EURUSD Edges Higher on Eurozone Strength and Fed Uncertainty, But Risks Linger
EURUSD gained modestly on July 31, 2026, supported by better-than-expected Eurozone Q2 GDP growth and hotter inflation readings, which fueled speculation of
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Gold Holds Firm Despite Hawkish Fed and Dollar Rebound: What’s Next for the Metal?
On August 1, 2026, gold edged down by 0.06% to $4,042.74 an ounce, pressured by a rebound in the US dollar and sustained expectations of Federal Reserve
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SNDBK Slumps 10%: Memory Chip Fears Hit Ahead of Earnings
SNDBK fell sharply as memory chip weakness and liquidation concerns weighed on sentiment before earnings. Here is what matters now.
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MMT Faces Critical Test After Sharp 22.7% Drop Amid Crypto Market Turmoil
Despite a strong uptrend confirmed by its 20-, 50-, and 200-day moving averages, MMT plunged 22.7% in the last 24 hours on August 1, 2026, pressured by a
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GIGGLE Rockets 60% After Binance’s CZ Endorses Its Charitable Meme Model
On August 1, 2026, GIGGLE’s price exploded by 60.8%, reaching nearly $49, driven by a high-profile endorsement from Binance’s Changpeng 'CZ' Zhao.
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Solana Faces Pressure as Market Turmoil and DeFi Slowdown Weigh on SOL Price
On August 1, 2026, Solana’s native token SOL declined 2.5% to $72.88, pressured by a wider cryptocurrency market downturn and a notable slowdown in its
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Gold Holds Above $4,000 Amid Fed Pause and Yen Intervention, Faces Profit-Taking Pressure
On July 31, 2026, gold remains resilient above the psychologically important $4,000 an ounce level after the US Federal Reserve’s unexpected pause on interest
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Intel Surges 11% on July 30 as AI Cloud Boom Revives Semiconductor Rally
Intel’s 11.3% stock rally on July 30, 2026, was fueled by robust AI-related earnings from Microsoft and Lam Research, alongside Intel’s own strong Q2 results.
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How CIBC Navigates Inflation, Fed Policy, and Oil Shocks in Mid-2026
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GBPUSD Surges as Fed Holds Rates Steady, Unwinding Dollar Hawkish Bets
This week’s dominant FX theme was the US dollar’s pullback following the Federal Reserve’s decision to maintain interest rates at 3.50%-3.75%.
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Fed’s Hawkish Hold Shakes Markets: Inflation Fears and Rate Hike Bets Surge After July FOMC
On July 29, 2026, the Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) voted 9-3 to maintain the federal funds rate at 3.50%-3.75%, a widely expected