Bitcoin climbed above $63,000 on Wednesday for the first time since late November 2021 as the spot bitcoin ETF products continue to draw huge inflows from investors around the world, while an upcoming reduction in Bitcoin’s supply growth, known as the “halving”, is also adding to the optimistic sentiment

Macroeconomic risks, central bank policies, volatility, and geopolitical challenges will be at the centre of the thinking of the investment community and the political scene in 2024.

The new trading week has started with drama for Asian investors following fresh turmoil in Chinese equities, which has the potential to surprise global markets if Chinese authorities fail to contain it through an economic rescue campaign.

DXY-U.S. dollar index -which measures the value of the U.S. dollar against a basket of six major peers including the Euro, Yen, and Pound Sterling-hit a fresh 2-month high of 103.82 mark on Thursday morning as March Federal Reserve rate cut bets eased.

Brent crude oil prices hit a fresh 2-month high of $84.80/b on Monday morning, and the U.S.-based WTI oil briefly broke above the $79/b level, driven by the prospect of a regional energy supply disruption in the Middle East and an output delay of refined products in Russia.

January 10 was a great day for the crypto ecosystem and the world’s largest cryptocurrency, as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approved the first spot U.S.-listed exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to track Bitcoin.