Hedge funds crowd into bullish Brazilian real trades

Macro hedge funds are piling into foreign exchange derivatives ahead of Brazil’s October 4 presidential election, with bets on a Flávio Bolsonaro win and a stronger real becoming an increasingly crowded trade. Dealers say the most popular trades have been short-dated vanilla puts, digitals and risk reversals, anticipating a 4–8% appreciation in the Brazilian real

Mexico’s Manufacturing Sector Edges Back Into…

Mexico’s Manufacturing Sector Edges Back Into…

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U.S. Construction Spending Unexpectedly Increases In August

U.S. Construction Spending Unexpectedly Increases In August

A report released by the Commerce Department on Thursday showed an unexpected increase in U.S. construction spending in the month of August. The Commerce Department said construction spending climbed by 0.9 percent to an annual rate of $2.203 trillion in August after edging down by 0.1 percent to a revised rate of $2.185 trillion in

Capitulation in Trading: How Panic Selling Ends

Capitulation in Trading: How Panic Selling Ends

2026.10.01 2026.10.01 What Is Capitulation in Trading? Gleb Kabanovhttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/gleb-kabanov/ What is capitulation in the stock market? It is a period of sharp decline when a large number of investors close their positions, fearing further losses. Widespread panic intensifies stock selling, the market falls rapidly, and investor fear reaches a peak. Market capitulation represents the final

Interesting stocks today as October month starts

October 1, 2026 | U.S. stocks The first minutes of the U.S. cash session have changed the stock-mover picture substantially. Accenture is now the standout large-cap repricing, Synopsys is extending its AI-driven rally, and Liquidia is suffering another major leg lower. Perhaps the most interesting reaction, however, is Micron: exceptional earnings have so far produced

Bond Rout Extends Into Q4 as Dollar Rises and EUR/USD Breaks 1.13

Bond Rout Extends Into Q4 as Dollar Rises and EUR/USD Breaks 1.13

The Calendar Changed. The Market Regime Did Not. What’s happening: Q4 opened as a continuation of Q3. Global sovereign bonds extended their selloff, the US 10-year Treasury yield rose to around 5.34%, the Dollar pushed higher after a sixth consecutive quarterly gain, and EUR/USD broke below 1.13. This came even though softer August PCE inflation

Palantir Share Price: AI Growth Keeps Driving the Rally

Palantir’s AI growth story Palantir’s second-quarter results showed why investors have been prepared to pay such a premium for the stock. Revenue rose 93% year-on-year to $1.935 billion in the three months to the end of June, while US revenue surged 115% to $1.573 billion. Within that, US commercial revenue increased an extraordinary 149% to

Ireland Harmonised Inflation Climbs to 3-Year…

Ireland Harmonised Inflation Climbs to 3-Year…

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Mixed Mood In Asian Markets

Mixed Mood In Asian Markets

Mixed sentiment prevailed in Asian stock markets on Thursday as markets assessed the inflationary situation, the Middle East crisis, the outlook for the technology sector and the movements in bond yields. Sentiment was supported by upbeat results released by U.S. memory chip maker Micron a day earlier. Source link

Technical analysis of US Crude, XAUUSD and EURUSD for Today (October 1, 2026)

Technical analysis of US Crude, XAUUSD and EURUSD for Today (October 1, 2026)

2026.10.01 2026.10.01 Short-Term Analysis for Oil, Gold, and EURUSD for 01.10.2026 Alex Rodionovhttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/alex-rodionov/ Welcome, my fellow traders! I have prepared a price forecast for US Crude, XAUUSD, and EURUSD using a combination of the margin zones method and technical analysis. Based on the market analysis, I have identified entry signals for intraday traders. The euro

Brent Falls on Increased Middle East Flows

Brent Falls on Increased Middle East Flows

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Gold Price Holds 4,113 Support, but 4,235 and 4,335 Still Block the Bull Case

Gold Price Holds 4,113 Support, but 4,235 and 4,335 Still Block the Bull Case

TL;DR: Gold’s rebound from 4,110.50 nearly tested the 4,113.82 Fibonacci projection to the tick, preserving the corrective interpretation of the decline from 4,697.07, but the 10-year Treasury yield stayed pinned near 5.30% despite softer PCE inflation—leaving 4,234.68 and 4,334.57 as the two resistance levels bulls still need to clear. Why This Matters Gold held the

Asian Markets Trade Mixed

Asian Markets Trade Mixed

Asian stock markets are trading mixed on Thursday, following the mixed cues from Wall Street overnight, as crude oil prices rebounded amid lingering uncertainty about U.S. and Iran reaching a deal to end their prolonged conflict anytime soon and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Efforts by Qatari mediators to broker a diplomatic breakthrough between the

Japan 10-Year Yield Rises on Hawkish BOJ Outl…

Japan 10-Year Yield Rises on Hawkish BOJ Outl…

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