Gold ETFs Lose $8.9 Billion in June as Global Outflows Accelerate

The post Oil: Risk premium returns on Gulf supply concerns – Commerzbank appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Commerzbank’s Thu Lan Nguyen argues that recent US policy towards Iran has reversed market expectations of a rapid normalisation in Gulf energy supplies, challenging earlier pricing of an Oil supply glut. With the Iran deal apparently called off by President Trump, she notes that Middle East risks remain unresolved, implying a renewed risk premium and potential volatility in energy prices. US stance revives supply risk “Over the past few days we had expressed scepticism about the rapid decline in the oil price, not least because shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has picked up but still remains well below pre-war levels. The market, however, appeared to look straight through this and was already pricing in supply glut on the oil market.” “It turns out that the US administration shares our sceptical assessment of the oil supply situation rather than the market’s. And

The post AUD/USD Price Forecast: 0.6860 is key support level amid geopolitical risks appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. The Australian Dollar (AUD) trades marginally higher at around 0.6935 against the US Dollar (USD) during the European trading session on Thursday. The Aussie pair edges up as the US Dollar ticks lower despite escalating Middle East risks and hawkish Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) Minutes of the June policy meeting. At press time, the US Dollar Index (DXY), which gauges the Greenback’s value against six major currencies, trades 0.13% lower to near 100.92. The attacks on Iranian infrastructure by United States (US) military forces signal that the restart of the war would last long, a scenario that might keep oil prices higher and the appeal of safe-haven assets upbeat. According to Axios, the US Air Force bombed two railway bridges in Iran on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the FOMC Minutes showed on Wednesday that policymakers are concerned about upside inflation risks a

The post Bitcoin Steady at $62K Despite Iran-Israel Strike Escalation appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. IRAN-ISRAEL News Bitcoin held above $62,000 on Thursday even as the latest round of U.S. strikes against Iran pushed the conflict into a sharper phase. The largest cryptocurrency traded at $62,009, down just 1.2% over 24 hours yet up 1.6% on the week, a strikingly muted reaction for an asset that once shed 5% on a single Middle East headline. Our reading of the tape is that the market absorbed the escalation without the panic seen in earlier legs of the conflict. Traders continue to flag $60,000 as the line that matters: defending it through further military action would confirm that the recent calm is structural rather than luck. The war premium showed up most clearly in energy. Brent crude climbed roughly 1% to $78.80 a barrel, a third straight session of gains, after Washington completed another wave of strikes and both sides raised the prospect of closing the Strait of Hormuz,

The post Gold ETFs Shed $8.9 Billion in June as Safe-Haven Bets Rotate Toward Bitcoin appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Crypto News Investors pulled $8.9 billion from gold exchange-traded funds in June, the sharpest monthly withdrawal of 2026 and a signal that safe-haven capital is rotating away from bullion. North American products drove the exodus, accounting for $5.5 billion of the total, as gold logged its fourth consecutive losing month. The metal has fallen 11.7% over that stretch, pressured by a hawkish Federal Reserve and renewed Middle East tensions. Our reading of the flow data is that the sell-off reset investor allocations rather than reflecting outright panic, but it opens a clear question for where defensive money, including capital eyeing Bitcoin, migrates next as the macro backdrop tightens. The scale of the retreat is visible in the underlying balance sheet. Total assets under management across gold ETFs fell 13% to $526 billion during the month, according to World

The post Bitcoin (BTC) Slides Under $62K as Iran Tensions Escalate and Oil Surges appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Key Takeaways BTC declined 2.1% to approximately $62,115 following Trump’s announcement that the US-Iran ceasefire has ended Brent crude oil prices spiked, momentarily exceeding $80 per barrel Crypto analyst Michaël Van de Poppe identified $61,000 as a critical support threshold Federal Reserve meeting minutes revealed internal disagreement about potential rate increases, pressuring risk-on assets Bitcoin spot ETFs in the US recorded three consecutive days of positive net flows despite price weakness Bitcoin experienced a decline exceeding 2% on Wednesday as heightened tensions between the United States and Iran disrupted global financial markets and triggered a sharp rally in crude oil prices. Bitcoin (BTC) Price The leading cryptocurrency by market capitalization retreated to approximately $62,115, down from levels above $64,600 observed earlier in the trading week.

The post Pound Sterling Price News and Forecast: GBP/USD gains ground to around 1.3395 appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. British Pound strengthens to near 1.3400 as UK political risk fades The GBP/USD pair gathers strength near 1.3395 during the Asian trading hours on Thursday, bolstered by fading domestic political uncertainty. However, hawkish minutes from the Federal Reserve (Fed) and renewed tensions between the US and Iran might support the US Dollar (USD) and cap the upside for the major pair. Following the resignation of Keir Starmer in late June, UK political risk has eased significantly, lifting the Cable. The formal race to replace outgoing Prime Minister Keir Starmer begins on July 9. Frontrunner Andy Burnham is widely expected to become Prime Minister by July 20. Read more… British Pound Sterling wins the day and stays stuck in the same trap GBP/USD trades just below 1.3400 on Wednesday, up around a quarter of a percent and once again leaning on the 200-day Exponential M

The post Indian Rupee rebounds, road ahead remains rough appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. The Indian Rupee (INR) opens higher against the US Dollar (USD) on Thursday. The USD/INR pair drops to near 95.44 as the US Dollar ticks lower; however, the outlook of the pair remains bullish as renewed Middle East hostilities have boosted oil prices. The higher oil prices narrative is unfavorable for the Indian Rupee, as currencies from economies, such as India, which rely heavily on oil imports to meet their energy needs, tend to underperform in a high-oil price environment. In the opening trade, the MCX Crude Oil contract expiring on July 20 holds onto Wednesday’s gains near Rs.7,115. The MCX Crude Oil contract has gained over 10% from its multi-month low of Rs. 6,505 posted last week. US-Iran MoU collapses On Wednesday, United States (US) President Donald Trump announced that the memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed with Iran, aimed at ending the Middle East war, is over, after the ex

The post Euro strengthens ahead of Germany’s Trade Balance data appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. EUR/USD extends its gains for the second successive day, trading around 1.1430 during the Asian hours on Thursday. The Euro (EUR) receives support against the US Dollar (USD) ahead of Germany’s Trade Balance data release later in the day. Traders will likely shift their focus to Friday’s Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) data. The US Dollar (USD) underperforms as the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) June Meeting Minutes underscored a widening rift among policymakers during Kevin Warsh’s debut meeting as FOMC Chairman on June 16–17. While a portion of the committee anticipated that the benchmark rate, currently holding at a target range of 3.50% to 3.75%, would likely end the year unchanged or lower, a hawkish contingent strongly argued that persistent price pressures would require a rate hike by year-end. However, this internal friction has reinforced market expectations that the US cen