The U.S. dollar rose against major currencies including the euro and the Swiss franc as currency markets largely shrugged off President Donald Trump’s latest tariff missives, except in Brazil where a threatened 50% levy sent the real sliding.
Nvidia’s stock market value ended the trading session above $4 trillion for the first time on Thursday, solidifying the AI chipmaker’s position as one of Wall Street’s most-favored stocks.
Bitcoin price hit new highs as a stablecoin liquidity metric pointed to fresh capital flowing into BTC. Retail investor inflows dropped while Binance’s market share surged past 49%, highlighting institutional investors’ role in driving the rally.
The U.S. dollar’s share of global currency reserves reported to the International Monetary Fund nudged lower to 57.7% in the first quarter of 2025 while the share of euro-denominated reserves gained, International Monetary Fund data showed.
Gold prices edged up as investors closely watched negotiations between the United States and its trading partners, while a firmer dollar capped further gains.
Robinhood’s strategic embrace of blockchain technology and tokenization has fueled a nearly 30% rally in its stock over the past month, highlighting the brokerage’s new growth drivers despite regulatory scrutiny of some of its products.
