
Fed minutes keep year-end tightening alive as DXY eyes 102.49, while EUR/USD targets 1.1161 and GBP/USD risks another test of 1.3180.

Moomoo is intensifying its push into the United States cryptocurrency market through a strategic partnership with Crossover Markets, bringing advanced institutional trading infrastructure to retail investors as competition among digital asset platforms continues to escalate.

Gold prices remained under pressure on Thursday, October 8, hovering near their lowest levels in nine weeks as escalating tensions in the Middle East strengthened inflation concerns and raised expectations of further interest rate increases by the United States Federal Reserve.

A suspected international investment fraud operation in Kuantan has been disrupted following the arrest of 12 foreign nationals, exposing another alleged criminal network that used digital investment platforms and promises of attractive returns to approach unsuspecting investors.
A Malaysian doctor has lost RM300,000 after investing in an alleged project linked to a student welfare initiative that police say did not exist.

An accidental WhatsApp message has ended in a RM367,950 loss for a 70-year-old government retiree in Kuala Terengganu.

The rapidly expanding proprietary trading industry is facing a fresh attempt to impose order on a market where disputes over rejected payouts, shifting trading rules and alleged trader misconduct have increasingly tested confidence.

Binance is pushing artificial intelligence closer to the everyday crypto trader, introducing a retail AI assistant while bringing several existing automation products under a broader Binance Intelligence banner.

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Bryan Walker and Michelle Min, the couple behind women's fashion label Bryn Walker, were found fatally shot outside their home. It was believed that Walker had lost over US$100 million in risky and leveraged trading.

Europe's cryptocurrency industry is mounting a fresh challenge to the overwhelming dominance of the US dollar in digital assets, with eToro joining a group of European firms seeking to expand the use of a regulated euro denominated stablecoin

Italy's financial regulator has ordered another group of unauthorised investment websites to be blocked, pushing the number of sites targeted under its enforcement powers to a total of 1834.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said on Wednesday it would ensure that the "undervalued" rupee finds its correct level, after the currency slid to a five-month low of 96.8450 per dollar. The central bank also raised its policy rate by 25 basis points, its first tightening since February 2023, but the rupee still weakened as foreign capital flowed out of Indian markets.

India's foreign exchange reserves stood at $747.56 billion in the week ended September 25, according to The Economic Times, which reported the figure alongside a headline decline of $18.34 billion. The same report said the fall was driven mainly by a reduction in foreign currency assets, the largest component of the reserves.

The Reserve Bank of India raised its policy repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.50% on Wednesday, October 7, its first increase in nearly four years, and shifted its stance to "calibrated tightening". Governor Sanjay Malhotra said outright that rate cuts are off the table for now. "Rate cuts are off the table in the near term and policy action ahead can only be a rate hike or a pause, depending on the evolving conditions and the outlook," Malhotra said. The six-member Monetary Policy Committee voted unanimously, according to multiple reports. For a retail trader, the number to sit with is not 5.50%. It is 5.25% — the Standing Deposit Facility rate, the floor of the RBI's corridor, and the rate that effectively sets what it costs to fund a short-rupee position overnight. The rupee has been weakening, and reports describe that weakness as one of the reasons the RBI moved.

Rising oil prices, elevated bond yields and renewed French fiscal concerns are pressuring global markets ahead of the Fed minutes.
The tech giant is also expected to get a boost from its latest folding devices that were launched in August.

U.S. dollar is moving higher as traders focus on problems in European debt markets.
The Survey of Consumer Expectations indicated that the median outlook for inflation over the next 12 months rose to 3.9%.