USD/JPY rose to 159.04 at the end of the week, marking the yen’s second consecutive weekly decline. The Japanese currency came under pressure after weaker inflation data reduced expectations of imminent Bank of Japan policy tightening. Core inflation in Japan slowed to 1.4% in April, down from 1.8% the previous month – the lowest level…
NEW YORK, NY, May 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AriseAlpha, a pioneering developer of automated financial technology solutions, today announced the official launch of its highly anticipated AI-driven cryptocurrency quantitative trading platform. Designed to eliminate the execution bottlenecks and emotional biases that frequently hinder retail and passive investors, the platform leverages sophisticated machine learning models…
Kepler Cheuvreux has made expanded its high touch trading sales team with the addition of Leam Conley. Conley will be based at the firm’s London office in his new role, and is set to support Kepler Cheuvreux’s efforts to build out its UK footprint and client offering. He will report to Chris Jay, head of sales trading, UK client…
London, May 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BulkQuant, an AI-powered quantitative trading platform, today introduced its AI Trading Bot for retail traders seeking a more structured way to use automated strategy tools across crypto, forex, and stock markets. The platform is designed for users who want to explore trading automation without building algorithms, writing code,…
The strong rally in US equities could face increasing pressure in the final stretch of the corporate earnings season as investors grapple with rising inflation concerns and surging bond yields. The benchmark S&P 500 has shown signs of volatility this week but remains less than 1% below its record high. The index is still up…
The trend of digitisation in the global currency market continues to grow as retail traders seek new ways to manage their capital effectively and efficiently, despite working across different time zones. Automated systems can ensure operational consistency, which is hard to achieve with manual procedures during periods of heavy market movement. Automated systems will also…
The US dollar has rallied quite nicely during the trading session here on Thursday as we continue to see a lot of upward movements in this market. That being said, I think you also have to understand that the interest rate differential continues to be a major factor. I think the US dollar being able…
Key Highlights USD/JPY started a decent increase and reclaimed 158.00. A key bullish trend line is forming support at 158.50 on the 4-hour chart. EUR/USD extended losses and traded below 1.1620. USD/CAD is showing signs of strength above the 1.3750 resistance. USD/JPY Technical Analysis The US Dollar remained supported above 156.50 against the Japanese Yen….
Categorised: The Stream | Tags: Bloomberg, BMatch, DR Congo, FXPosted by Colin Lambert. Last updated: May 22, 2026 The central bank of the Democratic Republic of Congo has adopted Bloomberg’s BMatch as part of its efforts to build transparency and efficiency in its local FX market. BMatch, which is part of FXGO, enables participants to…
EUR/USD and GBP/USD have moved into recovery mode following a sharp test of key support levels, although the market remains cautious ahead of the release of important macroeconomic data from the US, the eurozone and the UK. Earlier this week, the European currencies came under pressure: GBP/USD fell towards the 1.3300 area, while EUR/USD tested…