Silver: Eastern demand supports resilient upside – TD Securities

The post NVIDIA and Alphabet Surge While Bitcoin Awaits CLARITY Act appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. NVIDIA surpassed silver with a $5.5T valuation as Alphabet approaches the $5T milestone. Bitcoin overtook Alphabet in 2025 after surging above $94,000 and reaching a $1.86T. Bitcoin would need a $4.8T valuation to surpass Alphabet again, implying a $214K BTC price. NVIDIA has moved past silver in global asset rankings after its market capitalization climbed to roughly $5.5 trillion. The stock recently traded near $227, pushing the AI chip giant behind only gold among the world’s largest assets. Silver’s market value stood near $5 trillion during the move, while gold remained far ahead at above $32 trillion. The rally has become one of the clearest signs of how aggressively capital is flowing into AI infrastructure. Investors are now assigning multi-trillion-dollar valuations to companies tied directly to chips, cloud systems, AI model training, and enterprise compute demand. At the

The post Silver: Rally stretched near term – OCBC appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. OCBC strategist Christopher Wong describes Silver’s recent surge toward USD87–88/oz as driven mainly by technical momentum. He notes industrial metals are also better bid and that softer US–China rhetoric could support Silver further. However, overbought RSI and “buy the rumour, sell the fact” risks argue for near-term caution with resistance seen around 90–92.60. Overbought signals and profit risk “Silver rally looks stretched near term.” “Silver extended it run higher (+13% on 5d% change), with spot holding around the $87–88/oz area after breaking above the recent $83–84 resistance zone. The move looks less rates driven as yields were firmer.” “The move higher looks more driven by a mix of technical breakout momentum and possibly, pre-positioning ahead of the Trump–Xi meeting, especially as other industrial metals were also better bid. “ “A softer tone on US-China rhetoric on tariffs, supply chains

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The post Australian Dollar: Fiscal loosening and contained wages – TD Securities appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. TD Securities’ Global Strategy Team says Australia’s 2026/27 Budget is slightly stimulatory, with looser fiscal policy and more upbeat Treasury forecasts than the RBA. They also note Q1 wages matched expectations and remain contained for now, but higher short‑term inflation expectations could lift wage bargaining, leaving the RBA with potential for further policy tightening if Treasury’s outlook proves accurate. Budget and wages keep RBA on tightening watch “The 2026/27 Budget papers reveal a significant improvement in the underlying cash balance of A$45b over the forward estimates. “ “This budget is slightly stimulatory. The headline deficit increases from a deficit 1.6% of GDP in 2025/26 to 2.1% in 2026/27 and the headline cash deficit is projected to deteriorate vs the underlying over the next few years by roughly A$6.4b vs prior estimates. It’s not substantial, but

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The post Bitcoin (BTC) Struggles at $80K as April CPI Surges to Three-Year Peak appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Key Highlights April’s US CPI climbed to 3.8% annually, marking the steepest increase since May 2023 Surging energy prices contributed over 40% of April’s monthly inflation gain BTC maintained support around $80,000 while facing rejection at the $82,000–$82,600 zone The 200-day simple moving average near $82,600 serves as a critical barrier for bullish momentum Bitcoin ETFs recorded net outflows while the Coinbase Premium Index remained in negative territory Bitcoin maintained its position near the $80,000 mark on Tuesday following the release of April’s US Consumer Price Index, which registered 3.8% on a year-over-year basis. This represents the most elevated inflation reading since May 2023. Bitcoin (BTC) Price The month-over-month figure came in at 0.6%, aligning with analyst expectations. Meanwhile, the core CPI metric—which excludes volatile food and energy componen

The post Indian Rupee ticks up as centre hikes import duty on Gold and Silver to 15% appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. The Indian Rupee (INR) exhibits mild strength against the US Dollar (USD) in the opening session on Wednesday. The USD/INR pair trades mildly lower to near 95.60 as the Indian Rupee gains, following the increase in import duty on Gold and Silver to 15% from 6% by the Indian government. New Delhi raises import tariffs on precious metals to 15% India’s Department of Revenue under the Customs Act released a notification overnight that reflected a significant increase in the import tariffs on Gold and Silver to 15%. The notification also showed that Gold and Silver findings – small components such as hooks, clasps, clamps, pins, and screw backs used in jewellery manufacturing will now attract 5% customs duty. Market participants had anticipated that the Indian government could hike import duty on precious metals, in an attempt to curb imports of bullion to ease pressure

The post India Hikes Import Tariffs On Gold And Silver To 15%, Impacting Consumers And Industry appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. India Hikes Import Tariffs On Gold And Silver To 15%, Impacting Consumers And Industry Skip to content Home Forex News India Hikes Import Tariffs on Gold and Silver to 15%, Impacting Consumers and Industry Source: https://bitcoinworld.co.in/india-gold-silver-import-tariff-hike-15-percent/