Gold (XAU/USD) touches a fresh all-time high through the early European session on Monday, with bulls now looking to build on the six-day-old uptrend beyond the $5,100 mark amid a supportive fundamental backdrop. Persistent geopolitical and trade-related uncertainties turn out to be a key factor that continues to drive safe-haven flows towards precious metal. Adding […]
In December 2025, Finland experienced a 0.8% decrease in producer prices compared to the same month in the previous year, a notable shift from the 0.2% increase observed in the prior two months. This decline represents the lowest level since July, driven primarily by a further reduction in the prices of manufactured goods, which fell
The USD/JPY outlook remains strongly bearish as intervention risks, a hawkish BoJ, and a weaker dollar ignite a reversal. The report of the NY Fed verifying USD/JPY levels with the dealers was considered a hint of intervention. Markets await the FOMC rate decision and Japan’s key data releases for more trading opportunities. The USD/JPY price
The first supposed ‘rate check’ took place in European trading on Friday and then there was another late on in US trading. Although on the latter, the dollar was already crumbling across the board so USD/JPY traders also took that as a sign to abandon long positions. The nerves are continuing to Asia trading today
The Japanese Yen (JPY) builds on its weekly bullish gap opening against a broadly weaker US Dollar (USD) and advances to a fresh high since November 14 during the Asian session on Monday. Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi warned against speculative moves on Sunday following rate checks from Japan’s Ministry of Finance and the New
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USD/JPY is down 167 pips to the lows of the day. It’s been volatile trading so far today as the pair initially traded near these levels befoer bouncing by more than 100 pips. In the past two hours though, it began trending lower and has now taken out the lows. The drop today takes the
On Monday morning, the New Zealand equities 50 index experienced a modest rise, climbing 14 points, or 0.1%, to reach 13,462. This increase comes as a rebound following losses in the previous session, driven by strength in the communications and consumer services sectors. Market sentiment was bolstered by an announcement from Prime Minister Chris Luxon,
US President Donald Trump threatened to slap 100% tariffs on Canadian goods if the country strikes a trade deal with China, BBC reported over the weekend. “If Canada makes a deal with China, it will immediately be hit with a 100% Tariff against all Canadian goods and products coming into the U.S.A.,” Trump said on
Late last year, long-time tech investor and analyst Dan Niles said his best idea for 2026 was cash. So far, that’s proven to be mostly correct as the Mag7 names have been struggling or uneven. On Friday, they got a lift but only Meta (+1.7%) and Alphabet (+7.1%) are higher on the year so far.
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Mon: Australian Holiday (Australia Day), German Ifo (Jan). Tue: Chinese Industrial Profits (Dec), US Richmond Fed (Jan), US Consumer Confidence (Jan). Wed: Fed Policy Announcement, BoC Policy Announcement, BCB Policy Announcement, Australia CPI (Q4), German GfK (Feb), NZ Trade (Dec). Thu: Riksbank Policy Announcement, CBRT Minutes, EZ Money Supply (Dec). Fri: German Import Prices (Dec),
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Japan’s intervention risk is back in sharp focus after PM Takaichi warned on Sunday against speculative moves, following a violent yen reversal and rate-check chatter late Friday. Summary: Japan PM Sanae Takaichi warned officials stand ready to act against “speculative and highly abnormal” market moves as the yen weakens and bond yields rise. The remarks
Relentless geopolitics has continued to haunt global markets since the turn of the year, and last week offered little respite. What has changed, however, is not the scale of the headlines but the market’s tolerance for them. Investors appear increasingly fatigued by policy uncertainty and abrupt reversals from the US, where confidence has become harder
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We have a massive slate of mega-cap tech, critical industrial bellwethers, and the titans of energy all reporting next week. The key theme will be justification. Valuations are stretched in the tech sector, and the market needs to see not just beat-and-raise quarters, but clear evidence that AI capex is going to translate into revenue.
