French stocks advanced on Wednesday as investors continued to assess the prospects for interest- rate cuts following last week's weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs report. It seems that markets have shrugged off comments from Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari, who said Tuesday that rates will likely stay high for an "extending period" and that he would support a hike if inflation stalls near 3 percent.

AstraZeneca, a major provider of Covid-19 vaccines across the world mainly during the initial pandemic period, has initiated a process to withdraw its Vaxzevria COVID-19 vaccine worldwide, citing weak demand and the surplus availability of new vaccines. Meanwhile, AstraZeneca reportedly had admitted recently in court documents that the vaccine could cause side-effects such as blood clots...

German stocks traded higher on Wednesday as investors cheered strong earnings from the likes of Siemens Energy, Puma and Henkel.

The British pound weakened against most major currencies in the European session on Wednesday.

Germany's industrial production declined for the first time in three months in March driven by the decreases in consumer and intermediate goods output, official data revealed Wednesday. Industrial production declined 0.4 percent on a monthly basis, in contrast to the 1.7 percent increase in February, Destatis reported.

Bitcoin fell 0.2% against the dollar after a 1.8% rise. Amazon's stock corrected by 0.1%, but the MACD indicator is positive. The Australian dollar dropped 0.3% against the dollar, with an overbought market. Gold declined 0.5% against the dollar, with a negative MACD signal. Oil prices closed lower, and the Canadian dollar weakened. Bitcoin exchange inflows are at decade lows.

Expert market comment made by senior analyst Alex Kuptsikevich of the FxPro Analyst Team: Persisting pressure on crypto

the U.S. Dollar Index (DXY) has experienced a resurgence, presently holding above the 105 mark. This strength is supported by a hawkish tone from Federal Reserve officials,

Expert market comment made by senior analyst Alex Kuptsikevich of the FxPro Analyst Team: EURUSD is at an equilibrium; where will it go next?

At the time of writing, Bitcoin is struggling to reclaim the $60,000 mark at the start of May after an April slide reminiscent of November 2022. Bitcoin’s tough week has dealt another eye-opening blow to the notion that the cryptocurrency could play the role of “digital gold”—with analysts noting that Bitcoin has more of a correlation with traditional markets than it has with Gold.