January 2026 – Page 3 – Financial Updates

CME’s Q3 2025 Crypto Boom: ETH & Altcoins Soar as Institution Demand Hits New Peaks

CME Group’s crypto futures and options have s...

Institutional participation is broadening, as...

Ether has emerged as the key institutional cr...

Altcoin products such as Solana and XRP futur...

Innovations & Rules Reshaping Unusual Derivatives Markets in 2025

Global Markets Financial Services

Derivatives are rapidly expanding beyond trad...

Weather and freight derivatives are seeing su...

Crypto perpetual futures are moving onshore i...

These products create new hedging and specula...

Mastering Tax Rules for Section 1256, Futures & Options: Wash-Sale, Straddle, Loss Carrybacks

Americas Policy Financial Services

U.S. taxation of futures and options hinges o...

Section 1256 net losses can be carried back u...

Options and other derivatives outside Section...

Core Section 1256 rules remain unchanged, but...

Cboe Titanium Powers Rising Global Options Volume with FLEX & 24×5 Trading

Global Markets Financial Services

Cboe’s Titanium (Ti) platform underpins 27 gl...

Options trading is at record levels, with U.S...

Cboe is pushing toward near-24-hour access by...

Regulatory and infrastructure hurdles—particu...

Bitcoin Gaming & Crypto Gambling: Risks, Regulation & Sizing BC.Game’s Landscape

Global Markets Gaming

Derivatives traders are increasingly position...

Futures and options data show rising open int...

This positioning raises the risk of amplified...

Market structure suggests sentiment is turnin...

Gold’s Record Rally in 2025: What’s Driving Prices Toward $5,000/oz and How to Position

Global Markets Financial Services

Gold has surged to fresh record highs around ...

Major banks and the World Gold Council expect...

The rally’s sustainability hinges on Fed poli...

For investors, gold remains a core hedge and ...

Gold, Silver Rise Amid Fed Hopes; Oil Slumps on Oversupply & Weak Demand

Global Markets Energy

Gold and silver retreated sharply from record...

Oil prices eased on signs of oversupply, with...

Monetary policy expectations, supply shifts, ...

Banks now see oil averaging in the mid-$50s n...

Copper & Gold 2026: Prices Soar as Deficit Threatens Copper, Safe-Haven Gold Rallies

Global Forecast Metals & Mining

Copper and gold prices are poised for another...

Copper demand from electrification, renewable...

Gold is supported by central bank and ETF buy...

Key uncertainties include Chinese growth, U.S...

Precious Metals Surge in 2025: Navigating Opportunities in Gold, Silver & Energy Assets

Global Forecast Energy

Gold and silver soared in 2025 on rate-cut ex...

Oil faces downside into 2026 amid oversupply ...

Natural gas prices are supported near term by...

Investors are steered toward gold miners with...

USD Slump in 2025: What’s Driving the Decline and What It Means for Global Markets

Global Markets Financial Services

<div class="section-block section-executivesummary”> Statista’s 2025 Big Mac–based dataset compares the U.S. dollar against 55 currencies, showing it weaker versus many developed peers but still strong against numerous Asian and Latin American currencies. Across major baskets, the dollar is down roughly 9–10% year-on-year—its worst run since 2017—with European and commodity-linked currencies outperforming amid shifting rate expectations …

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