Oil traders warn market is close to running on empty as Hormuz shuts again

Sterling steadies after political uncertainty rattled gilt markets, while EUR/USD and EUR/GBP approach key technical levels ahead of today's European session.

GBP/AUD remains trapped in a well-defined bearish trend on both the weekly and daily timeframes.

Discover the key drivers, technical levels, and central bank expectations shaping the EUR/USD trend as the ECB prepares to hold rates and markets watch for a potential breakout.

Sydney-based multi-asset broker ACY Securities has introduced PAXGUSD, a new CFD instrument that allows clients to trade tokenised gold against the US Dollar 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The instrument is available across MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, and the ACY Trading Platform.

Binance has lowered its VIP 3 Wallet Assets threshold from $3 million to $1 million and will now count OTC Spot Trading Volume at a 4x multiplier toward VIP qualification, removing the previous VIP 4 cap and allowing eligible users to progress through the full tier framework up to VIP 9.

Retail futures trading leader NinjaTrader Group has appointed Mark Omens as Senior Vice President, Commercial Strategy, bringing a 25-year veteran of derivatives marketplace CME Group into a newly created role focused on exchange partnerships and enterprise growth.

Gold Price Action Forecast: Will XAU/USD Drop to $3930? Meta Description: Read our Gold price action forecast to see if XAU/USD will drop to $3930.

BitDelta Securities Financial Services LLC (“BitDelta Securities”) today announced that it has received full regulatory approval from the Capital Market Authority (“CMA”) of the United Arab Emirates under the Category 5 — Arrangement and Advice license framework (License No. 20200000439). The approval follows the firm's receipt of In-Principal Approval earlier this year and represents the successful conclusion of the CMA's full licensing process, including the satisfaction of capital requirements, governance appointments, and operational setup.

Crypto.com has received a $400 million strategic investment from Citadel Securities, valuing the firm at $20 billion. It marks the first institutional funding round in the company's history, aimed at accelerating its expansion into tokenised securities, derivatives and other asset classes.

WTI’s pullback into $79–82 is the first major test of the bullish Elliott Wave count, with buyers targeting a renewed break above $85.