Retail speculators have driven volatility in the oil market to a six-year high

Has oil become a "meme stock"? Private investors have broken pricing in the crude market

Kaiko analyst Adam McCarthy sees the risk of bitcoin collapse down to $70000

Bitcoin collapsed to a nine-month low. What does Trump's favorite to head the Fed have to do with it?

Despite the price above $4600 per ounce and the rush of demand, the investment giant's strategists doubt the reliability of this safe haven

Goldman warns of gold investment risks after another record high for the precious metal

Morgan Stanley

The bank has applied to register exchange-traded funds linked to the price of Bitcoin and Solana.

Morgan Stanley prepares to launch its first proprietary cryptocurrency ETFs

Analysts admit increased volatility and a temporary pause in the growth of gold prices during the New Year holidays

Gold set 50th record for the year amid demand for defensive assets

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

The bank will dramatically expand its offering of exchange-traded funds to help investors ride out market fluctuations

"Lollipops for boomers": Goldman has bet on the booming market for defensive ETFs

Investors on November 18 withdrew a record $523 million from BlackRock's bitcoin exchange-traded fund - iShares Bitcoin Trust, Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-19/bitcoin-btc-slide-spurs-record-withdrawals-from-blackrock-s-ibit">calculated</a>. This is the largest outflow in a day since the fund's launch, the agency notes. Investors withdrew money from ETFs for the fifth day in a row.

A record amount of money has been withdrawn from the BlackRock bitcoin-ETF. What happens next?

Investors continued to favor European and Asian small-cap stocks in the third quarter. International ETFs, which had been leading since the start of the year, maintained their advantage, while U.S. small-cap funds – previously lagging – regained momentum.

Ex-U.S. small-cap ETFs continue to outperform U.S. peers in 3Q, but comeback in sight

The record launch of spot exchange traded funds on XRP and Dogecoin confirmed investor interest in cryptocurrency instruments. The XRP ETF saw the largest trading volume among 2025 launches, while the Dogecoin ETF was among the top 5 debuts, indicating demand for digital assets beyond bitcoin and ether, Coindesk notes.

Cryptocurrency ETFs XRP and Dogecoin broke trading volume records on debut day

The expected reduction of the Fed rate caused an increase in demand for gold. Futures for the precious metal <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/quote/XAU:CUR?embedded-checkout=true">are trading</a> near historic highs, exceeding $3600 per troy ounce. Many experts see this asset as a "safe haven" against the background of economic instability and geopolitical tension. Others caution: gold doesn't generate income like stocks and bonds and is often taxed at a higher rate. MarketWatch <a href="https://www.marketwatch.com/picks/gold-prices-could-hit-5k-if-this-happens-goldman-sachs-predicts-we-asked-7-pros-should-you-invest-in-gold-now-48b0446b?mod=newsviewer_click">has gathered</a> advice from seven Wall Street experts on how to be an investor who still wants to invest in a traditional protective asset.

Funds instead of bullion: 7 Wall Street experts on how best to invest in gold

The U.S. dollar in 2025 is noticeably losing ground against other key currencies: the Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index, which reflects the value of the dollar against a basket of ten leading world currencies, has slipped by almost 11% in the first six months. This was the <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-11/dollar-faces-competition-as-trump-redefines-trade-order">worst result</a> for the first half of the year since 1973.

EU banks and emerging market equities: How can investors play the sagging dollar?

Small caps are again the spotlight, but not because they are outperforming. According to Refinitiv Lipper data as of August 4, investors have pulled $94.7 billion from U.S. small-cap funds since the start of the year, including $47.3 billion in July alone – the largest monthly outflow in 5 years. That figure also far exceeds the total for the second quarter, when withdrawals reached $30.3 billion, the highest quarterly outflow since 2020. Despite occasional rallies, small caps have trailed large caps by a wide margin. In the first seven months of the year, the S&amp;P 500 rose about 6.5%, while the Russell 2000 fell roughly 1.0%.