Macroeconomics

Gate News message, April 24 — A survey indicates the European Central Bank will likely maintain interest rates in April but raise them by 25 basis points in June, driven by inflation concerns stemming from geopolitical tensions. Looking ahead, market participants widely expect the ECB to begin

Gate News: According to the latest Gate TradFi data, USDILS (US dollar vs Israeli Shekel) has surged by 0.5% in a short period. Current volatility is significantly higher than recent averages, indicating increased market

Gate News message, April 24 — Crypto markets weakened on Friday as Bitcoin hovered near $77,800 and Ethereum fell to $2,300 with a 24-hour decline of 0.8%. The uptrend that began Wednesday from $65,000 has visibly slowed, with Ethereum underperforming Bitcoin. Market pressure stems from Japan's Mar

Gate News message, April 24 — Major European stock index futures declined across the board today. The Stoxx 50 (Europe's leading blue-chip equity index) fell 0.92%, while the UK FTSE 100 (Britain's benchmark index) dropped more than 1%. Germany's DAX 30 (the primary German equity index)

Gate News message, April 23 — The US Dollar Index, which measures the greenback against six major currencies, rose 0.18% and closed at 98.774 at the end of New York forex trading. The euro weakened to 1.1685 USD

Gate News: According to the latest Gate TradFi data, JPN225 (Nikkei 225) has dropped by 1.5% in a short period. Current volatility is significantly higher than recent averages, indicating increased market

Gate News: According to the latest Gate TradFi data, NG (Natural Gas) has dropped by 4% in a short period. Current volatility is significantly higher than recent averages, indicating increased market activity.

Gate News message, April 23 — The Nasdaq 100 index (U.S. tech-heavy benchmark) turned positive today, signaling an improvement in market sentiment.

Gate News message, April 23 — S&P Global released preliminary economic data for April on April 23. The U.S. manufacturing purchasing managers index (PMI) came in at 54, while the services business activity index reached 51.3. The composite output index, which combines both sectors, stood at 52.

Gate News message, April 23 — U.S. stock indices opened lower on Thursday, April 23. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (benchmark U.S. equity index) fell 182.74 points, or 0.37%, to 49,307.29. The S&P 500 (broader U.S. market index) declined 16.66 points, or 0.23%, to 7,121.24. The Nasdaq

Gate News message, April 23 — Initial jobless claims in the U.S. for the week ended April 18 came in at 214,000, slightly above the expected 210,000. The prior week's figure was revised upward to 208,000 from the previously

Gate News message, April 23 — S&P Global released data on April 23 showing that the Eurozone's manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for April came in at 52.2 on its preliminary reading. A PMI reading above 50 indicates expansion in manufacturing

Gate News: According to the latest Gate TradFi data, USDIDR (US Dollar vs Indonesian Rupiah) has surged by 0.5% in a short period. Current volatility is significantly higher than recent averages, indicating increased market

SWIFT data indicate the US dollar accounted for a record 51.1% of international transactions in March, up from 49.2% in February and the highest level since 2023. The euro was around 21%, with sterling and yen behind, and the dollar's rise aligned with tensions in the Middle East. SWIFT data show the US dollar share of international transactions rose to 51.1% in March from 49.2% in February, a peak since 2023, with the euro around 21% and sterling and yen trailing.

Gate News message, April 23 — European stock index futures fell, with both the Stoxx Europe 50 index (a benchmark index tracking the 50 largest blue-chip companies in the eurozone) and the DAX 30 index (Germany's primary equity benchmark) declining

Gate News: According to the latest Gate TradFi data, TW88 (MSCI Taiwan) has dropped by 3% in a short period. Current volatility is significantly higher than recent averages, indicating increased market

Bitcoin (BTC) continues the rebound trend from the beginning of the week, trading at around $78,230 as of April 23. U.S. Pacific Command Commander Samuel Paparo said in a congressional hearing that the U.S. government operates Bitcoin nodes to conduct cybersecurity tests, but does not participate in mining. Tesla’s first-quarter Bitcoin holdings remain unchanged, and its digital-asset impairment loss is $173 million.

Gate News message, April 23 — Japan's Nikkei 225 index (Japan's primary stock benchmark) broke through the 60,000-point mark for the first time today, reaching a new all-time high. South Korea's KOSPI index (South Korea's benchmark equity index) also hit a record high, climbing over 1% on the day.

Gate News message, April 23 — South Korea's central bank released preliminary data showing first-quarter GDP growth of 1.7% quarter-over-quarter, significantly exceeding market expectations of 0.9% and rebounding sharply from the previous quarter's 0.2% contraction. Year-over-year growth