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Shan Ahmed Khan

As a journalist focused on finance and the stock market, he delivers fast, reliable, and easy-to-understand coverage of market news.

XRP price slides nearly 7% as Fed chair talk jolts crypto — what traders watch next

XRP price slides nearly 7% as Fed chair talk jolts crypto — what traders watch next

XRP fell 6.7% to about $1.75 Friday, tracking a broad crypto selloff as bitcoin and ether hit two-month lows. Investors weighed uncertainty over U.S. crypto regulation and the pending Fed chair announcement, with Jerome Powell expected to be replaced after a White House meeting Monday. Senate committee advanced a crypto oversight bill, but its fate in the full Senate remains unclear.
30 January 2026
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Natural gas price today: Henry Hub futures slip as storage draw hits and storm risk hangs over the East

Natural gas price today: Henry Hub futures slip as storage draw hits and storm risk hangs over the East

U.S. natural gas futures fell early Friday, with the March Henry Hub contract down 1% to $3.878 per mmBtu after a volatile week. Production dropped by 6.1 bcfd Thursday, recovering from a peak decline of 18.1 bcfd earlier in the week. Storage stood at 2,823 Bcf, 206 Bcf above last year. LNG feedgas to Gulf Coast export terminals rebounded sharply as weather moderated.
30 January 2026
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AI stocks split before Wall Street opens as Microsoft sinks and Meta jumps

AI stocks split before Wall Street opens as Microsoft sinks and Meta jumps

Microsoft fell about 10% premarket after reporting a 66% jump in capital spending, unsettling investors. Meta rose roughly 10% on strong ad revenue and a bullish first-quarter forecast, despite higher spending plans. Nvidia edged up, while Broadcom and AMD slipped. Traders awaited U.S. producer price data due at 8:30 a.m. ET.
30 January 2026
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Mortgage rates today: 30-year fixed stays near 3-year low as mortgage stocks trade mixed premarket

Mortgage rates today: 30-year fixed stays near 3-year low as mortgage stocks trade mixed premarket

The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate rose to 6.10%, according to Freddie Mac, while mortgage applications fell 8.5% last week and refinancing dropped 16%, the Mortgage Bankers Association said. UWM Holdings slid 3.3% premarket; homebuilder stocks and ETFs moved higher. The 10-year Treasury yield hovered near 4.26%. The Federal Reserve kept its policy rate steady this week.
30 January 2026
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Bitcoin price tumbles near $82,000 as Fed chair suspense and ETF exits bite

Bitcoin price tumbles near $82,000 as Fed chair suspense and ETF exits bite

Bitcoin fell 5.9% to $82,667 and ether dropped 6.9% to $2,733 as traders cut risk ahead of month-end. U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs saw $817.8 million in outflows on Jan. 29, led by BlackRock’s IBIT and Fidelity’s FBTC. Markets focused on President Trump’s pending Fed chair pick, with Kevin Warsh favored. Wall Street futures slipped and Microsoft lost about 10% after investor doubts over AI spending.
30 January 2026
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Stock market today: Wall Street futures slide on Trump Fed chair pick talk, Nasdaq hit by Microsoft fallout

Stock market today: Wall Street futures slide on Trump Fed chair pick talk, Nasdaq hit by Microsoft fallout

U.S. stock index futures fell early Friday, with S&P 500 E-minis down 1.04% and Nasdaq 100 E-minis off 1.31%, after reports President Trump will nominate Kevin Warsh as Fed chair. Microsoft shares dropped 6.5% in after-hours trading following record AI spending and slower revenue growth. Apple projected 13–16% revenue growth but warned of supply and memory cost pressures. The December Producer Price Index is due at 8:30 a.m. ET.
30 January 2026
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Gold price dives below $5,000, silver breaks $100 as Trump’s Fed chair pick nears

Gold price dives below $5,000, silver breaks $100 as Trump’s Fed chair pick nears

Gold dropped 7.5% to $4,992.05 an ounce and silver fell 14.1% to $99.77 as the dollar strengthened ahead of President Trump’s expected Fed chair announcement. The selloff followed record highs for both metals on Thursday. Mining shares fell in London, while U.S. stock futures and Asian shares also slipped. Trump is expected to name his nominee Friday morning after meeting Kevin Warsh.
30 January 2026
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Australia stock market today: ASX 200 slips as miners sink, RBA rate call looms

Australia stock market today: ASX 200 slips as miners sink, RBA rate call looms

ASX 200 fell 0.65% to 8,869.1 as miners and gold stocks slumped, with Rio Tinto down 3.5% and BHP off 1.8%. Hotter-than-expected core inflation pushed markets to price in a 75% chance of an RBA rate hike next week. The Australian dollar slipped to 70.02 U.S. cents. Whitehaven reported a 21% jump in quarterly coal output to 11 million tonnes.
30 January 2026
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Silver price plunges 14% as Trump Fed chair decision looms, dollar rebounds

Silver price plunges 14% as Trump Fed chair decision looms, dollar rebounds

Spot silver plunged 14% to $99.77 an ounce Friday, erasing Thursday’s record high, as the dollar rose and traders awaited President Trump’s Fed chair announcement. The iShares Silver Trust ETF dropped 14% premarket. Trump is expected to name his nominee after meeting with former Fed governor Kevin Warsh, seen as the frontrunner. The dollar index climbed 0.37% to 96.48.
30 January 2026
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Stock Market Today

Rio Tinto stock jumps as Glencore mega-merger is shelved; what to watch next week

Rio Tinto stock jumps as Glencore mega-merger is shelved; what to watch next week

7 February 2026
Rio Tinto’s U.S. shares closed up 2.5% at $93.37 Friday after the company ruled out a merger with Glencore, triggering a six-month “no-bid” lockout under UK takeover rules. Both companies cited disagreements over valuation. Attention now turns to Rio’s Feb. 19 results and iron ore prices, which fell below $100 a tonne amid weak Chinese demand.
iFAST share price drops 3% as markets shut; earnings next week in focus

iFAST share price drops 3% as markets shut; earnings next week in focus

7 February 2026
iFAST shares fell 3.2% to S$9.64 in heavy trading Friday, closing near the day’s low as investors awaited FY2025 results due Feb. 12. The stock is about 13% below its 52-week high. iFAST recently agreed to buy a 30% stake in Financial Alliance for S$19.6 million, pending regulatory approval. Assets under administration stood at S$30.62 billion as of Sept. 30.
Sembcorp Industries share price: what to watch after Friday dip as Feb 25 results near

Sembcorp Industries share price: what to watch after Friday dip as Feb 25 results near

7 February 2026
Sembcorp shares closed at S$6.05 on Friday, down 0.33%, as Singapore’s STI dropped 0.8%. Shareholders approved the A$6.5 billion Alinta Energy takeover on Jan 30, but the deal still faces regulatory and closing conditions. Sembcorp will release FY2025 results on Feb 25 before market open. Trading volume reached about 4.3 million shares.
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