• Bitcoin Dips Below $8K After SEC Delays ETF Decision
  
  Bitcoin held most of Monday's 13% surge as traders took in their stride another delay by U.S. regulators to approve a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund.
• 4 Reasons Why Central Banks Rapidly Buying Gold
  
  According to official data provided by the World Gold Council, Central Banks are buying up gold fast.
• JPMorgan: Bitcoin's Jump Mirrors 2017's Boom-Bust Pattern
  
  Bitcoin may have gotten ahead of itself with its recent rally, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co.
• Xi's Trip to Rare Earths Plant Stokes Talk of Trade Retaliation
  
  President Xi Jinping's visit to a rare earths facility fueled speculation that the strategic materials could be weaponized in China's tit-for-tat with the U.S. on trade.
• JPMorgan: Yen, Gold to Improve as Trade-War Hedges
  
  Traditional hedges gold and the yen have performed poorly since the beginning of the U.S.-China trade war, but that could now change given the more dovish monetary backdrop, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co.
• WSJ: China's Swine Fever to Lead to Meat Price Hike
  
  The U.S.-China trade war is not the only weight bearing on farm trade as China has suffered from a swine fever epidemic, forcing it to import more swine and causing worldwide meat prices to rise, The Wall Street Journal reported."
• Saudi Arabia to Tax to Soft Drinks, E-Cigarettes
  
  Saudi Arabia has imposed a special tax on electronic cigarettes and sugary drinks, extending similar taxes introduced in 2017 as it seeks to reduce a budget deficit caused by low oil prices.
• Australian Dollar to Strengthen After Ruling Govt Surprise Win
  
  The Australian dollar is set to strengthen against the greenback after the nation's center-right government clung to power in a surprise election victory at the weekend.
• Swiss Voters Approve Tax, Pension Overhaul
  
  Swiss voters easily approved on Sunday a shake-up of the country's corporate tax system, heading off what its finance minister had called an existential threat to Switzerland's role as a business hub, projections for Swiss broadcaster SRF showed.
• Fastest-Growing Nuclear Business? Tearing Down Plants
  
  The fastest growing part of the nuclear industry in the U.S. involves a small but expanding group of companies that specialize in tearing reactors down faster and cheaper than ever before.
• Bitcoin Plunges 14% as Crypto Surge Fizzles
  
  Bitcoin slumped Friday bringing this month's spirited surge to a halt and taking rival coins down with it.
• China Demands US Must Show 'Sincerity' for Trade Talks
  
  The United States must show sincerity if it is to hold meaningful trade talks, China said on Friday, after U.S. President Donald Trump dramatically raised the stakes with a potentially devastating blow to Chinese tech giant Huawei.
• China Cuts US Treasury Holdings to Lowest Since 2017
  
  China's ownership of U.S. Treasuries fell to its lowest in nearly two years in March amid uncertainty about a trade deal between Beijing and Washington, data from the U.S. Treasury Department showed.
• Mexico Reports Foreign Direct Investment Over $10B
  
  Mexico received more than $10 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) during the first quarter of 2019, up slightly from a year earlier, preliminary figures from the economy ministry showed on Thursday.
• EU Fines 5 Banks $1.2B for Foreign-Exchange Rigging
  
  The European Union fined Barclays, Citigroup, JP Morgan, MUFG and Royal Bank of Scotland a combined 1.07 billion euros ($1.2 billion) on Thursday for rigging the multi-trillion dollar foreign exchange market.
• Smaller Rival Altcoins Pose New Challenge to Bitcoin
  
  Bitcoin's weathered hacks, heists, booms and busts to reign as the king of cryptocurrencies through its first decade.
• China's Economic Activity Weakens in Trump Tariff War
  
  China reported surprisingly weaker growth in retail sales and industrial output for April on Wednesday, adding pressure on Beijing to roll out more stimulus as the trade war with the United States escalates.
• Investors Seek Gold as Tension Fuels 'Change in Attitude'
  
  Donald Trump's tweets are keeping global financial markets on edge, and many investors are opting for gold as a refuge.
• Trade War May Yet Spur China to Sell Treasuries
  
  The idea that China would dump its $1.1 trillion of Treasuries to retaliate against U.S. tariffs is often dismissed as improbable.
• Mexico's Rising Oil Nationalism Faces Debt-Rating Crisis
  
  Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador took office in December vowing to revive state-owned energy company Pemex and put the brakes on foreign investment to give the public a bigger cut of the country's oil wealth.
• Aramco Bets on Oil Supply to Europe, Trading Expansion
  
  Saudi Aramco aims to boost its oil supply to Europe by 300,000 barrels per day (bpd) within the next two years as it expands its trading operations there with an office opening this summer in London, a senior company executive said.
• Gold Miner Newmont Goldcorp Surges as S&P 500 Drops
  
  On a day in which U.S. President Trump's trade war with China hammered stocks, the world's largest gold miner was the S&P 500's best performer, gaining more than the broader market lost.
• China Stocks Fall on Tariff Escalation, State Buying Seen
  
  Chinese stocks fell on Tuesday as the tariff war between Washington and Beijing escalated though losses were contained after conciliatory comments from U.S. President Donald Trump and amid suspected state-backed buying of equities.
• Oil Prices Jump on Drone Attack on Saudi Aramco Facilities
  
  Oil prices rose sharply on Tuesday after top exporter Saudi Arabia said explosive-laden drones launched by a Yemeni armed movement aligned to Iran had attacked facilities belonging to state oil company Aramco.
• Bitcoin's Surge to Near $8,000 Rekindles Bubble Fears
  
  Bitcoin jumped to almost $8,000 and didn't look back, as its longest winning streak since 2013 continued to rekindle the global cryptocurrency market.

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