Summary China raises minimum margin requirement to 100% from 80% Reverses 2023 easing aimed at supporting markets Applies only to new margin contracts Authorities cite rising leverage and high liquidity Move signals pre-emptive financial stability focus China’s stock exchanges have moved to curb rising leverage, announcing a sharp increase in minimum margin requirements for new […]
US banking sector hit by proposed credit cap The United States (US) equity markets closed lower overnight, driven primarily by a sell-off in financial stocks. This downturn followed President Trump’s proposed 10% cap on credit card interest rates, a move that sent the US banking index down 1.26%. JPMorgan shares led the decline, sliding 4.2%
2026.01.13 2026.01.14 Weekly Economic Calendar for 19.01.2026–25.01.2026 Jana Kanehttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/jana-kane/ Last week, market participants closely watched US inflation data, including the CPI and PPI. Meanwhile, the US president issued threats against Cuba and Colombia, commented on buying Greenland, and addressed events in Iran. These developments followed the unprecedented detention and extradition of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro
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The M2 money stock in Japan was up 1.7 percent on year in December, the Bank of Japan said on Wednesday – coming in at 1,278.6 trillion yen. That was shy of expectations for an increase of 1.9 percent but steady from the November reading following a downward revision from 1.8 percent. The M3 money
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Summary: Barkin downplays importance of any single Fed meeting Says policy mistakes can be corrected over time CPI data seen as encouraging Shelter inflation still distorted by data gaps Tariffs remain longer-term inflation risk Richmond Federal Reserve President Tom Barkin struck a pragmatic tone on monetary policy decision-making on Tuesday, playing down the importance of
Log in to today’s North American session Market wrap for January 13 It seems that CPI day turned out to be less about the data itself and more about what lies beneath the surface. Perhaps the as-expected release minimized volatility—Core CPI cooled to 2.6%, a very decent report, especially given the skepticism surrounding the previous
EUR/USD rapidly left behind Monday’s optimism, slipping back to the mid-1.1600s amid the intense recovery in the Greenback. US inflation data remained well above the Fed’s target in December, although consumer prices lost some momentum, reinforcing the view of further Fed rate cuts in the upcoming months. Source link
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August New Home sales 0.800M October New home sales 0.737M vs 0.7200 estimate September new home sales was 0.738M The months’ supply is virtually unchanged from the September 2025 estimate of 7.9 months, and is 15.1 percent (±15.3 percent)* below the October 2024 estimate of 9.3 months. Median new-home price: $392,300, down 3.3% from September
Dollar gyrates in a tight range and remains an underperformer for the week, showing little reaction to December US consumer inflation data. With no meaningful downside surprise in the data, inflation figures effectively cemented expectations for a policy hold by the Fed at its upcoming meeting. Futures now assign around 95% probability that interest rates
Netflix Q4 earnings: Can the streaming giant maintain its momentum into financial year-end? Netflix heads into its fourth quarter (Q4) earnings report with investor focus firmly on whether the momentum seen through the third quarter (Q3) can be sustained into year-end, particularly as the company leans more heavily on monetisation, advertising and engagement rather than
Latvia’s consumer price inflation moderated in December to the lowest level in nine months, preliminary data from the statistical office showed on Tuesday. The consumer price index rose 3.5 percent year-on-year in December, slower than the 3.8 percent increase in November. Moreover, this was the lowest inflation rate since March, when prices rose 3.3 percent.
Markets have started to rethink some of their USD-bearish Fed independence bets, following several pushbacks against the Department of Justice’s probe into Jerome Powell from Republican lawmakers. Senator Thom Tillis went as far as saying he’ll oppose the next Chair nominee until the matter is resolved, while Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reportedly flagged the financial
2026.01.13 2026.01.13 Gold Receives a Shot in the Arm. Forecast as of 13.01.2026 Dmitri Demidenkohttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/dmitri-demidenko/ The divide between the West and the East is deepening. US pressure on Venezuela, Russia, and Iran is pushing China to respond, making countries rely less on the US dollar and spread their reserves across other assets. Let’s discuss this
