Russian central bank reportedly set to ban bitcoin
- World stocks marched back towards record highs as traders waited to see if Europe's top central banks, the #ECB and Bank of England, would match the U.S. Federal Reserve's upbeat message and cut stimulus
- The Bank of Russia is reportedly concerned that #cryptocurrency investments might risk the country's financial stability
- The dollar inched up, but trading was choppy as investors awaited monetary policy decisions from the UK and eurozone, just a day after the U.S. Federal Reserve took its own hawkish turn
- The last session saw USD fall 0.4% against JPY
- #BTCUSD dove 2.0%
- #XAUUSD rose 0.8%
- #WTIUSD skyrocketed 1.2%