Crypto’s long bleed: How geopolitics and a hawkish Fed broke the 2026 market
While three straight quarters of losses have hammered the digital assets since October 2025, the second half of 2026 now rests on external variables...
Tag : Iran War
Global goods trade remained resilient in Q1 despite Iran war, says WTO
The global merchandise trade, as per the WTO grew, 1.9% in the first quarter compared to the previous period and 3.2% compared to the same quarter in 2025...
Hedge funds bank a 7% first half as AI rotation beats war and tariff chaos
Global managers averaged 7% to 8.2% till June 2026, with stock pickers profiting from record dispersion while macro desks were bruised by the Iran shock...
Coinbase sees transaction revenue dip as investors reject riskier crypto assets
Coinbase's crypto transaction revenue, in the Q2, dropped 21% to USD 599 million, as investors fret over Fed rate and volatile geopolitics...
Malaysia issues first dollar Islamic securities in five years as fuel subsidy expenses rise
The Anwar Ibrahim government sold Islamic securities in two parts to help fund projects, including infrastructure, as well as refinance existing obligations...
Despite weakness in crypto trading, Robinhood beats profit estimates
Robinhood's retail trading remained robust as heightened market volatility, due to the Iran war and the Fed rate outlook, kept investors active...
Fitch outlines key challenges in Islamic banking’s liquidity management
As per the Fitch, gaps remain relative to conventional Islamic banks, more so in countries where these financial institutions remain niche and developing...
How the Iran war rewired the world’s energy habits in just five months
The lesson governments appear to be drawing from this crisis is not ‘decarbonise faster’ or ‘drill more’; it is, reaching for whatever domestic resource is available...
Despite Germany’s improving business confidence, analysts urge caution
Ifo Institute's Business Climate Index climbed to 86.6 in July, up from a slightly revised 85.7 in June, signalling growing optimism from German businesses...
TotalEnergies posts strongest quarter in nearly three years, plans Arctic LNG 2 exit
TotalEnergies also sees its production growing significantly in the Q3, although exports will still be dependent on the situation along Strait of Hormuz...