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Oil Prices Start the Week at a Three-Month High

Oil Prices Start the Week at a Three-Month High

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Irina Slav Irina is a writer for Oilprice.com with over a decade of experience writing on the oil and gas industry. More Info By Irina Slav - Jan 06, 2025, 1:18 AM CST Crude oil prices extended their gains from the first week of the year into this week, fueled by frigid weather and hopes that the latest round of stimulus announced by the Chinese government would do the trick and revive past rates of oil demand growth.Brent crude was trading at $76.30 per barrel at the time of writing, and West Texas Intermediate was changing hands for $73.77 per barrel, both making solid gains...
Bitcoin Prices Show Positive 30-Day Correlation With China’s Central Bank Balance Sheet

Bitcoin Prices Show Positive 30-Day Correlation With China’s Central Bank Balance Sheet

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Bitcoin's cost has actually been favorably associated with the size of individuals's Bank of China's (PBOC) balance sheet over the previous 8 years.The PBOC is thinking about an enormous stimulus of as much as 1 trillion yuan ($142 billion) to boost its economy, causing a rise in Asian stock exchange, consisting of a significant increase in the CSI 300 Index.Some state this stimulus might indirectly benefit bitcoin by possibly increasing financial investments in blockchain and crypto-related endeavors.Bitcoin (BTC) costs appear to have actually tracked the development in the Chinese reserve bank's balance sheet over the previous 8 years, preserving a noteworthy favorable 30-day connection.Individuals's Bank of China (PBOC), holds approximately $6.22 trillion worth of U.S. dollars on its ba...