The Daily Bullion: Polkadot jumps 17%, oil climbs
Polkadot leads a 17% crypto surge while Brent and WTI add ~2%. Palladium sheds 4% and gold slips below $4,355 as the yen firms.
Polkadot leads a 17% crypto surge while Brent and WTI add ~2%. Palladium sheds 4% and gold slips below $4,355 as the yen firms.
A European wrap: mid-cap tokens led by GRT and Polkadot topped the board, the Swedish krona firmed across FX, and crude held its recent gains.

NZDJPY at 92.70, down 1.79% on the session, sits below its 20-, 50- and 200-day averages with RSI at 34.5 and a third straight lower close.
Uniswap led crypto with a 9.6% jump while Polygon slid 7.6%; oil climbed above 1.4% and the Nikkei fell 1.5% as majors stayed quiet.

USDZAR trades at 16.14, up 0.97% on the session, sitting below its 50- and 200-day averages with a neutral RSI of 48 and mid-range volatility.
A packed US calendar dominates the next 24 hours, with Fed Chair Warsh, a benchmark payrolls revision and Jackson Hole all in focus alongside Canadian GDP.
Ethereum climbs 2.23% and the Nasdaq 100 adds 1.29% as crypto stays firm, while gold eases 0.76% and the dollar edges up across majors.
Cardano leads a broad crypto pullback and Brent drops 5%, while the Nikkei jumps 1.39% and the Nasdaq 100 firms. FX majors sit quiet as the dollar softens.
XRP leads a broad crypto bid, jumping 5.8% to $1.55 and 54% on the week. The dollar sits softer against the Nordics while gold holds near $4,624.

EURAUD trades at 1.62813, down 0.82% on the session and near the low end of its 52-week range, with both daily and weekly trends aligned lower.
Ethereum surged 19.5% and Bitcoin cleared $69k as crypto led the tape; silver and platinum climbed while the dollar sank against the franc.
GBP saw only a muted reaction after the UK CPI y/y print on 19 August 2026, with GBPUSD the biggest mover at just +0.06% in the first 30 minutes.