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Gold Loses Favor, Is Cash the Only Safe Haven? Dollar Index Hits 100 Mark.

TradingKey - Amid ongoing tensions in the Middle East, the US Dollar Index continues to strengthen, briefly challenging the 100 level. Meanwhile, gold—a traditional safe-haven asset—appears to have lost its safe-haven appeal. Since the U.S. strike on Iran on February 28, gold gapped higher but subsequently retreated, erasing all gains from the week preceding the conflict.
Mon, Mar 9

Jensen Huang’s Bold Message: DRAM Fabs Should Expand, Nvidia Will Buy It All.

TradingKey - Nvidia (NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang recently delivered a powerful signal to global memory chip manufacturers at the Morgan Stanley Technology Conference: expand production with confidence, as Nvidia will take all available supply.
Mon, Mar 9

Non-Farm Payrolls Miss, Oil Prices Surge, Fed Mired in Dilemma of Rising Inflation and Soaring Unemployment

TradingKey - U.S. non-farm payrolls saw a net decrease of 92,000 in February, far missing expectations and marking the second monthly contraction since 2020. Simultaneously, the unemployment rate climbed to 4.4%. The Bureau of Labor Statistics also revised down previous figures by a total of 69,000.
Mon, Mar 9

Nasdaq Goes "Limitless" on BTC ETF — But the Market Says No

Nasdaq stock unlocks were overshadowed by Middle East tensions; capital continues to flow into the crude oil market, while Bitcoin prices lack key support.
Mon, Mar 9

Weak Payrolls and Surging Oil Prices: Which Way Should the Fed’s Policy Balance Tilt?

TradingKey - The Federal Reserve is caught in a policy dilemma: facing the tangible pressure of a cooling labor market on one side and latent inflationary risks from surging energy prices on the other. Whether to maintain a restrictive high-interest-rate stance to curb inflation or pivot to early rate cuts to bolster employment has become a significant challenge for policymakers.
Mon, Mar 9

Asia-Pacific Stocks Slump Again, South Korea Triggers Year’s Third Circuit Breaker Intraday

TradingKey - On March 9, Asia-Pacific stock markets slumped collectively. South Korea's market triggered circuit breakers again during intraday trading, while the Nikkei 225 Index plunged over 7%, falling more than 4,000 points. The Philippine Stock Exchange Index fell over 5% intraday, and both Indonesia's Jakarta Composite Index and Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh Index dropped by more than 4%.
Mon, Mar 9

Silver Price Rebounds Nearly 6% in Deep V-Shape After Briefly Dropping Below $80 Mark, Whipsawing Both Longs and Shorts Within the Day

TradingKey - During the Asian trading session, silver faced a market sell-off driven by a strengthening US dollar and market risk appetite. After the open, prices plunged as much as 5.6% before staging a sharp reversal to gain over 0.4%, with intraday volatility exceeding 6%. Gold, also a precious metal, similarly experienced an opening sell-off, dropping nearly 3% at one point.
Mon, Mar 9

Stablecoin Market Cap Hits $310B: Is an Institutional "Buy the Dip" Campaign Underway?

Stablecoin market capitalization hits a new record high as institutional capital continues to flow in, yet there is no rush to purchase Bitcoin.
Mon, Mar 9

Oil Surges 30% Past $100 as Wall Street Warns of Record Highs

TradingKey - Oil prices surged at the market open on Monday (March 9). Intraday, WTI crude oil futures spiked more than 30% to $118.7 per barrel, while Brent crude oil futures rose over 26%, hitting a high of $119.46 per barrel. This marks the first time international oil prices have broken above $1
Mon, Mar 9

International Oil Prices Retreat Rapidly; G-7 to Discuss Emergency Oil Reserve Release

TradingKey - At noon on March 9 Beijing Time, after escalating geopolitical conflicts in the Middle East caused international crude oil prices to surge, the Group of Seven (G7) urgently activated a response mechanism, planning a coordinated release of oil reserves to stabilize prices. Following the news, international oil prices retreated from their highs, with WTI crude’s intraday gain narrowing to 14% and Brent crude’s intraday gain narrowing to 15%.
Mon, Mar 9

Crude Oil Soars Nearly 30%, Approaching $120 a Barrel

TradingKey - Oil prices surged early on March 9 Beijing time (late March 8 GMT), swinging sharply at elevated levels. Brent crude fluctuated between $106 and $117 a barrel, extending the previous day’s rally with heavy trading volume and reaching its highest range since 2022.
Mon, Mar 9

South Korean Stocks Plunge 7% as Nikkei 225 Hits One-Month Low Below 53,000; Global Indices Slump While Oil Prices Break $100

TradingKey - On Monday, March 9, Japanese and South Korean stock indices plummeted in early trading. South Korea's benchmark KOSPI index plunged 7% at the open, with heavyweights such as Samsung and SK Hynix leading the decline. KOSPI 200 index futures fell 5%, triggering a circuit breaker and a fiv
Mon, Mar 9

The Week on Wall Street: Oil Spikes, VIX Surges, and the Return of the Inflation Scare

TradingKey - Macroeconomic Landscape: The week was significantly influenced by escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, which redirected global market sentiment towards risk aversion. This led to a notable rise in crude oil prices due to fears of supply disruptions through the Strait of
Mon, Mar 9

Oil Spikes 20% Past $100: Mideast Cuts Drive Prices to Post-War High

Escalating U.S.-Iran tensions and a wave of crude oil production cuts in the Middle East have driven international oil prices to a four-year high.
Mon, Mar 9

Gold Prices Slump Nearly 3% in a Single Day. $5,000 Mark Teeters

Gold prices plunged and are at risk of breaking below the key $5,000 support level.
Mon, Mar 9

Beyond the Ivory Tower: Why Charles Hoskinson’s New Cardano Roadmap Changes Everything

This analysis covers the $1.1B TVL surge, the launch of the Midnight privacy sidechain, and the impact of Ouroboros Leios on scalability. Learn how Charles Hoskinson’s new roadmap, sovereign community governance, and $150M in RWA tokenization are silencing "zombie chain" critics and redefining ADA’s
Sun, Mar 8

Nvidia GTC 2026 Preview: Two Major Architectures Launch Together, Can They Solve the AI Anxiety Dilemma?

TradingKey - NVIDIA (NVDA) GTC 2026, the world's most anticipated annual event in the global AI computing sector, will take place from March 16 to 19.
Sun, Mar 8

Circle: A Breakout Week Fueled by Earnings and a Crypto Rebound

Tradingkey - In capital markets, some rallies are driven by momentum, while others are built on the quiet return of conviction. Circle’s surge this week clearly belongs to the latter. Over five trading days, the company’s shares jumped about 30%, and since reporting earnings, cumulative gains have r
Sat, Mar 7

Strategy Can Buy Up All BTC on the Market. Is Saylor’s Arrogant Statement Arrogance or a Masterstroke?

Michael Saylor’s statement on X that “MSTR’s purchasing power exceeds market supply” is more than just his typical “bullish roar”; it reveals a major capital structure revolution to be completed by the company in 2026.
Sat, Mar 7

Holding Dollars Instead of Gold in Chaotic Times: Is It Gold’s Twilight or the Dollar’s Last Radiance?

TradingKey - Following the escalation of the U.S.-Iran conflict, gold (XAUUSD) should have been the primary choice for safe-haven capital based on conventional market reactions to geopolitical instability. However, after surging to $5,400/oz, gold quickly retreated below the $5,000 mark and has since largely oscillated around $5,100. Meanwhile, the U.S. dollar, which had been consistently weakening, instead experienced a rally.
Sat, Mar 7
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