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Visa has received approval of its Application to Prepare from the People's Bank of China, allowing it to begin formal preparations to establish a domestic bankcard clearing institution in China. The company will now work to complete the process under PBOC regulations before starting domestic clearing operations in the country.

Plus500 has conditionally agreed to acquire Hedge Capital Markets, an SEC-registered US broker-dealer, marking its entry into US securities. The cash-funded deal supports a planned US super-app in Q1 2027 combining futures, prediction markets, stocks, options and ETFs, plus a new hub in New York.

MAS Markets has appointed Simon Naish as Head of APAC to lead its plans across the Asia-Pacific region. Naish brings over 30 years of experience in institutional banking and FX, most recently as Country Head at ATFX Global and previously 33 years at National Australia Bank (NAB) across Asia-Pacific and global markets.

BTCUSD rejects $78,400–$82,175 support. Watch bullish follow-through toward $86,550 and a daily close below $80,268.75 for weakness.

Gold price forecast: Watch $4,175–$4,190 support for bullish confirmation toward $4,265, or a weekly support breakdown toward $3,935.

WTI crude oil price forecast: A confirmed breakout above $94.765 could open the way toward $100.305, while weekly support remains at $87.360–$90.830.

NAS100 price forecast recap: Explore the Nasdaq 100 rally to 31,401.3, with technical analysis of the breakout and key support and resistance levels.

Learn how to identify, draw and trade XAUUSD supply and demand zones using Gold market structure, price action confirmation and clear risk management.

cTrader has been named Best Trading Platform at UF Awards APAC 2026 during iFX EXPO Asia in Hong Kong.

AUD/CHF reached last week’s 0.57732 bearish target. Learn how resistance, market structure and a neckline retest shaped the original price action forecast.