Ripple acquires crypto-friendly prime broker Hidden Road for $1.25B

Ripple Daily Chart

Blockchain-based payments network Ripple announced it has acquired crypto-friendly prime broker Hidden Road in one of the largest mergers in the cryptocurrency industry to date. Ripple is acquiring Hidden Road in a $1.25 billion deal, the company officially announced

Dollar weakens against peers on trade disputes

USD/JPY Daily Chart

The U.S. dollar weakened against major currencies including the yen and euro, while China’s offshore yuan hit a record low, amid trade disputes sparked by President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs that have roiled markets for three days.

The Dollar-Yen pair fell 0.9% in the last session after gaining as much as 1.0% during the session. The CCI is giving a positive signal.
Support: 143.48 | Resistance: 149.48

Apple nears one-year low

The “Magnificent Seven” stocks sank, extending a market rout that has wiped off around $2 trillion from their combined value as investors worry about the financial fallout of U.S. President Donald Trump’s global tariff war. Apple traded around 1-year low.

Shares of Apple crashed 6.3% in the last session. The Ultimate Oscillator is giving a negative signal.
Support: 171.29 | Resistance: 208.94

Investors pile into safe-haven currencies as tariff worries ripple through markets

Investors bought into safe havens such as the dollar, yen and Swiss franc as concerns about a global recession heightened following U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs on trading partners, leading global markets down.

EU Commission proposes 25% counter-tariffs on some US imports

The European Commission proposed counter-tariffs of 25% on a range of U.S. goods on Monday in response to President Donald Trump’s tariffs on steel and aluminium. The tariffs on some goods will come into effect May 16 and others later in the year.