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Gold and silver joined a broad sell-off on Thursday, with the metals shedding around 5% and 10%, respectively, as fears about the Iran war and inflation gripped global markets. Spot gold slid more than 3% to $4,654.29 an ounce. Front-month gold futures were down around 5% at about $4,648.20. Stock Chart IconStock chart iconGold pricesStock Chart IconStock chart iconSilver pricesMining stocks and exchange-traded funds linked to gold and silver also fell in premarket trading. The ProShares Ultra Silver ETF shed 20% ahead of Thursday’s opening bell, while the iShares Silver Trust ETF — which was at the center of a…

Workers roll up copper rods made from recycled copper at a metal melting facility in Yuexi County, central China’s Anhui Province, Friday, July 11, 2025.Feature China | Future Publishing | Getty ImagesPrices for metals fell sharply across the board Thursday as investors worried about the impact rising oil prices due to the U.S.-Iran war will have on the global economy.Gold fell nearly 6%, while silver was off 8%. The sell-off extended beyond just those two, as industrial metals like copper and palladium came under pressure, declining 2% and 5.5%, respectively. While the selling intensified on Thursday, gold and silver have been…

(RTTNews) – Canadian stocks tumbled after Israel and Iran stepped up attacks, leaving investors to hold back from big moves as inflationary concerns grow bigger. After opening below yesterday’s close, today the benchmark S&P/TSX Composite Index traded firmly negative before settling at 31,854.98, down by 457.69 points (or 1.42%). Only two of the 11 sectors posted gains today, with the energy sector leading. The gulf war entered the twentieth day. Israel attacked the South Pars natural gas deposit field, shared by Iran and Qatar. The facility is critical for Iran’s domestic energy needs. In retaliation, Iran targeted energy sites in…

The US Federal Reserve has held rates, while pointing to heightened uncertainty to the economy from the conflict in the Middle East.In a statement following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee, the Fed announced today (March 18) that it was maintaining the target range for the Federal Funds rate at 3.5–3.75%. The FOMC reached the decision by 11 votes to one. The sole dissenter was Stephen Miran, who voted for a 25 basis point cut.The Fed said job gains had remained low and the Only users who have a paid subscription or are part of a corporate…

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Artem Tolkachev explains why stablecoin adoption depends on solving the off-ramp problem, as businesses still face friction converting onchain dollars into real-world payments.  Artem Tolkachev is the Chief RWA Officer at Falcon Finance.     FinTech moves fast. News is everywhere, clarity isn’t. FinTech Weekly delivers the key stories and events in one place. Click Here to Subscribe to FinTech Weekly’s Newsletter Read by executives at JP Morgan, Coinbase, BlackRock, Klarna and more.     Stablecoin regulation has been a long time in the making, and we are finally seeing real progress across multiple major jurisdictions. In the US in…

Returning to business as usual in the global oil market might now take months — not weeks — to achieve, according to TS Lombard.

The energy crisis is going to hit you in your 401(k) as well as in your gas tank if Jerome Powell is right.

The Bank of Canada held interest rates steady, saying it would “look through” the Middle East war’s immediate inflation impact as it kept focus on downside growth risks.