EUR/USD reclaims 1.1400 amid USD correction
EUR/USD leaves behind four consecutive days of losses, managing to regain some composure and revisit the 1.1400 region at the end of the week. Indeed, the pair’s decent bounce follows the daily correction in the US Dollar, which appears accompanied by a daily drop in crude oil prices and a modest pullback in US Treasury yields across the curve.
GBP/USD meets support around 1.3200
GBP/USD trades with decent gains, bouncing off recent lows in the vicinity of the 1.3200 support and retesting the 1.3250 zone on Friday. Cable thus sets aside a multi-day negative streak, picking up some upside traction in response to daily losses in the Greenback.
Gold treads water below $4,300
Gold grabs some buying attention and advances marginally at the end of the week, partially retracing the weekly decline, although it is still navigating below the key $4,300 mark per troy ounce. The fresh selling bias on the Greenback and the modest decline in US Treasury yields appear to support the humble advance in the precious metal.
Crypto Today: Bitcoin and Ethereum edge lower, XRP extends recovery as macro headwinds weigh
The broader cryptocurrency market is consolidating on Friday, with Bitcoin paring losses slightly above $84,000. Ethereum declines in tandem with BTC. Ripple (XRP), meanwhile, paints a different picture.
DEEPER DIVE
Fed vs BoJ: Both hiked. The market only believes one of them – and the chart shows which
The Fed and the BoJ have just done something remarkably similar. Both central banks raised interest rates by 25 bps last week, both are confronting inflation risks, and both signal that future decisions will depend on incoming economic data.
Gold keeps falling until the Fed stops raising rate forecasts
BoJ Recap: Not as hawkish as expected
The Bank of Japan (BoJ) raised its short-term interest-rate target to 1.25% from 1.00% in a 7-2 vote, marking another step in the normalisation of monetary policy and widely matching what everyone has been expecting for weeks.
CRYPTOCURRENCIES
XRP Price Forecast: Momentum builds as bulls eye another breakout
Ripple ticks up and trades near $1.60 on Friday, as bulls tighten their grip on the remittance token. This marks the second straight day of gains after XRP gave back some of the gains it accrued earlier this week.
Crypto Today: Bitcoin and Ethereum edge lower, XRP extends recovery as macro headwinds weigh
The broader cryptocurrency market is consolidating on Friday, with Bitcoin paring losses slightly above $84,000. Ethereum declines in tandem with BTC. Ripple, meanwhile, paints a different picture.
Bitcoin consolidates gains as ETF inflows hit highest level since October 2025
Bitcoin holds above $84,000 on Friday, up over 4% so far this week. US-listed spot ETFs recorded a net inflow of $2.25 billion through Thursday, the highest weekly inflow since October 2025.
STOCKS
Oracle's force majeure on New Mexico data center sends AI stocks lower
Oracle (ORCL) stock sinks over 4% on Thursday after the hyperscaler sent a force majeure notice to the developer building its new data center campus in New Mexico. That news rippled through artificial intelligence stocks and set up the Thursday session as another consecutive retreat.
Nasdaq 100 rebound looks strong… or is it just a trap?
The Nasdaq 100 spent the past few sessions recovering strongly from its November lows, rebounding from 24,307 and climbing back into the 25,100–25,150 mid-range zone. While the candles look convincing, the broader picture reveals a different story: the index remains trapped inside a 4H range structure.
WEEKLY FORECAST
EUR/USD: The Dollar takes back control
Fed vs BoJ: Both hiked. The market only believes one of them – and the chart shows which
Gold: Bulls can’t catch a break as Fed doubles down on hawkish rhetoric
Bitcoin: BTC consolidates gains as ETF inflows hit highest level since October 2025
US Dollar: The Dollar is back, but can the rally go further?
Week ahead – Hawkish Fed sets the tone for flash PMIs, SNB decides on policy
Fed’s hawkish hike adds fuel to Dollar’s engines. US, Eurozone and UK flash PMIs to test inflation and growth outlooks. SNB set to stand pat amid low inflation and still-strong Franc. Trump–Xi talks could impact Aussie, Kiwi and risk sentiment.
EDUCATION
How economic uncertainty changes bullion buying patterns across generations
When the economy becomes uncertain, investors react differently depending on their goals and circumstances. But, generally, periods of high inflation, market volatility, or geopolitical tension push investors to look beyond traditional assets for ways to diversify and manage uncertainty.
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You’re watching pre-market levels wrong [Video]
If you trade NQ, you’ve probably been told to watch the pre-market high and pre-market low. That part is easy. The harder question is: what are you actually supposed to do when price gets there? Most traders react too quickly, and that’s usually where the trouble starts.
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The Vision Forex Forum arrives in Dubai, UAE
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