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Equities: Micron earnings lift Korean equities – MUFG

MUFG highlights that strong earnings guidance from Micron Technology, a key AI memory supplier, has boosted sentiment in AI and tech stocks. Revenue guidance far exceeded expectations and new strategic agreements suppor…

SBI to Acquire Bitbank in $289 Million Deal

Japanese financial group SBI will acquire crypto exchange Bitbank for Â¥46.7 billion ($289 million). After the transaction closes, Bitbank will become an SBI subsidiary, and the combined group’s crypto assets under cust…

Bitcoin supply in loss reaches record high 10.83 million BTC

The largest cryptocurrency has tested the $60,000 level repeatedly since February, briefly falling below it several times. Four months ago, the supply in loss peaked at 9.8 million BTC. It climbed to 10.78 million in ea…

XRP slides 2.8% as weak bounce keeps $1 support in focus

XRP lost $1.0850 during Tuesday’s selloff, then failed to win it back. That leaves the token sitting near the lower end of its June range, with buyers still defending the $1.05-$1.07 area but no longer pushing price far…

EUR/JPY Price Forecast: Tumbles below 100-day SMA, eyes on 183

The Euro retreated on Wednesday against the Japanese Yen, down 0.08% amid growing speculation that Japanese authorities may intervene in the foreign exchange markets and also inflation in the producer side in Japan, exc…

USD/CHF Price Forecast: Hits 11-month high above 0.8100

The USD/CHF extends its rally for the third straight day this week and refreshes year-to-date (YTD) highs, peaking at 0.8139, which is also an 11-month high. At the time of writing, the pair trades at 0.8124, up 0.34%.

British Pound Sterling's turnaround is dead on arrival

GBP/USD spent Wednesday confirming what the daily chart has signalled for a week, that the Pound's attempted recovery has run out of road. Cable drifted lower through the session to a low just under 1.3150 before clawin…