{"id":150947,"date":"2026-04-16T15:25:03","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T15:25:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=150947"},"modified":"2026-04-16T15:25:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T15:25:03","slug":"nordfx-morning-update-april-15-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=150947","title":{"rendered":"NORDFX MORNING UPDATE \u2014 April 15, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

\ud83c\udf0d MACRO<\/strong><\/p>\n

The USD is broadly weaker as cooling inflation signals ease pressure on markets. Risk appetite is improving on hopes for a US-Iran peace deal, lifting equities and crypto while pulling oil lower. The Fed remains in wait-and-see mode. Today\u2019s key release: the Fed\u2019s Beige\u00a0Book.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udcb1 FOREX<\/strong><\/p>\n

EUR\/USD ~1.1729 | GBP\/USD ~1.3461 | USD\/JPY\u00a0~159.25<\/p>\n

The dollar index slipped to a six-week low, driven by softer PPI data and de-escalation optimism. Markets are increasingly pricing the possibility of a Fed rate cut later this\u00a0year.<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udf0f ASIA-PACIFIC<\/strong><\/p>\n

A broad green session across the region. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index gained 1.2%, South Korea surged 3.1%, Japan\u2019s Nikkei rose ~2.4%, Hong Kong\u2019s Hang Seng is up ~1.7%, and China\u2019s CSI 300 fully erased its conflict-related losses. The risk-on tone mirrors the overnight Wall Street\u00a0rally.<\/p>\n

\ud83e\udd47 GOLD\u200a\u2014\u200aXAU\/USD\u00a0~$4,800<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gold is holding near its highest level in almost a month, supported by a weaker dollar, retreating oil prices, and easing inflation fears. Central banks continue to accumulate, keeping a firm floor under\u00a0prices.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udee2\ufe0f OIL<\/strong><\/p>\n

WTI ~$91.50 | Brent\u00a0~$95.72<\/p>\n

Prices are under pressure as markets bet on a new round of US-Iran negotiations before the two-week ceasefire expires. The US naval blockade on Iranian oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz remains in force, while Tehran is weighing a temporary pause in shipments to advance a potential deal.<\/p>\n

\u20bf CRYPTO<\/strong><\/p>\n

BTC ~$74,400 | ETH\u00a0~$2,370<\/p>\n

Bitcoin hit its highest level since the February crash, driven by risk-on sentiment and Middle East optimism. ETH outperformed, gaining over 12% in the past week. US spot Bitcoin ETFs have now recorded over $56 billion in cumulative inflows, providing a strong demand\u00a0base.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udcc5 ON THE RADAR\u00a0TODAY<\/strong><\/p>\n

\ud83d\udd39 Fed Beige Book \ud83d\udd39 ASML, Bank of America & Morgan Stanley earnings \ud83d\udd39 US-Iran ceasefire & Strait of Hormuz\u00a0updates<\/p>\n

\u26a0\ufe0f Trading involves risk. Not investment advice.<\/em><\/p>\n

\ud83d\udcc8 Trade with NordFX\u200a\u2014\u200a<\/strong>nordfx.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\ud83c\udf05 NORDFX MORNING UPDATE \u2014 April 15, 2026<\/a> was originally published in Coinmonks<\/a> on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\ud83c\udf0d MACRO The USD is broadly weaker as cooling inflation signals ease pressure on markets. Risk appetite is improving on hopes for a US-Iran peace deal, lifting equities and crypto while pulling oil lower. The Fed remains in wait-and-see mode. Today\u2019s key release: the Fed\u2019s Beige\u00a0Book. \ud83d\udcb1 FOREX EUR\/USD ~1.1729 | GBP\/USD ~1.3461 | USD\/JPY\u00a0~159.25 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":150948,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-150947","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150947"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=150947"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150947\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/150948"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=150947"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=150947"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=150947"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}