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Muted Volatility Drives 3% Pullback in Institutional FX Volumes in November 2025

December 12, 2025 9:46 am
Key Moments Combined average FX trading volumes at FXSpotStream, Cboe FX, EuronextFX, and 360T declined by 3.0% month over month in November 2025. FXSpotStream reported overall average daily volume of USD125.026 billion in November 2025, with total ADV up 24.63% year over year for the month. All four venues saw month-over-month ADV declines in November […] Read more

Pound Slips as UK GDP Contraction Reinforces Outlook for Policy Easing

December 12, 2025 8:41 am
Key Moments UK real GDP declined 0.1% in the three months to October 2025, reversing 0.1% growth in the prior three-month period. The three-month GDP drop to October 2025 marked the first such decline in real output since December 2023. The British Pound weakened after the GDP release, as investors reinforced expectations for interest rate […] Read more

Sterling Holds Bullish Momentum as Traders Eye Key UK Data and Fed Decision

December 12, 2025 7:39 am
Key Moments GBP/USD has broken above the 1.3275-1.3280 technical confluence, opening the door for further upside toward 1.3400 and beyond. Futures markets are assigning nearly a 90% chance of a 25 bps rate cut by the Federal Reserve, which would take the policy range to 3.50%-3.75%. Market pricing suggests around an 88% probability of a […] Read more

Disney Commits $1 Billion to OpenAI in Strategic Content and AI Partnership

December 11, 2025 2:55 pm
Key Moments Walt Disney will invest $1 billion in OpenAI as part of a new partnership. A three-year licensing deal will let Sora generate user-prompted videos using over 200 Disney, Marvel, Pixar, and Star Wars characters. Disney will adopt OpenAI’s APIs and deploy ChatGPT internally, making it a major OpenAI customer. Disney Deepens AI Push […] Read more

Bank of America Flags Scope for Major Rand Upside Versus the Dollar

December 11, 2025 1:56 pm
Key Moments Bank of America says the South African rand could appreciate through 2026. The outlook mirrors its strong rally in 2002–2003. The bank highlights a long-standing real-term link between ZAR and AUD. A 0.84 correlation in PPP gaps versus the USD suggests the rand is undervalued. BofA expects USDZAR to reach 16.50 by end-2026. […] Read more

USD/INR Extends Record Run As Rupee Slides Despite Softer Dollar

December 11, 2025 1:04 pm
Key Moments The Indian Rupee fell to a new all-time low against the U.S. dollar. This happened even though the USD weakened broadly after the Fed decision. US-India trade discussions are under way in New Delhi. Officials aim to secure a basic framework agreement before year-end. India’s inflation data arrives tomorrow. It may act as […] Read more

IEA Sees Tighter-Than-Expected Oil Market Surplus in 2026

December 11, 2025 10:51 am
Key Moments The International Energy Agency raised its global oil demand outlook for 2025 and 2026 while lowering its supply growth projections. World oil supply declined by 610,000 b/d in November, with OPEC+ responsible for more than three-quarters of the drop. The IEA now estimates a 3.815 million b/d supply surplus in 2026, still a […] Read more

Bhutan Unveils Sovereign Gold-Backed Token TER on Solana

December 11, 2025 10:33 am
Key Moments Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) introduced TER, a gold-backed digital token with sovereign backing from the Kingdom of Bhutan. DK Bank, Bhutan’s first digital bank, serves as the exclusive distributor and custodian of TER under domestic regulation. TER is issued on the Solana blockchain, with Matrixdock providing tokenization technology and institutional infrastructure. Launch of […] Read more

Cardano Slumps as Crypto Market Faces Broad Selloff

December 11, 2025 9:34 am
Key Moments Cardano (ADA) declined 10.62% to $0.4231 on Thursday, marking its steepest one-day drop since October 10. Cardano’s market capitalization fell to $15.1934B, remaining 86.35% below its $3.10 all-time high. Bitcoin and Ethereum also moved lower, with Bitcoin down 2.63% at $90,182.6 and Ethereum off 4.51% at $3,196.72. Cardano Extends Losses After Sharp Daily […] Read more

Oracle Slides in Europe as Higher AI Spending Weighs on Outlook

December 11, 2025 7:54 am
Key Moments Oracle shares opened almost 12% lower in Frankfurt, mirroring U.S. after-hours declines. The company projected sales and profit below analyst expectations. Oracle said spending would rise by $15 billion versus earlier estimates, reflecting heavier AI cloud investments. European Trading Mirrors U.S. After-Hours Weakness On Dec 11, Oracle shares opened nearly 12% lower in […] Read more