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India's RBI held rates, buoyed by eased US tariffs and a strengthening economic trajectory.

CIBC predicts sharp gold and silver surges, driven by geopolitical uncertainty and dollar weakness.

USDt added $12.4 billion in Q4 to reach a $187.3 billion market cap, increasing users and onchain activity even as rival stablecoins declined after October’s liquidation event.

The USDJPY pair has risen to a two-week peak at 157.02. The market is awaiting political news and Japanese GDP data. 

The Dollar Index (DXY) continues to unfold from the September 2022 peak as a five‑wave cycle, with the structure now approaching the conclusion of wave ((5)).

Gold is forming a new upward wave ahead of US economic data releases, with XAUUSD prices testing the 5,075 USD level. 

The cost of doing business in Pakistan is about one-third higher than in regional peers and the gap appears to be discouraging entrepreneurship and quietly pushing more people toward salaried employment instead of pursuing their own startups, recent private research shows.

Oil and gas prices slide as easing geopolitical risk and steady OPEC+ supply push WTI toward $60, while natural gas consolidates near $3.20 support.

The euro may continue to strengthen following US economic data. The EURUSD rate is hovering around the 1.1810 level.