Bitcoin down 5.47% at $81,554.67 Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency by market value, was down by around 5.47% at $81,555 at 2216 GMT on... Published 10 Mar, 2025 08:10am
Opinion Tariff situation undoubtedly impacting US economy The US economy added 151,000 jobs, but the unemployment rate rose to 4.1%. This is a key economic indicator for the... Published 10 Mar, 2025 05:58am
Markets Trump signs order to establish strategic bitcoin reserve WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to establish a strategic bitcoin... Updated 07 Mar, 2025 11:09pm
Business & Finance Bitcoin jumps 20pc after Trump hints at new strategic reserve SINGAPORE: Bitcoin surged more than 20% from last week’s lows on Monday and several other cryptocurrencies also... Published 04 Mar, 2025 06:30am
Markets Euro rebounds on Europe’s Ukraine peace push; bitcoin rallies TOKYO: The euro rebounded from a 2-1/2-week low against the U.S. dollar on Monday and sterling also advanced with... Published 03 Mar, 2025 07:55am
Markets Bitcoin up by a fifth after Trump lists reserve tokens SINGAPORE: Bitcoin was trading up a fifth from last week’s lows on Monday and several other cryptocurrencies that... Published 03 Mar, 2025 07:38am
Opinion US economic indicators: growth and business activity tapering The sudden change in the US President’s plan to implement tariffs starting March 4 instead of next month has... Updated 03 Mar, 2025 07:03am
Markets Swiss central bank head rules out bitcoin for reserves GENEVA: Switzerland’s central bank boss said bitcoin is too volatile and not liquid enough for use as a reserve... Published 01 Mar, 2025 03:22pm
Markets Bitcoin slides more than 5% to lowest since November 11 SINGAPORE: Bitcoin fell to a 3-1/2-month low on Friday, dragged by uncertainty about US President Donald Trump’s... Published 28 Feb, 2025 09:31am
Markets Bitcoin falls by 5% at $84,201 Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency by market value, dropped 5% to $84,201 at 21:56 GMT on Wednesday.... Published 27 Feb, 2025 08:23am
Markets Bitcoin falls below $90,000 for first time in a month, ether tumbles LONDON: Cryptocurrencies bitcoin and ether dropped to multi-month lows on Tuesday, caught up in a general... Updated 25 Feb, 2025 02:58pm
Markets Trump’s crypto company launches strategic ‘token reserve’ NEW YORK: World Liberty Financial, the new crypto platform in which President Donald Trump holds a financial stake,... Published 12 Feb, 2025 08:20am
Markets Bitcoin slides below $100,000 as Trump tariffs rattle markets SINGAPORE: Cryptocurrency prices slid on Monday, with bitcoin at a three-week low and ether at its lowest since... Published 03 Feb, 2025 10:29am
Business & Finance Bitcoin drops to 11-day low LONDON: Bitcoin fell below $100,000 on Monday, hitting its lowest in 11 days, in a move analysts attributed to a ... Published 28 Jan, 2025 06:45am
Markets Yen rises after BOJ hike; yuan, Antipodean peers get Trump boost SINGAPORE: The yen rose after the Bank of Japan (BOJ) hiked rates on Friday and revised up its inflation forecasts,... Updated 24 Jan, 2025 10:45am
World Trump pardons Silk Road founder Ulbricht for online drug scheme US President Donald Trump on Tuesday pardoned Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, who was sentenced to life in prison... Published 22 Jan, 2025 05:18pm
Markets Bitcoin, $Trump slide, waiting for crypto president Trump’s promises SINGAPORE: Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies and even the newly minted token bearing Donald Trump’s name recoiled... Published 21 Jan, 2025 01:49pm
Business & Finance Trump’s meme coin tops $10bn market cap PARIS/SINGAPORE: Donald Trump’s newly created cryptocurrency soared on Monday to more than $10 billion in market... Published 21 Jan, 2025 06:12am
Markets Bitcoin hits record above $109,000 awaiting Trump LONDON: Bitcoin hit a record high above $109,000 on Monday as Donald Trump, who has signalled plans to deregulate... Published 20 Jan, 2025 02:44pm
Business & Finance Bitcoin more than doubles in 2024 on spot ETF approval BENGALURU: Bitcoin more than doubled in 2024 driven by the US markets regulator’s approval for exchange-traded... Published 02 Jan, 2025 05:56am
Markets Dollar reigns with the support of higher yields SINGAPORE: The Japanese yen traded around five-month lows on Monday against a dollar underpinned by rising U.S.... Published 30 Dec, 2024 07:57am
Markets Cryptocurrencies growing more popular in eurozone: ECB FRANKFURT: The number of eurozone consumers who own cryptocurrencies has more than doubled in the past two years,... Published 19 Dec, 2024 06:48pm
World Trump, not yet in office, already a figure in global economic policy WASHINGTON: The world’s economic reckoning with the incoming administration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump... Published 19 Dec, 2024 08:23am
Markets As bitcoin soars, luxury brands consider accepting crypto payments PARIS: Bitcoin’s soaring value has caught the attention of high-end fashion brands and retailers, prompting further... Updated 18 Dec, 2024 03:26pm
Business & Finance Bitcoin tops $106,000 LONDON: Bitcoin hit a record high above $106,000 on Monday after President-elect Donald Trump suggested he plans to... Published 17 Dec, 2024 06:47am
Markets Dollar hovers near 3-week high before Fed; bitcoin tops $105,000 TOKYO: The U.S. dollar hovered close to a three-week peak versus major peers on Monday amid expectations the Federal... Published 16 Dec, 2024 08:53am
Markets Bitcoin surges above $106,000 on strategic reserve hopes Bitcoin surged to a record high above $106,000 in early Asian trade on Monday, boosted by comments from... Published 16 Dec, 2024 08:14am
Markets Dollar set for best week in a month on cut-then-wait Fed outlook TOKYO: The dollar rose to a 2 1/2-week high against major peers on Friday, on track for its best week in a month,... Published 13 Dec, 2024 09:48am
Markets At Gulf bitcoin gathering, Trump family and allies to bask in crypto industry’s euphoria NEW YORK: Several key players in President-elect Donald Trump’s new cryptocurrency venture head to Abu Dhabi on... Published 09 Dec, 2024 11:39am
Business & Finance Bitcoin hits $100,000 for first time NEW YORK: The euro rallied against the dollar on Thursday as French government bonds stabilized a day after the... Published 06 Dec, 2024 06:58am