Bitcoin gains 72.4% QoQ, top-performing asset in Q1

Bitcoin, the premier cryptocurrency, had an impressive 72.4% quarter-over-quarter gain in Q1 2023, according to a BitcoinCasinos.com report, compared to the NASDAQ index that jumped 15.7%, while gold had an 8.4% increase. Buoyed by positive inflation

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China’s gold buying challenges dollar

China is increasingly expanding its gold reserves and ditching the dollar in moves that could have implications on investments, the CEO and founder of a leading financial advisory and fintech has warned.

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Risk rebound continues

By Craig Erlam European stocks were off to a positive start on Monday, following a relatively muted day in Asia amid bank holiday closures in China, Hong Kong and South Korea. UK

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King dollar feeds off aggressive Fed

By Han Tan, Chief Market Analyst at Exinity Group King dollar’s scorched-earth ascent to a fresh 20-year peak has clobbered broad swathes of financial markets, with dollar-denominated assets clearly bearing the brunt.

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Bad medicine is what I need

By Jeffrey Halley      Central banks have gone full Bon Jovi handing out some monetary policy bad medicine over the past 24 hours, as the fight against inflation permeates even the most ardent

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Beijing reopening dulls NFP retreat

By Jeffrey Halley Wall Street had another schizophrenic day on Friday as May US Non-Farm Payrolls outperformed, rising by 390,000 jobs, slightly less than April, but well above market forecasts of 325,000.

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China Covid hopes boost Asia

By Jeffrey Halley  Asian markets are mostly positive Monday morning as Shanghai announced a raft of stimulus measures and both Shanghai and Beijing eased Covid-19 restrictions. The devil is in the detail

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