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Halving previously occurred in 2012, 2016, and 2020, where Bitcoin’s value surged approximately 93-fold, 30-fold, and 8-fold, respectively, from its price on the day of the halving to its peak in each cycle, as per data by Coin Metrics.

The dollar edged down but was still within striking distance of its 5-1/2-month high on Wednesday, keeping the yen rooted near 34-year lows after Federal Reserve officials reiterated interest rates are likely to stay higher for longer.

Brent futures for June were down 51 cents, or 0.6%, to $89.51 a barrel at 1210 GMT, while U.S. crude futures for May were down 41 cents, or 0.5%, to $84.95 a barrel

Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange was 0.8% higher at $9,547 per metric ton as of 1158 GMT, reversing Tuesday declines caused by slower-than-expected China’s industrial output growth

LONDON – Europe’s main share and currency markets started the week modestly higher while oil and bond prices dipped, as investors kept Middle East concerns in check after Iran’s weekend attacks on Israel.

The Egyptian pound has slumped against the US dollar, recording EGP 48.68 for buying and EGP 48.78 for selling in trading at the Commercial International Bank (CIB) of Egypt, as per the bank’s latest update on April 15th.

Kiev’s top diplomat has suggested the US and other donors need to give more military aid to stop attacks on Russian refineries

Britain’s economic output grew by 0.1 percent in monthly terms in February and January’s reading was revised higher, pointing to an exit from recession in early 2024, figures from the Office for National Statistics showed on Friday.

The third straight month of strong consumer price readings reported by the Labor Department on Wednesday also suggested that the pick up in inflation in January and February could not be solely attributed to businesses raising prices at the start of the year as economists had argued

SINGAPORE: Oil prices ticked up during trade on Thursday, after rising a dollar a barrel in the prior session, as investors braced for a worsening of the Middle East crisis, potentially involving Iran, the third-largest oil producer in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries.