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US natgas prices climb 2% to 3-week high as heat boosts air conditioning demand
July 18 (Reuters) - U.S. natural gas futures climbed about 2% to a three-week high as hot weather forces power generators to burn lots of gas to keep air conditioners humming and a slow but steady rise in gas flows to liquefied natural gas (LNG) export plants.Reuters
Fri, Jul 18
US STOCKS-Wall Street set for tepid open as Netflix fails to ignite
July 18 (Reuters) - Wall Street geared up for a subdued start on Friday, with investors weighing a week of mixed economic signals and earnings reports, while Netflix's blockbuster profit failed to spark much excitement.Reuters
Fri, Jul 18
Cryptocurrency Revaluation? Total Market Cap Hits $4 Trillion Milestone — Traders Eye $140K Bitcoin, $4K Ethereum
TradingKey - On Thursday, July 17, major cryptocurrencies surged as the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed three key crypto bills — setting the stage for a potential regulatory overhaul and a new wave of institutional adoption.
How Sam Altman Becomes Trump’s New AI Bro — Replacing Elon Musk in the AI Power Play
TradingKey - Following Crypto Week, the AI Week is set to take center stage. All eyes and ears are now on President Donald Trump’s upcoming AI strategy announcement and Sam Altman’s keynote speech before the Federal Reserve’s July FOMC meeting. Market observers now believe that Altman has replaced
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Fri, Jul 18
Before the July FOMC: Fed Officials Remain Divided — Is Tariff-Driven Inflation or Labor Market Weakness the Bigger Threat?
TradingKey - While the Federal Reserve is widely expected to hold rates steady at its July 30 meeting, internal disagreements among policymakers over the tariff impact on inflation and the deteriorating labor market remain unresolved. As the meeting approaches, hawks and doves are still locked inTradingKey
Fri, Jul 18
Battery Materials Stocks Rally Globally as US Imposes 93.5% Levy on China Graphite Imports
TradingKey - The U.S. Department of Commerce announced a preliminary ruling on July 17, deciding to impose a 93.5% anti-dumping tariff on imported anode-grade graphite from China. Combined with existing tariffs, the effective tax rate for importing such graphite will reach 160%.TradingKey
Fri, Jul 18
“Shadow Chair” Demands Rate Cuts as Waller Frets Jobs, Warsh Slams Independence — Will Their Voices Tip the Scale?
Even if Trump were to nominate a "Shadow Chair" to the Federal Reserve's board, it would be challenging to significantly alter the direction of U.S. monetary policy in the short term.TradingKey
Fri, Jul 18
Meta Poaches Two More Researchers from Apple, What’s Happening Within Apple?
TradingKey - Meta has once again lured talent from Apple, securing two researchers following the high-profile recruitment of top AI researcher Rongming Pang with a staggering $200 million package. The company has hired Mark Lee and Tom Gunter to join its superintelligence lab, according to Bloomberg
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Fri, Jul 18
Pricing the “Trump Fires Powell” Scenario — Deutsche Bank: U.S. Treasury Divergence and a 6% Drop in the Dollar?
TradingKey - The ongoing political pressure from President Donald Trump on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell — including threats of removal — has stirred significant market concern over Fed independence and monetary policy stability.TradingKey
Fri, Jul 18
Tesla Cybertruck Q2 Sales Halved! Has Musk's "Cyber Pickup" Myth Crumbled?
TradingKey - In the second quarter of 2025, Tesla's Cybertruck experienced a significant drop in sales within the U.S. market. The latest data shows that only 4,306 units were delivered in Q2, a year-on-year decline of 50.3% (compared to 8,755 units in the same period of 2024), marking the lowest...TradingKey
Fri, Jul 18
Meta Closes $8B Shareholder Lawsuit as Zuckerberg Reaches Settlement
TradingKey - On July 18, Beijing time, tech giant Meta and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg, along with several current and former directors and executives, settled a highly publicized shareholder lawsuit related to user privacy.TradingKey
Fri, Jul 18
Is Ethereum the next treasury asset trend?
Ethereum (ETH) rallied to a five-month high, breaking above $3,600 on track to recover a higher price range. As the coin enters an official bull market, corporate buyers are once again in the spotlight for their approach to holding ETH for the long term.Cryptopolitan
Fri, Jul 18
Ethereum (ETH) Inflows ‘Enormous’; Experts See Break Of ATH Next Week – Whales Are Buying These ETH Tokens
Ethereum inflows have been enormous this past week, driving renewed optimism around Ethena and ETH Price and fueling talk of a break above the all-time high. Whales and institutions alike are moving capital on-chain and into spot ETFs, underlining the conviction in Ethereum’s long-term thesis.Cryptopolitan
Fri, Jul 18
Pound Sterling set for third straight week of losses amid growing UK labor market concerns
The Pound Sterling (GBP) ticks up slightly on Friday, but remains near an over two-month low around 1.3375 during the European trading session The outlook of the GBP/USD pair, which is set to close in the red for a third consecutive week, remains vulnerable due to growing concerns about the United K
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Fri, Jul 18
GBP/JPY hits fresh YTD highs above 199.85 amid generalised Yen weakness
The Pound is keeps marching higher for the second consecutive day as the Japanese Yen struggles, hammered by a mix of lack of progress in the trade talks with the US, rising political uncertainty, and easing inflationary trends, which muddle the BoJ’s monetary policy outlook.
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Fri, Jul 18
Crypto Stocks Jump as US House Approves Three Crypto Bills, Trump Set to Open Retirement Market to Crypto Investments
Crypto stocks jumped in premarket trading. BitMine Immersion Technologies and GameSquare rose 15%; Upexi and BTCS rose 13%; Canaan rose 10%; SharpLink Gaming rose 9%; Sequans Communications and Bit Digital rose 6%; BTC Digital rose 5%; Tron rose 4%; Coinbase and Circle rose 2%; MARA Holdings and Rio...Tiger News
Fri, Jul 18
PRECIOUS-Gold heads for weekly dip on firm dollar; platinum at highest since 2014
Palladium scales near two-year peakDollar heads for second weekly riseInvestors monitor trade negotiationsGold down 0.5% so far this weekBy Brijesh Patel July 18 (Reuters) - Gold prices traded flat on Friday and were headed for a weekly drop, weighed down by an overall stronger dollar and solid U...Reuters
Fri, Jul 18
France Wants to Mine Bitcoin With Wasted Energy—Here’s What That Means
French lawmakers have introduced a proposal to launch a five-year trial program that would allow the use of surplus electricity for Bitcoin mining. The initiative, formally submitted on July 11, is intended to optimize the country’s energy grid while exploring new avenues for economic developm...Bitcoinist
Fri, Jul 18
EUR/JPY Price Forecast: Bullish outlook remains in play, overbought RSI warrants caution for bulls
The EUR/JPY cross gathers strength to around 172.80 during the early Asian session on Friday. The Japanese Yen (JPY) weakens against the Euro (EUR) amid reduced Bank of Japan (BoJ) rate hike bets.
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Fri, Jul 18
