Japan’s services sector remains in expansion but is losing a little momentum, with weaker demand growth, rising energy-driven costs, and sharply lower business confidence signalling a more uncertain outlook. Summary: Japan Services PMI eases to 53.4 (prev 53.8), still solid expansion New orders growth slows to a three-month low Cost pressures intensify, driven by energy
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Goolsbee warns the oil shock risks derailing disinflation, with duration key. Rising gasoline prices could lift inflation expectations, complicating Fed policy just as inflation was expected to ease. ICYMI, Thursday oil price jump: WTI crude oil up $11.25 to $111.38 Summary: Goolsbee flags oil surge as “pretty serious,” with duration key for inflation outlook Warns
The April Fool’s joke is officially over for markets, and if anything is certain, it is the bitter taste of confusion across today’s Market action. This week’s nascent hopes for a diplomatic breakthrough in the Middle East vanished after yesterday’s President Trump’s speech. Following a White House address from President Trump that completely reversed his
High risk warning: Foreign exchange trading carries a high level of risk that may not be suitable for all investors. Leverage creates additional risk and loss exposure. Before you decide to trade foreign exchange, carefully consider your investment objectives, experience level, and risk tolerance. You could lose some or all your initial investment; do not
President Trump has just finished speaking in yet another public address, boasting that the ongoing conflict is so efficient and revolutionary, and comparing the long-lasting historical conflicts in the United States with the current advancement in objectives. But Markets don’t care anymore. What they want to see is a proper solution for the Strait of
Certainty is a fool’s errand in recent market dynamics. The most seasoned traders would even admit that trading has never been about certainty. Still, more about careful planning and risk-taking – the former part is quite a daunting task with fundamentals changing by the minute. The latter, however, is where traders can extract alpha by
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Asset managers are often not the most responsive to adjusting foreign exchange hedges when volatility and market positioning can flip on a dime. Sometimes, being partially unhedged for a portfolio of foreign assets can be as beneficial as being almost fully hedged. Fund managers with static, fixed hedging policies, may only have the chance to
2026.04.02 2026.04.02 Who Is the Richest Person in India? Top 10 Billionaires List Gleb Kabanovhttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/gleb-kabanov/ India’s wealthiest people make significant contributions to the country’s economy and global business. The Indian economy is growing rapidly, leading to the emergence of new business empires and financial hubs. Major Indian billionaires control diversified conglomerates, build infrastructure, control telecom
The NZDUSD has erased the gains from Tuesday and Wednesday, after stalling just ahead of a key resistance zone yesterday. That earlier move higher on Wednesday pushed toward the 38.2% retracement of the decline from the March 20 high to this week’s low, which comes in at 0.57714. The high price reached 0.5776, but buyers
Risk aversion has returned to global markets following US President Donald Trump’s escalation signals on the Iran war, but a more important shift is unfolding in oil markets. While oil prices surged after the address, the internal dynamics are far more telling: Brent is struggling below key resistance at $113.93, while WTI has broken through
Cyprus’ consumer price inflation accelerated in March to the highest level in one year amid a rise in costs for food items, preliminary data from the statistical office showed on Thursday. The consumer price index rose 1.2 percent year-on-year in March, faster than the 0.1 percent increase in February. Moreover, this was the highest inflation
Bitcoin remains under pressure as ETF outflows and quantum computing concerns emerge Bitcoin has experienced a complex and increasingly fragile period since mid-March, with price action reflecting a shift from institutionally driven recovery to a more uncertain, headline-sensitive environment. Initial stabilisation gives way to weakness What initially appeared to be a stabilisation phase following early-year weakness has evolved into a
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2026.04.02 2026.04.02 Short-Term Analysis for Oil, Gold, and EURUSD for 02.04.2026 Alex Rodionovhttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/alex-rodionov/ Welcome, my fellow traders! I have prepared a price forecast for the USCrude, XAUUSD, and EURUSD using a combination of the margin zones method and technical analysis. Based on the market analysis, I suggest entry signals for intraday traders. Gold has declined
