On January 24th, Trump told the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Thursday: "As oil prices fall, I will demand an immediate rate cut, and likewise, the whole world should cut rates." Five days later, the Federal Reserve will hold Trump's first policy meeting since taking office on January 28-29, and it is widely expected that the Fed will keep interest rates unchanged at this meeting. Trump has widely criticized the Fed for raising interest rates in the first two years of his first t...
On January 24th, Trump announced at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Thursday that he would ask Saudi Arabia and OPEC to lower oil prices, and said he would ask Riyadh to increase its proposed investment package in the United States from an initial $600 billion to $1 trillion. "If oil prices go down, the Russian-Ukrainian conflict will end immediately," Trump: "Now, oil prices are high enough for the conflict to continue - oil prices must come down." After these remarks, interna...
Investment banks believe that the increase in U.S. crude oil production will be a sustainable demand, but Trump's executive order is actually following the trend.
A producer said the increase in lithium carbonate prices may be due to downstream demand, but the price trend after the year is uncertain.
International oil prices jumped more than 3 per cent today as traders focused on potential supply disruptions and expectations of increased demand due to lower temperatures. Futures in the US and Burkina Faso are on track for weekly gains of 2.7 per cent and 3.2 per cent respectively, supported by the prospect of tougher US sanctions on Russia and Iran and a drop in Russian seaborne exports. "The US is expected to announce more sanctions against Russia in the coming days, which will exacerbate t...
Glassnode posted data on the X platform saying that the short-term demand momentum for bitcoin continued to weaken. A key indicator showed that "hot capital" (capital that has re-entered the market in the past seven days) fell sharply by 66.7% from its peak of $96.20 billion on December 12 to $32 billion.
The current outlook calls for a gradual and patient approach to rate cuts.
The Coinbase bitcoin premium turned positive for the first time since December 17, 2024, in a sign of rising demand for bitcoin from US investors, according to analysis by CryptoQuant. "US investor behaviour has been a leading indicator of the cryptocurrency market since the US approved the spot bitcoin ETF," said CryptoQuant analyst Burak Kesmeci. "The data suggests that the shift in US investor behaviour towards buying pressure is again dominant." Furthermore, the analyst added that Bitcoin re...
CryptoQuant said that institutional investors want more Ethereum, and this demand could push the token's price above $5,000 for the first time. According to a new report, Ethereum could soon break through $5,000 due to increased institutional demand, which would mark an all-time high for the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap. Not only that, but on-chain activity is also active, CryptoQuant said. The firm said in a report on Thursday that inflows into new ETH exchange-traded funds (E...
The IEA raised its forecast for global oil demand growth in 2025 from 990,000 barrels per day to 1.10 million barrels per day.
According to Matrixport data, the demand for Ethereum ETFs has increased significantly recently. The cumulative net inflow of funds in the past 12 days has reached $1.80 billion, and there has been no single-day net outflow of funds. Among them, the single-day inflow exceeded $500 million on three days. Adjusted by market value, this is equivalent to the daily inflow of nearly $1.20 billion in Bitcoin. The analysis pointed out that this flow of funds may reflect a reorientation or expansion of i...
On December 11, an article on the official Weibo of the China Finance Forty Forum (CF40) pointed out that expanding aggregate demand, whether it is expanding consumption or investment demand, must be implemented in credit growth. When credit goes up, there will be more money in the pockets of residents, enterprises and the government, and spending and income will go up, and profits and investment will also go up. At this stage, expanding credit mainly depends on three factors: first, fiscal poli...
The central bank's resumption of gold purchase demand supports market sentiment, and gold is expected to continue its rise under the catalysis of geopolitical uncertainty. This week, CPI will become a key data, and the expectation of interest rate cuts will be shaken.
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Group will offer a one-ounce gold futures contract starting in January 2025 to meet the strong demand from retail investors at a time when gold prices are hitting new highs. On December 5, CME Group announced that the futures contract will be listed from January 13, but it still needs to wait for regulatory approval. The new futures will enrich CME's retail-friendly micro gold and silver futures contracts. Micro gold and silver futures are among the fastest ...
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Group will offer a one-ounce gold futures contract starting in January 2025 to meet the strong demand from retail investors at a time when gold prices are hitting new highs. On December 5, CME Group announced that the futures contract will be listed from January 13, although it still needs to wait for regulatory approval. The new futures will enrich CME's retail-friendly micro gold and silver futures contracts. Micro gold and silver futures are among the fas...