Homebuilder confidence has seen a modest deterioration in the month of June, according to a report released by the National Association of Home Builders on Monday. The report said the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index dipped to 35 in June after jumping to 37 in May. Economists had expected the index to edge down to […]
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Markets are finally getting the outcome they have been hoping for. After months of conflict, Washington and Tehran announced a peace agreement that would bring an immediate end to hostilities, setting the stage for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and the gradual restoration of normal oil flows. Investors wasted little time responding. The
New orders +3.5 vs +22.7 prior Shipments +8.6 vs +18.9 prior Prices paid +61.0 vs +62.6 prior Prices received +31.4 vs +31.8 prior Employment +9.6 vs +8.3 prior Supply availability -13.9 vs -10.7 prior (lowest since June 2022) Six-month outlook +30.1 vs +33.5 prior The headline gave back fourteen points after May’s surprise pop. Activity
Macroeconomic backdrop remains challenging Bitcoin continues to trade primarily as a macro-sensitive risk asset. Persistent inflation pressures, elevated Treasury yields and uncertainty surrounding future Federal Reserve policy have reduced investor appetite for speculative investments. Geopolitical tensions and concerns over slowing global growth have also encouraged defensive positioning across financial markets, contributing to recent weakness in
India’s wholesale price inflation accelerated further in May, largely driven by soaring fuel costs caused by the impact of the Middle East war, data from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry showed on Monday. The wholesale price index climbed 9.68 percent year-over-year in May, faster than the 8.26 percent rise in April, according to the
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Macro update Global markets rally on hopes of a US-Iran peace agreement: Risk sentiment improved sharply after the US and Iran announced a preliminary deal over the weekend aimed at ending the conflict and reopening the Straits of Hormuz, with a memorandum of understanding expected to be signed in Switzerland on Friday followed by a
The biggest geopolitical breakthrough of 2026 may have just given Gold the catalyst it needed. Gold opened the week with a bullish gap and surged back above 4,300 after Washington and Tehran announced a formal Memorandum of Understanding to end their months-long war. The agreement, brokered through intensive mediation by Pakistan and Qatar, includes: Ceasefire:
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2026.06.15 2026.06.15 Greenback Plummets as US and Iran Reach Peace Deal. Forecast as of 15.06.2026 Dmitri Demidenkohttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/dmitri-demidenko/ Since the start of the armed conflict in the Middle East, the US dollar has been one of the top performers in the Forex market. The end of the standoff between the US and Iran has turned it
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Israeli media is now reporting that Netanyahu has informed Trump that Israel is not bound by the Lebanon ceasefire clause set out in the memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the US and Iran. Adding that the Israeli army will continue its deployment at sites spread across Lebanon and will respond to any attacks from Hezbollah.
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The scale of the policy rollout, more than 470 municipal measures in a single year with over 250 targeting provident fund mechanics specifically, signals that Beijing is tolerating and encouraging a broad-based local government response to property market weakness rather than waiting for a centralised stimulus package. The provident fund focus is tactically significant: raising
The removal of the 5% cap is the most structurally significant element for gold flows: eligible funds and family offices in Singapore have been constrained in their physical allocation and lifting that ceiling opens meaningful incremental demand from one of Asia’s deepest pools of managed capital. The central bank vaulting announcement by October is a
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