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Asian markets climbed on Monday on hopes that China will announce a huge stimulus package that will help offset US President Donald Trump's looming tariffs against Chinese goods.Investors were also watching for any last-ditch deals to ward off the levies hitting Mexico, Canada and China due to come into force on Tuesday.Trump has confirmed 25 percent tariffs on products from Mexico and Canada, and further imposed another 10 percent on Chinese goods from this week."Traders are on edge for last-minute negotiations to sidestep US tariffs," said Stephen Innes, an analyst...

Share prices of European defence companies soared Monday as London and the European Union look to ramp up military spending in the face of uncertainty over the United States' commitment to Ukraine and NATO.BAE Systems surged 14 percent, helping London's benchmark FTSE 100 index to a record high, the latest in a series over recent months.French defence group Thales won more than 16 percent and German peer Rheinmetall rallied 15 percent."Europe is rallying round Ukraine and it's hard to see defence stocks not enjoying years of orders," noted Neil Wilson, analyst at TipRanks.European Commission chief Ursula von der...

Share prices of European defence companies soared Monday as London and the European Union look to ramp up military spending in the face of uncertainty over the United States' commitment to Ukraine and NATO.BAE Systems surged 14 percent, helping London's benchmark FTSE 100 index to a record high, the latest in a series over recent months.French defence group Thales won also 14 percent and German peer Rheinmetall rallied 12 percent in late morning trade."Europe is rallying round Ukraine and it's hard to see defence stocks not enjoying years of orders," noted...

Trump said in a post on Truth Social that his January executive order on digital assets would create a stockpile of currencies including bitcoin, ether, XRP, solana and cardano. The names had not previously been announced.Bitcoin and ether would be at the heart of this reserve, he posted on Sunday.The post sent the world’s largest cryptocurrency up by more than 20 per cent from the November lows it was trading at on Friday, helping flip sentiment on a token that has been sliding since mid-January on disappointment Trump has not...

WEST PALM BEACH, Florida - US President Donald Trump on social media announced the names of five digital assets he expects to include in a new US strategic reserve of cryptocurrencies on March 2, spiking the market value of each.Mr Trump said in a post on Truth Social that his January executive order on digital assets would create a stockpile of currencies including Bitcoin, Ether, XRP, solana and cardano. The names had not previously been announced.More than an hour later, Mr Trump added: “And, obviously, BTC and ETH, as other...

President Trump on Sunday named five cryptocurrencies under consideration for a new U.S. "strategic reserve," sending their values skyrocketing and partly reversing a recent slump.In a post on Truth Social, Mr. Trump said the President's Working Group on Digital Asset Markets, a group he set up through an executive order shortly after taking office, is moving forward with the crypto reserve, which will include Bitcoin, Ethereum and three smaller cryptocurrencies: XRP, Solana, and Cardano."I will make sure the U.S. is the Crypto Capital of the World," Mr. Trump wrote.David Sacks, a...

In recent weeks, though, cryptocurrency prices are down sharply, with some of the biggest digital currencies erasing nearly all of the gains made after Trump’s election win triggered a wave of excitement across the industry.read moreUS President Donald Trump said on Sunday that three cryptocurrencies—XRP (Ripple), SOL (Solana), and ADA (Cardano)—will be included in a new US crypto strategic reserve, spiking their value in market trading.In a social media post, Trump said that his January executive order on digital assets would establish a reserve featuring these currencies. Following the announcement,...

Bitcoin (BTC) has surged 7% in the past hour, crossing $92,000 after Donald Trump announced that the U.S. will move forward with establishing a crypto strategic reserve. The price is now up 15% from recent lows of $78,000. Data indicates this rally is driven by spot demand rather than speculation, signaling a healthy, organic move. Spot Cumulative Volume Delta (CVD) shows buyers as the aggressors, with over $200 million in spot inflows in the past hour. Meanwhile, futures open interest has declined, reinforcing that this surge is fueled by real...

U.S. President Donald Trump announced the names of three cryptocurrencies to be included in a new U.S. crypto strategic reserve on Sunday, spiking the value of each in market trading. Trump said on social media that his January executive order on digital assets would create a stockpile of currencies including XRP (Ripple), SOL (Solana), and ADA (Cardano). (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)(AFP) Trump said on social media that his January executive order on digital assets would create a stockpile of currencies including XRP (Ripple), SOL (Solana), and ADA (Cardano)....

Cryptocurrency prices jumped after President Donald Trump said a US strategic reserve of digital assets would include bitcoin as well as lesser-traded tokens, providing a jolt to an industry that has cosied up to the White House.Trump, who has courted the crypto industry, wrote on his Truth Social account on Sunday that the strategic reserve would “elevate this critical industry after years of corrupt attacks by the Biden administration”. A reserve has been championed by crypto traders, who believe something akin to Fort Knox for gold — which would buy...