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Price Forecast News 18 December 2025 - 6 February 2026

Solana slides below $80 as Standard Chartered cuts 2026 target, still sees $2,000 by 2030

Solana slides below $80 as Standard Chartered cuts 2026 target, still sees $2,000 by 2030

Standard Chartered cut its 2026 price target for Solana to $250 from $310 as SOL dropped below $80 during a broad crypto sell-off. The bank cited a shift from memecoin trading to stablecoin micropayments, warning fee impacts may be slow. Technicians flagged failed support at $102, $100, and $95, with $74 as a possible next target. The 2030 forecast remains $2,000.
6 February 2026
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Gold and silver price forecast 2026: banks stick with $6,000 gold as silver re-prices lower

Gold and silver price forecast 2026: banks stick with $6,000 gold as silver re-prices lower

Spot gold jumped 5.3% to $4,913.59 an ounce and silver surged 9% to $86.60 on Tuesday, rebounding after last week’s heavy losses. The U.S. January jobs report will not be released Friday due to a partial government shutdown. CME raised margin requirements, intensifying forced selling Monday. Banks kept 2026 gold forecasts above $6,000 an ounce despite recent volatility.
3 February 2026
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IREN stock price forecast: Why the shares are sliding and what to watch before earnings

IREN stock price forecast: Why the shares are sliding and what to watch before earnings

New York, January 7, 2026, 15:28 EST — Regular session IREN Ltd shares were down 2.8% at $44.63 in late-afternoon trade, after swinging between $44.12 and $46.57 earlier in the session. Volume topped 16 million shares, putting the stock back in traders’ crosshairs after another choppy start to the year. Why it matters now: IREN sits at the seam between bitcoin mining and the newer AI data-center trade, and that mix can cut both ways when risk appetite turns. The company’s last big re-rating came on the back of a multi-year GPU cloud deal with Microsoft, which also left investors
7 January 2026
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Natural gas price forecast: Henry Hub jumps on colder mid-January outlook ahead of EIA storage report

Natural gas price forecast: Henry Hub jumps on colder mid-January outlook ahead of EIA storage report

NEW YORK, Jan 7, 2026, 15:34 (EST) — Regular session Key points: U.S. natural gas futures climbed nearly 6% on Wednesday, rebounding from a $3.35 close a day earlier as traders leaned on a colder mid-month weather picture. The front-month Henry Hub contract was around $3.55 per million British thermal units (mmBtu), after trading between $3.42 and $3.59 on the day. Investing.com The bounce matters now because the market has been trading the weather first and everything else second. A few warmer model runs have been enough to push prices down sharply; a colder run can flip the tape just as
7 January 2026
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Oil price forecast: Brent, WTI slide on Trump Venezuela move as 2026 surplus looms

Oil price forecast: Brent, WTI slide on Trump Venezuela move as 2026 surplus looms

New York, Jan 7, 2026, 14:45 (EST) — Regular session Oil prices fell on Wednesday after President Donald Trump said Venezuela would turn over 30 million to 50 million barrels of sanctioned crude to the United States, feeding fears of more supply in an already well-stocked market. Brent crude futures were down 40 cents, or 0.7%, at $60.31 a barrel by 11:05 a.m. ET, after touching $59.88, and U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) was down 74 cents, or 1.3%, at $56.39 after hitting $55.76; both benchmarks slid more than $1 in the previous session. SEB analyst Ole Hvalbye called the
7 January 2026
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Gold price forecast: Jobs report looms as bullion slips on profit-taking

Gold price forecast: Jobs report looms as bullion slips on profit-taking

NEW YORK, Jan 7, 2026, 14:33 EST — Regular session Gold fell more than 1% on Wednesday as investors locked in profits after a two-day surge, with traders waiting on Friday’s U.S. jobs report to test expectations for Federal Reserve rate cuts. Spot gold was down 0.9% at $4,445.32 an ounce by 1:36 p.m. ET after sliding as low as $4,422.89, and U.S. gold futures settled 0.7% lower at $4,462.50. Spot silver slid 4.1% to $77.93. Reuters The metal has been whipsawed by Washington’s intervention in Venezuela and the fallout from President Nicolas Maduro’s capture, which revived demand for havens. “The
7 January 2026
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Silver price forecast: HSBC lifts 2026 view as spot silver slides 4% ahead of U.S. payrolls

Silver price forecast: HSBC lifts 2026 view as spot silver slides 4% ahead of U.S. payrolls

New York, Jan 7, 2026, 14:42 EST — Regular session Spot silver fell 4.1% to $77.93 an ounce by 1:36 p.m. ET on Wednesday, as traders took profits after a sharp run and the dollar strengthened. HSBC raised its 2026 average silver price forecast to $68.25 an ounce but cautioned the market could stay volatile. “We’re viewing today’s pullback as general profit taking after that recent surge,” said David Meger, director of metals trading at High Ridge Futures. Reuters The price action matters now because silver has been moving in big clips even by precious-metals standards, with cash and futures markets
7 January 2026
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XRP price forecast: Ripple token slips as ETF bid cools and U.S. jobs data looms

XRP price forecast: Ripple token slips as ETF bid cools and U.S. jobs data looms

New York, Jan 7, 2026, 14:34 EST — Regular session XRP slid on Wednesday, trimming gains from a recent burst higher as traders weighed whether fresh demand from new exchange-traded funds could keep lifting the token. XRP was down about 2.6% at $2.18, CoinMarketCap data showed. CoinMarketCap The pullback comes a day after XRP climbed to nearly $2.40, a move that CoinDesk linked to heavy trading in U.S.-listed spot XRP ETFs — funds that hold the token and trade on stock exchanges like shares. Spot XRP ETFs took in about $48 million on Tuesday, pushing cumulative inflows past $1 billion since
7 January 2026
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Nvidia price forecast: Analysts keep $270–$352 targets as China H200 orders turn into the new risk

Nvidia price forecast: Analysts keep $270–$352 targets as China H200 orders turn into the new risk

New York, Jan 7, 2026, 14:35 EST — Regular session Nvidia (NVDA.O) shares rose 1.3% to $189.59 by mid-afternoon on Wednesday, after trading between $186.60 and $191.26. Raymond James analyst Simon Leopold said CES comments “offered encouragement” on Nvidia’s leadership, and recent notes from Evercore ISI, Citi and BofA pegged targets at $352, $270 and $275 — about 42% to 86% above the stock’s current level. Investors.com+2Investing.com+2 The Nvidia stock forecast matters because the company has become a stand-in for the pace of spending on AI data centres. CES roadmaps tend to hit models fast, especially when investors are trying to
7 January 2026
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2026 Natural Gas Price Forecast: Banks Trim Price Decks, EIA Sees $4 Henry Hub

2026 Natural Gas Price Forecast: Banks Trim Price Decks, EIA Sees $4 Henry Hub

NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 15:17 ET Banks that lend to the U.S. oil and gas industry trimmed their 2026 natural gas price deck to $3.43 per million British thermal units (mmBtu), a standard unit of heat energy, down from $3.54 in the spring, a Haynes Boone survey of 29 lenders showed. The survey also lowered the 2026 oil assumption to $55.44 a barrel and put a downside gas case at $2.79/mmBtu. MRT Those assumptions feed directly into borrowing bases and spending plans at producers as they lock in hedges and set drilling budgets for 2026. Even small shifts in
1 January 2026
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Walmart Stock (WMT) News and Forecast: Dec. 21, 2025 Update on Price, Analyst Targets, and 2026 Catalysts

Walmart Stock (WMT) News and Forecast: Dec. 21, 2025 Update on Price, Analyst Targets, and 2026 Catalysts

Walmart Inc. stock (NASDAQ: WMT) heads into the final stretch of 2025 with investors juggling a rare mix of “steady-eddy retailer” fundamentals and very un-retail-like headlines: a major CEO transition, a historic exchange switch to Nasdaq, rapid growth in advertising and e-commerce, and a cluster of legal and regulatory developments that could influence near-term sentiment. Because December 21, 2025 is a Sunday (U.S. markets closed), the most current read on Walmart shares reflects the latest completed trading session. As of the most recent data available, WMT last traded around $114.36, modestly lower on the session, after moving between roughly the
21 December 2025
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USDS USD Price Today (Dec. 18, 2025) and Forecast: Sky Dollar Holds Near $1 as Stablecoin Adoption Accelerates

USDS USD Price Today (Dec. 18, 2025) and Forecast: Sky Dollar Holds Near $1 as Stablecoin Adoption Accelerates

Sky Dollar (USDS) is doing what a dollar-pegged stablecoin is supposed to do on Dec. 18, 2025: hover very close to $1.00. Across major price trackers, USDS is trading around the $0.999–$1.000 level today, with only tiny intraday wiggles that typically reflect liquidity, venue-to-venue pricing differences, and short-term demand for on-chain “cash” during periods of crypto volatility. MetaMask+1 But here’s the more interesting story for readers looking beyond the penny-wide moves: stablecoins are rapidly becoming mainstream financial infrastructure, with fresh headlines today spanning fintech launches, payments integration, regulatory follow-through, and institutional adoption. That backdrop matters for USDS—not because it should
18 December 2025
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Stock Market Today

Kenvue stock price holds near $18 as Kimberly-Clark deal math tightens — what to watch next week

Kenvue stock price holds near $18 as Kimberly-Clark deal math tightens — what to watch next week

7 February 2026
Kenvue shares closed Friday at $18.13, up 0.33%, with about 63.5 million shares traded. The Kimberly-Clark offer values Kenvue at roughly $18.76 per share, leaving a deal spread of about 3%. Both companies’ shareholders approved the merger, which is expected to close in the second half of 2026 pending regulatory approvals. Kenvue’s dividend record date is Feb. 11, with earnings due Feb. 17.
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