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The post Swiss Franc weakens as US Dollar advances on renewing US-Iran tensions appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. USD/CHF extends its gains for the third successive day, trading around 0.8090 during the Asian hours on Wednesday. The pair appreciates as the Greenback receives support from safe-haven demand amid renewing geopolitical tensions. US airstrikes against Iran came in response to Iranian attacks on commercial vessels in the crucial Strait of Hormuz, including a Qatari LNG carrier and a Saudi oil tanker. Reacting to recent US airstrikes, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf warned that the era of bullying and extortion has ended and insisted that Iran will not fold under pressure. Meanwhile, the country’s top joint military command denounced the attacks on southern Iran as blatant aggression, promising a crushing military response. Defiant over the strategic waterway, Tehran reaffirmed that it will block any US interference regarding the control and management
Read full articleThe call for assassination signals heightened regional tensions, potentially destabilizing Iran's leadership and diminishing peace prospects. The post Iran’s hardline kayhan daily calls for Trump and Netanyahu to be killed appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz could stabilize global oil markets, easing supply constraints and potentially lowering oil prices. The post NATO expects Iran to fully reopen Strait of Hormuz amid US-Iran tensions appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
The post Rapid Retail Mood Swings Signal Caution as BTC Retreats Amid Iran Strikes appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Crypto markets have seen a minor rally as crowd sentiment improves, but this is not necessarily a good thing, say analysts. Crypto traders have “flipped their expectations several times” in just one month, reported analytics provider Santiment on Wednesday. The crowd was heavily bearish for most of June, calling for lower prices as Bitcoin slipped to $58,000. However, they’ve flipped bullish now as BTC rebounded towards $64,000, said Santiment before adding: “These fast mood swings show how reactive retail sentiment can be when price starts moving.” Markets Move Opposite to Crowds Crypto typically moves opposite to what the crowd is most loudly expecting, “because markets tend to punish crowded trades.” This can be seen in action today as markets have retreated 1.5% with Bitcoin falling below $63,000 on Wednesday morning in Asia. “Optimism doesn’t mean the rally is
Crypto markets have seen a minor rally as crowd sentiment improves, but this is not necessarily a good thing, say analysts.
The accusation heightens geopolitical tensions, impacting market confidence and reducing the probability of imminent diplomatic resolutions. The post Iran accuses US of violating Islamabad MOU amid peace process uncertainty appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
The post Gold edges higher as cautious USD bulls eye Fed and Iran risks appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Gold (XAU/USD) edges higher during the Asian session on Wednesday and, for now, seems to have snapped a two-day losing streak after falling to sub-$4,100 levels, or the weekly trough touched the previous day. The US Dollar (USD) struggles to build on a modest uptick as bulls turn cautious ahead of the release of the June FOMC meeting Minutes. This is seen as a key factor acting as a tailwind for the bullion. The fundamental backdrop, however, warrants some caution before confirming that the pullback from levels just above the $4,200 mark, or a two-week high set on Monday, has run its course. The US military launched a new wave of strikes against Iran on Tuesday following reports of attacks on three oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, jeopardizing the already fragile ceasefire. Traders were quick to price in the geopolitical risk premium amid concerns about a further escalation
The post AUD/USD Price Forecast: Hawkish remarks from RBA’s Hunter lift Australian Dollar appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. The Australian Dollar (AUD) trades 0.23% higher to near 0.6943 against the US Dollar (USD) during the Asian trading session on Wednesday. The Aussie pair gains as the Australian Dollar outperforms its major currency peers, except the New Zealand Dollar (NZD), with the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) keeping the door open for further monetary policy tightening, if needed, to bring inflation back to the central bank’s target. Australian Dollar Price Today The table below shows the percentage change of Australian Dollar (AUD) against listed major currencies today. Australian Dollar was the strongest against the Japanese Yen. USD EUR GBP JPY CAD AUD NZD CHF USD -0.03% 0.03% 0.15% -0.02% -0.21% -0.50% 0.03% EUR 0.03% 0.05% 0.17% -0.00% -0.18% -0.49% 0.05% GBP -0.03% -0.05% 0.13% -0.03% -0.25% -0.52% -0.03% JPY -0.15% -0.17% -0.13% -0.18% -0.34% -0.65% -0.15% CAD 0.0
The post BTC, XRP, ETH news: Major tokens under pressure as U.S. attacks Iran appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Bitcoin BTC$62,830.35 and the broader cryptocurrency market came under pressure Tuesday after the US and Iran exchanged aerial strikes, sending the dollar higher. BTC, the leading cryptocurrency by market capitalization, slipped to $62,657 in Asian trading hours, down nearly 1% since midnight UTC, according to CoinDesk data. Ether (ETH), XRP (XRP), and solana (SOL) fell between 1% and 2.3%. WTI crude futures jumped more than 2% to $72.27, while the Dollar Index held steady above 101.00, maintaining Tuesday’s gains. The U.S. said it launched “powerful strikes” against Iran following attacks on three ships in the Strait of Hormuz, including Qatari and Saudi tankers. In response, Iran said it targeted “85 US military installations” in retaliation for strikes on its Hormozgan and Mahshahr provinces. The scale of the escalation appears to have pushed the two nations’ ceasefire
