30-year US Treasury yield hits 5.1%, highest since July 2007

Bitcoin positions itself for a rally above $80,000 after Strategy's $2 billion BTC buy, crumbling investor confidence in the US Treasury and a potential US-Iran deal.

Strengthened G7 sanctions enforcement could curb Iran's military funding, impacting regional stability and global financial compliance norms. The post US Treasury Secretary Bessent urges G7 to uphold sanctions against Iran appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

The lapse in the US waiver on Russian oil sanctions could tighten global oil supply, potentially elevating inflation and delaying rate cuts. The post US Treasury allows sanctions waiver on Russian seaborne oil to lapse, raising global supply concerns appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

The lapse may tighten global oil supply, potentially increasing prices and impacting energy markets, while boosting interest in alternative assets. The post US Treasury allows sanctions waiver on Russian seaborne oil to lapse appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Treasury yields hit 12-month highs on May 15, pushing Bitcoin back toward $80,500 a day after the Clarity Act committee vote. US Treasury yields surged to fresh 12-month highs on May 15, with the 10-year note hitting 4.54% and the…

The post $2.6 Billion in Bitcoin, ETH, XRP, Solana Options Expire Today, Experts Raise Concerns appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Crypto market recorded massive liquidations over the past few hours due to Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), XRP, and Solana (SOL) options expiry today. Crypto prices tumbled and pared almost all gains after bearish sentiment over the Senate committee advancing the CLARITY Act faded. The latest US macroeconomic data, Middle East tensions, and spiking US Treasury yields, among other headwinds, are sparking Bitcoin selloff jitters. Over $2 Billion in Bitcoin Options to Expire Today According to Deribit data, almost 25K Bitcoin options with a notional value of more than $2 billion will expire on May 15. The put/call ratio of 0.57 indicates bullish sentiment in the crypto market. The max pain price is at $80,000, below the current market price of $80,772. Moreover, BTC implied volatility is falling and 25 delta skew is rising sharply today. It signals that trade

The post US Dollar: Strong data supports Dollar gains – Rabobank appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Rabobank strategist Molly Schwartz notes that hotter US trade price data for April pushed United States (US) Treasury yields higher, with import and export prices rising at their fastest monthly pace since early 2022. The report highlights that the US Dollar (USD) was the best performing G10 currency on a one-day view as two-year yields moved back above 4.00%. Hotter prices lift yields and USD “US Treasury yields closed higher after hotter-than-expected trade price data for April printed, with import prices up 1.9% m/m and export prices up 3.3% m/m.” “These were the fastest monthly price index increases since early 2022 for both.” “However, the import price index, excluding petroleum, registered more modest gains of only 0.7% which, while hotter than the expected print of 0.5%, is cooler than levels seen as recently as January and February of this year.” “Yesterday afternoon saw a surg

The post Gold Price Forecast: Stable at $4,700 as markets await news from Trump-Xi meeting appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Gold (XAU/USD) is trading flat on a particularly calm market session on Thursday, with investors awaiting developments from a two-day summit between US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, in Beijing. Safe-haven flows triggered by the uncertainty about the ceasefire in Iran and higher US Treasury yields, following hot US inflation figures earlier in the week, are providing support to the Greenback. Still, traders are reluctant to take decisive positions ahead of the outcome of the high-stakes summit in China. Trump affirmed that the first meeting with Xi was “great” after two hours of talks held earlier on Thursday. Reports by Reuters, citing White House sources, say that both leaders agreed on the need to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, whose closure has boosted Oil prices by more than 40%. The same source also affirmed that the status