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The Dow gave up a chunk of last week's record run on Tuesday, sliding back from the 50K handle it had briefly tagged days earlier, with the broader equity tape leaning lower as bonds did the heavy lifting on the downside.

The British Pound (GBP) retreats by 0.31% during the North American session as the US Dollar (USD) rises, underpinned by soaring US Treasury yields as investors price in a spike in inflation from the energy shock. The GBP/USD pair trades at 1.3392 after reaching a daily high of 1.3437.

Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) economist Abbey Xu notes that Canadian inflation accelerated in April, mainly due to higher energy prices and fading base effects, while underlying pressures stayed contained.

United States (US) President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he might restart attacks on Iran, but that he hasn't made up his mind. He also claimed that Iran is begging to make a deal while speaking to reporters at the White House on Tuesday.

BNP Paribas economists note Germany is moving away from its traditional reliance on automotive and chemicals towards defence, aerospace and electronic equipment.

A wave of recent high-profile departures at the Ethereum Foundation has reignited longstanding questions from community members about what is going on inside the organization.

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Pres. Trump is speaking on many topics: We may have to give Iran another hit, not sureWas hours from attacking IranIran is begging to make a deal.Don't know about changing the regime in Cuba. Cuba really needs helpEveryone tells me that the Iran war is unpopular, but I think it's very popularGulf states and Isreal are negotiatingMust ensure Iran does not have nuclear weaponsXi promised he is not sending weapons to IranThere may be other initiatives to keep gas prices in checkIran does not have capacity to retaliateThe President and war staff were presumably a day away from bombing Iran again yesterday, but Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Qatar asked for a delay on hopes for continued peace talks.Meanwhile the UAE defense minister today said that they dealt with six drones in the past 48 hours with the drones launched from Iraq. There were other reports that Israel sent drones toward the UAE (not sure about the sources of some of these stories) as a way to push the UAE into playing a greater negative role in the region against Iran and other Islamic countries.The world turns. US stocks are lower with the Dow industrial average down -0.35%. The S&P index down -0.70%, and the NASDAQ index down -1.23% US yields are moving to the upside with increased momentum. The two-year is now at 4.133% up 4.3 basis points. The 10 year is up 4.8 basis points at 4.671% the move higher in the 10 year takes the yield to the highest level going back to January 15, 2025. The high yield in 2025 reached 4.809%. The 10 year yield is now up 34 basis points over the last nine trading days from a low of 4.334%. Kevin Warsh will take over as Fed Chair on Friday when he is sworn in. Pres. Trump says that he is going to let Warsh do what he wants to do at the Fed with interest rates. This article was written by Greg Michalowski at investinglive.com.

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More than 10,000 Bitcoin have been sold at a loss by short-term holders in recent days, adding fuel to analysts’ predictions that BTC price will fall to $65,000.

Analysts at TD Cowen believe shares in Bitcoin-buying Strategy behemoth could jump more than 139% in the next 12 months.

US 30-Year Treasury Yield and US 10-Year Treasury Yield continue to advance on Tuesday, with the 30-year yield trading at 5.195% and the 10-year yield at 4.683% at the time of writing.

Rabobank’s energy team sees the UAE’s departure from OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) as a potential catalyst for further cartel erosion and structurally lower Oil prices.

The Euro (EUR) weakens against the Canadian Dollar (CAD) on Tuesday as rising Oil prices linked to the US-Iran conflict continue to support the commodity-linked Loonie, even as the latest Canadian inflation data came in softer than expected.

TD Securities’ FX strategists Howard Du and Linda Cheng note that soft April Canada inflation and weak employment data should keep USD/CAD supported near 1.37 in Q2 2026.

Scotiabank strategists Shaun Osborne and Eric Theoret note GBP/USD is slightly lower versus the US Dollar (USD) but outperforming most G10 peers.

Brown Brothers Harriman’s (BBH) Elias Haddad notes that the US Dollar Index (DXY) is likely to overshoot the upper end of its 96.00–100.00 range as resilient United States (US) economic activity and a positive net energy balance support a more restrictive Federal Reserve (Fed).