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The constant expansion of the coronavirus continues to harm the global economic markets. Monday’s severe stock sell-off pushed the UK to cut the interest rates, a week after the US did the same.As a result, Europe stocks are in the green as of writing these lines. Wall Street’s major indexes opened Wednesday’s trading in the deep red zone – S&P 500 and NASDAQ are down 3% at the moment. At the same time, Bitcoin’s price is steady around $7800.Coronavirus Spreads: Global Markets ReactThe...

Novavax (NVAX) stock jumped again yesterday after it received a $4 million award to be pumped into developing a vaccine for COVID-19. However, today it is falling.Since the coronavirus epidemic worsened, the stock market has been a lot more unreliable than ever. Stocks that had shown a lot of promise since the year began, have crashed considerably and are still bleeding. There are a few stocks that seem to be well-positioned for an increase if the epidemic continues to get worse. However, of...

Blockchain.com offers retail investors a new Borrow option that will let them ‘borrow like the big guys’, pledging their Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Stellar or Ether.Blockchain.com once was responsible for 70% of all the BTC wallets. Today, users can borrow USD (in stablecoin) and keep the precious Bitcoin for themselves. If they will pay the credited funds back after some time, of course.Per the official announcement made on Tuesday, Blockchain.com (former Blockchain.info) offers a new borrow...

The coronavirus is negatively influencing the markets. Though Apple (AAPL) stock was moving up yesterday, today it is falling again.Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock has jumped by about 7.2% in the markets on Tuesday. This comes after the stock had faced a rough time at the markets due to COVID-19 issues. The Cupertino California giant has had it rough this year when it comes to the numbers. This comes as the big tech companies have been hammered recently. Sources say iPhone sales fell to about...

Google (GOOGL) stock rose 4.88% on Tuesday as the company is expanding work from home recommendation to all North American employees and established ‘COVID-19 fund’To ensure employee safety and reduce the risk of an infection, a few companies around the world are asking their staff to work from home. As the coronavirus epidemic got worse in China and the government began its lockdown, businesses that could run remotely began doing so. Now that the virus is spreading across the world, other...

Bitcoin options market is rising, per the crypto analytics firm Skew, with a massive money inflow from institutional investors. Yesterday, the volume of crypto derivatives trading was only increasing, reaching the level of almost $200 million.Bitcoin options are receiving a major call from the investors. They started selling and buying derivatives as the market went down. Let’s see what has happened here in detail.The CME Group, Deribit, Bakkt, LedgerX, and OKEx are experiencing the money...

XRP is attempting to recover from this weekend’s market capitulation after a price increase of approximately 7% from this week’s low.The cryptocurrency encountered resistance at $0.22 yesterday and quickly retraced back to the current price of $0.207.Against Bitcoin, XRP also recovered remarkably well as it swings back above 2650 SAT from a closing price beneath 2525 SAT.Key Support & Resistance LevelsXRP/USD:Support: $0.20, $0.195, $0.19.Resistance: $0.22, $0.227, $0.235.XRP/BTC:Support:...

Tuesday’s rally did not last long. Early on Wednesday, U.S. stock futures, including Dow, fell sharply. Tech stocks have also suffered.After the coronavirus outbreak, the market has become as volatile as never before. Yesterday, it rebounded after the crash on Monday, but it was not out of the woods yet. Today, U.S. stock futures dropped sharply, suggesting more volatility when trading began Wednesday, following two roller-coaster days on Wall Street. Dow Futures slide 700 points, rolling...

The U.S. Treasury yields increase volatility caused by coronavirus panic as the number of confirmed cases in the country is growing.The coronavirus outbreak in the United States has now reached a red alert level after surpassing 1,000 cases and over 30 deaths. As a result, it has affected the treasury yields which is the return on investment on the government’s debt obligation. However, the United States government debt prices rose on Wednesday, after investors had hoped on imminent fiscal...

ADA price extended its decline below the $0.0450 and $0.0420 support levels against the US Dollar.The price traded as low as $0.0391 and it is currently consolidating losses.There is a major bearish trend line forming with resistance near $0.0470 on the 4-hours chart (data feed via Kraken).The price could correct higher in the short term, but it is likely to face sellers near $0.0460.Cardano price is following a downtrend below key supports against the US Dollar and bitcoin. ADA price could...