Analysis

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party votes on Friday in leadership election to replace Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. Here are the leading contenders based on public opinion polls.

(Reuters) -Arm Holdings approached Intel about potentially acquiring the company's product division but was told that the business is not for sale, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday.

Bitcoin price movements and market sentiment have often been tied to the positions held by traders across the board. Regarding that, an insight shared by CryptoQuant analyst Amr Taha sheds light on the potential significance of Bitcoin’s long/short liquidation delta.

According to a Bloomberg report, crypto trading platform Robinhood and financial technology company Revolut are exploring the launch of their own stablecoins.

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices eased for a third day on Friday and were on track to fall for the week as investors focused on expectations of increased output from Libya and the broader OPEC+ group, although fresh stimulus from top importer China limited losses.

(Reuters) - Foreigners pulled out of Japanese stocks for a sixth successive week through Sept. 21, due to lingering concerns over a stronger yen and increased caution ahead of the Bank of Japan's monetary policy decision.

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's exports are expected to have risen for a 12th straight month in September, but with the growth momentum slowing further, a Reuters poll showed on Friday.

The USD/CAD pair regains positive traction during the Asian session on Friday and looks to build on this week's recovery move from the 1.3420 area, or its lowest level since March 8.

Bitcoin price started a fresh increase above the $64,750 resistance. BTC is now consolidating near $65,000 and might remain supported. Bitcoin is consolidating gains near the $65,0

Silver (XAG/USD) extends the overnight modest pullback from the $32.70 area, or its highest level since December 2012 and remains under some selling pressure during the Asian session on Friday.

TRX, the native currency of the Tron network, is steady at press time and trending at around all-time highs.

EUR/JPY extends its upside for the fourth consecutive day, trading around 162.50 during the Asian session on Friday.

An analyst has pointed out how Dogecoin has reclaimed a major on-chain demand zone, which could open up the path to higher levels.

The cryptocurrency market is experiencing increased fluctuations as Bitcoin inches closer to a psychological threshold of $70,000. With rising prices comes the possibility of market shifts.

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has been on a monster run since the start of 2023, but so has peer AMD (NASDAQ: AMD). While AMD is up a respectable 140% since 2023 began, Nvidia has dwarfed its run by rising around 700%.

India equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Auto, Metals and Banking sectors propelled shares higher.

The much-anticipated rally for Bitcoin could be upon us as the largest crypto asset has formed an inverse head and shoulders pattern, a bullish technical indicator, signaling a potential breakout on the upside.

Silver breaks to a new high for the year and a 12-year high for the precious metal overall. 

European gas demand is down 10% y-o-y due to weak demand from the power and heating sector, while industrial gas demand remains flat, Rabobank’s commodity analysts note.

In less than nine months since the launch of its Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) following the approval of these investment vehicles by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), asset manager BlackRock has established itself as the world’s largest Bitcoin fund.