Bitcoin dips below $79,000 as market digests silver sell-off, Trump’s Fed chair pick

Bitcoin dips below ,000 as market digests silver sell-off, Trump’s Fed chair pick

Bitcoin signage in Times Square in New York, Dec. 9, 2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana slumped as retail traders digested a busy market week that saw wild swings in commodities and a long-awaited announcement by President Donald Trump on his choice for the next Federal Reserve chairman. In … Read more

Asian markets rise, defense stocks lead after after U.S. captures Venezuela’s Maduro

Asian markets rise, defense stocks lead after after U.S. captures Venezuela’s Maduro

The skyline of Tokyo city, Japan. Tomohiro Ohsumi | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets began the first full trading week of 2026 on a stronger note after the U.S. said it had attacked Venezuela and captured President Nicolas Maduro over the weekend. Oil prices edged lower as markets weighed the potential impact of geopolitical … Read more

Asia markets trade higher amid holiday-thinned trade; gold and silver hit fresh highs

Asia markets trade higher amid holiday-thinned trade; gold and silver hit fresh highs

TOKYO, JAPAN – JULY 27: Pedestrians and shoppers walk through the Akihabara area on July 27, 2023 in Tokyo, Japan. Japan’s core consumer price index climbed by 3.3% in June, outpacing the US figure for the first time in eight years as the Bank of Japan holds its monetary policy meeting on July 27 and … Read more

Asia markets mostly rise after Wall Street gains on rate-cut hopes fueled by weak jobs data

Asia markets mostly rise after Wall Street gains on rate-cut hopes fueled by weak jobs data

Aerial sunrise view of Osaka city in Japan Frank Lee | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets mostly rose Thursday, after Wall Street gained on hopes the Federal Reserve could cut interest rates next week following weaker-than-expected jobs data. Payroll processor ADP reported that private companies cut 32,000 workers in November, compared with 47,000 additions … Read more

South Korea auto stocks rise after U.S. Commerce Secretary confirms tariffs lowered to 15%

South Korea auto stocks rise after U.S. Commerce Secretary confirms tariffs lowered to 15%

Overlooking the city with Busan Tower in Yongdusan Park. Nampo-dong, Busan, South Korea. Jungang Yan | Moment | Getty Images Shares of South Korean auto companies rose Tuesday after U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick confirmed that lower U.S. auto tariffs of 15% on South Korea would retrospectively come into effect, starting Nov. 1. “We … Read more

Asia-Pacific markets start December mostly lower with China’s manufacturing data in focus

Asia-Pacific markets start December mostly lower with China’s manufacturing data in focus

Aerial view of vehicles being driven on the road through the central business district on October 5, 2020 in Beijing, China. Zhang Qiao | Visual China Group | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened December mostly in the red Monday as traders awaited fresh manufacturing data from China and rising expectations of a U.S. Federal Reserve … Read more

Why silver prices are soaring

Why silver prices are soaring

ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Silver prices climbed to record highs in 2025, hitting $54.47 per troy ounce in October. While silver has benefited from the same forces lifting gold and other precious metals, such as safe-haven demand and trade tensions, silver’s rally isn’t just a copycat … Read more

Asia-Pacific markets track Wall Street gains on rising Fed rate-cut expectations

Asia-Pacific markets track Wall Street gains on rising Fed rate-cut expectations

SHANGHAI, CHINA – JUNE 08: Aerial view of skyscrapers standing at the Lujiazui Financial District at sunrise on June 8, 2022 in Shanghai, China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets rose Wednesday, tracking Wall Street gains on hopes that the U.S. Federal Reserve could cut benchmark interest rates in December. Expectations … Read more

Asia-Pacific markets track Wall Street’s tech recovery after Alphabet leads AI rally

Asia-Pacific markets track Wall Street’s tech recovery after Alphabet leads AI rally

SHANGHAI, CHINA – MARCH 01: Skyscrapers stand at the Pudong Lujiazui Financial District on March 1, 2022 in Shanghai, China. Xiao Yang | Visual China Group | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened higher Tuesday, after Wall Street’s tech stocks rebounded on a rally in Google parent  and hopes of a Fed rate cut. Optimism about Alphabet’s … Read more

Asia markets mixed as revived AI trade lifts Japan and South Korea stocks

Asia markets mixed as revived AI trade lifts Japan and South Korea stocks

A landscaped Sunset shot over Osaka toward the Dojima River, we see the modern city skyline of Osaka in the shot, this is a beautiful shot of the sunset with beautiful orange colors, over the modern city. ©Fitopardo | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed Tuesday after Wall Street gains on revived artificial … Read more