ADVFN US – Market Content Editor
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Bitcoin surges above $71,000 as Trump backs crypto bill and Treasury yields fall
Bitcoin (COIN:BTCUSD) jumped sharply on Thursday, leading a broad recovery across cryptocurrency markets after U.S. President Donald Trump urged Congress to advance key digital asset legislation and falling Treasury yields boosted appetite for riskier assets. Sentiment was also lifted by the U.S. Treasury’s decision to double the size of its debt buyback operations, a move…
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Gold stays near $4,500 as Treasury buybacks and Fed minutes steer rate expectations
Gold remained close to the $4,500-an-ounce mark on Thursday after pulling back from recent highs, with lower long-term U.S. Treasury yields continuing to provide support following an expansion of the government’s bond-buyback programme. A subdued dollar and expectations that financial conditions could become less restrictive also helped underpin bullion. However, investors remained cautious after the…
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Oil prices hit near one-month high as Hormuz standoff deepens
Oil prices rose sharply on Thursday, reaching their highest levels in almost a month as fresh threats of U.S. economic action against Iran added to fears that the impasse over the Strait of Hormuz could persist. Benchmark Brent crude futures gained 2.1% to $93.57 a barrel by 04:43 ET (08:43 GMT), while U.S. West Texas…
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Fed minutes, Walmart earnings and $40 trillion U.S. debt in focus for markets: Dow Jones, S&P, Nasdaq, Wall Street Futures
U.S. stock futures edged higher on Thursday after a Treasury intervention helped stabilise government bond markets and supported Wall Street in the previous session. Investors were also assessing more hawkish Federal Reserve minutes, awaiting earnings from Walmart (NYSE:WMT) and monitoring renewed U.S. pressure on Iran as the country’s national debt crossed $40 trillion for the…
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Copper has a timing problem; El Domo is racing the clock
Copper’s challenge is not a lack of resources in the ground. What it has lacked, cycle after cycle, is supply that shows up on time. That gap — between when the world needs copper and when new mines can actually deliver it — is now the central fact of the market, and it’s what makes…
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Stocks Grind Higher as Treasury Buyback Plan Eases Bond Yields
U.S. stocks closed modestly higher on Wednesday, with all three major indexes shaking off recent tech-led weakness as a pullback in Treasury yields steadied sentiment. The move came after the Treasury Department signaled it would step up buybacks of longer-dated government bonds, a step markets read as an effort to rein in borrowing costs after…
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Markets in Motion: Earnings and easier financial conditions support outlook
Markets in Motion examines earnings, financial conditions, copper, gold and shifting sector momentum as investors look toward the fall.
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SKK Holdings Wins Six Singapore Contracts Worth Up to $26.6 Million
SKK Holdings has secured its largest announced block of new work, adding six Singapore infrastructure contracts worth up to S$34.1 million while the company works toward completing its transformative Rantizo drone technology transaction. Key Investor Takeaways Why SKK Stock Is in Focus SKK Holdings (NASDAQ:SKK) has been awarded six horizontal directional drilling and utility works…
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Femasys Secures FDA Approval for Modular PMA Pathway for FemBloc
Femasys has received FDA approval to use a modular premarket approval submission process for FemBloc, giving the company a defined regulatory framework as its pivotal U.S. clinical trial continues. Key Investor Takeaways Why FEMY Stock Is in Focus Femasys (NASDAQ:FEMY) has secured FDA approval for a modular premarket approval application pathway for FemBloc, establishing how…
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QTREX Achieves Direct Graphene-Like Carbon Conversion for Quantum Processor Protection
QTREX has demonstrated a patent-pending process that converts sections of 3D-printed insulation directly into conductive graphene-like carbon, with cryogenic validation and a commercial launch of its DF INSU300 material now among the next milestones. Key Investor Takeaways Why QTEX Stock Is in Focus QTREX (NASDAQ:QTEX) has demonstrated a patent-pending technology that uses localized laser processing…