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The FTSE 100 just recorded its best quarterly streak since 2022 " what's driving it?
3+ hour, 36+ min ago (781+ words) Capital at risk. The value of investments can go down as well as up, and you may get back less than you invest. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Six consecutive quarters of gains, a 3% Q2 rise, and…...
Bitcoin ETFs just had their worst month ever " but bitcoin is bouncing. What's happening?
5+ hour, 17+ min ago (887+ words) June 2026 saw a record $4. 5 billion leave Bitcoin ETFs. Yet on 2 July, bitcoin climbed back above $60, 000. Fed Chair Warsh, a pause in selling, and short covering explain the apparent contradiction. Crypto markets entered July with a paradox. Bitcoin ETFs just recorded…...
IG launches world's first daily Space X options as UK client interest in options trading surges
7+ hour, 16+ min ago (476+ words) London, July - Investing and trading" platform, IG, has launched the world's first daily Space X options, giving customers a new way to trade one of the world's most closely watched companies with same-day expiry contracts. Exclusive to IG and unavailable…...
ASX 200 afternoon report: 2 July 2026
9+ hour, 33+ min ago (610+ words) IG now available on Trading View The ASX 200 recovered from an early slump after Wall Street's technology rout, with banks and healthcare stocks driving the rebound despite disappointing Australian trade figures. The ASX 200 trades flat at 8722 as of 3: 30 pm AEST....
Technical analysis of the Dow, GBP/USD and US natural gas futures.
6+ hour, 17+ min ago (613+ words) Technical analysis of the Dow as it trades in record highs while GBP/USD recovery gains traction and US natural gas futures prices slip." Japan's Nikkei declines as chip stocks come under pressure: Japan's benchmark index fell around 1% as AI-linked…...
Bitcoin Outlook: ETF Outflows, Hawkish Fed & 22-Month Low
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (962+ words) Bitcoin has entered Q3 under heavy pressure, hitting a 22-month low amid record spot ETF outflows, stubborn US inflation and a more hawkish Fed. Bitcoin has entered the third quarter under pressure after surrendering a powerful early second-quarter rally, with persistent…...
Bitcoin is heading for its worst first half in four years " what's behind the slump?
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (771+ words) As H2 2026 opens, bitcoin sits at $58, 494 " down sharply from its October 2025 all-time high, with a Fear & Greed Index of just 11. Here's what drove the H1 sell-off and what could shift the picture in the second half. The first half of 2026 was one…...
Technical analysis of the Nasdaq 100, USD/JPY as they rally while Brent crude price weighs on support.
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (607+ words) Yen falls to its weakest level in four decades: The dollar climbed to "162. 84, its highest level since 1986, despite investors remaining alert to the possibility of intervention by Japanese authorities ahead of Thursday's US employment report. Dollar strengthens as Treasury yields…...
How Bitcoin's strong start to Q2 went wrong " and what lies ahead in Q3
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (455+ words) Bitcoin enters Q3 under pressure after a sharp Q2 decline, as inflation data and a hawkish Fed shift weigh on crypto, with markets now focused on non-farm payrolls for direction. Bitcoin wrapped up a tough second quarter (Q2) with a decline of 14. 20%, broadly…...
USD/JPY at 40-year high: trader's guide to intervention
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (393+ words) USD/JPY hits 1986 levels as Fed-Bo J policy gap widens. Crowded carry-trade positioning raise the odds of a sharp reversal. Today's print of 162. 38 marks the weakest the yen has traded against the dollar since 1986. The move extends a slide that…...