{"id":166204,"date":"2026-05-15T14:34:33","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T14:34:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=166204"},"modified":"2026-05-15T14:34:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T14:34:33","slug":"nordfx-morning-update-may-15-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=166204","title":{"rendered":"NORDFX MORNING UPDATE | May 15, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udcc8 <strong>WALL STREET: RECORDS AGAIN<\/strong> U.S. stocks closed at all-time highs Thursday. The S&amp;P 500 gained 0.77%, crossing above 7,500 for the first time in history. The Dow Jones retook the 50,000 mark (+0.75%), and the Nasdaq advanced 0.88%. The AI trade continues to dominate\u200a\u2014\u200aNvidia\u2019s market cap nears $6 trillion, while Cisco surged 13% on a strong AI infrastructure outlook.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf0f <strong>ASIAN MARKETS: MIXED FRIDAY SESSION<\/strong> Asian indices gave back gains as investors tracked Day 2 of the Trump-Xi summit in Beijing. Japan\u2019s Nikkei 225 fell 0.9%, South Korea\u2019s Kospi retreated 1.35% after hitting a fresh record above 8,000, Australia\u2019s ASX 200 slipped 0.25%, and Hong Kong\u2019s Hang Seng edged down 0.39%. China\u2019s CSI 300 opened flat. The region remains cautious as Taiwan tensions and the Strait of Hormuz blockade dominate geopolitical headlines.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcb1 <strong>FOREX: DOLLAR FIRMS FOR FOURTH STRAIGHT DAY<\/strong> The USD is headed for its largest weekly gain in over two months. EUR\/USD ~1.1701, GBP\/USD ~1.3509, USD\/JPY ~158.52\u200a\u2014\u200athe yen is under fresh pressure as hot US inflation data kills rate-cut hopes and raises Fed hike odds. US CPI hit 3.8% and PPI surged at its fastest pace since 2022, driven by energy costs tied to the Iran conflict.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83e\udd47 <strong>GOLD: FOURTH SESSION IN THE RED<\/strong> Gold is trading in the $4,669-$4,717\/oz range today, stabilising after Thursday\u2019s close at ~$4,652. Rising yields and a stronger dollar continue to weigh on the metal, though safe-haven demand from Middle East tensions provides a\u00a0floor.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udee2\ufe0f <strong>OIL: CLIMBING ON SUPPLY FEARS<\/strong> Brent crude rose to ~$106.89\/bbl this morning (+1.11%), with WTI near $102.45. The Strait of Hormuz blockade persists\u200a\u2014\u200athe IEA warns global markets could remain materially undersupplied through October even if the conflict ends next month. Saudi Arabia\u2019s output has fallen to its lowest since\u00a01990.<\/p>\n<p>\u20bf <strong>BITCOIN: BOUNCING BACK<\/strong> BTC has recovered to ~$80,800-$81,200 today, up over 2% in 24 hours, recovering from Thursday\u2019s dip near $79,500. The Crypto Market Structure Clarity Act\u2019s progress in the US and bullish sentiment from Coinbase are supporting the\u00a0move.<\/p>\n<p>\u26a0\ufe0f <em>Trading involves substantial risk. This is not investment advice.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcf2 <strong>NordFX<\/strong> | nordfx.com<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/coinmonks\/nordfx-morning-update-may-15-2026-4c6ce9558222\">\ud83c\udf05 NORDFX MORNING UPDATE | May 15, 2026<\/a> was originally published in <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/coinmonks\">Coinmonks<\/a> on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udcc8 WALL STREET: RECORDS AGAIN U.S. stocks closed at all-time highs Thursday. The S&amp;P 500 gained 0.77%, crossing above 7,500 for the first time in history. The Dow Jones retook the 50,000 mark (+0.75%), and the Nasdaq advanced 0.88%. The AI trade continues to dominate\u200a\u2014\u200aNvidia\u2019s market cap nears $6 trillion, while Cisco surged 13% on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":166205,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-166204","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\/166204"}],"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=166204"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/166204\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/166205"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=166204"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=166204"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=166204"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}