuesday, risking millions of barrels of Saudi oil that had been reaching energy markets despite the U.S.Iran war.…