New Zealand’s gross domestic product expanded a seasonally adjusted 0.2 percent on quarter in the fourth quarter of 2025, Statistics New Zealand said on Thursday. That missed forecasts for an increase of 0.5 percent following the downwardly revised 0.9 percent gain in the three months prior (originally 1.1 percent). Subscribe to continue reading the article. […]
Today welcomed a much-anticipated FOMC session, and Participants probably did not hear what they wanted to hear. After an already quite intense morning, in which assets were going back and forth to fight another rise in Energy Commodities, the Press Conference pinned down risk sentiment. The initial catalyst for the rise in Commodities was the
‘, buttonPrevHTML: ”, }; function adaptBreadcrumbs() { let breadcrumbs = document.querySelectorAll(‘#header-breadcrumbs’); for(i = 0; i < breadcrumbs.length; i++) { let title = breadcrumbs[i].querySelector(‘.breadcrumbs-title’); let btns = breadcrumbs[i].querySelector(‘.btn-container:last-child’); if(btns && btns.children && btns.children.length) { if(parseInt(title.getBoundingClientRect().top + title.getBoundingClientRect().height / 2) == parseInt(btns.getBoundingClientRect().top + btns.getBoundingClientRect().height / 2)) { title.style=”flex-grow:1;”; } else { title.style=”flex-grow:0;”; } } else { title.style=”flex-grow:1;”;
No change was expected Fed funds rate at 3.50-3.75%, unchanged More headlines: Fed says implications of developments in Middle East for U.S. economy are uncertain Uncertainty about the economic outlook remains elevated Available indicators suggest that economic activity has been expanding at “solid pace” Job gains have remained low and unemployment rate has been little
Elior Manier Market Analyst Elior brings over seven years of experience in financial markets to our analyst team. Since 2018, he has actively engaged in observing, charting, and trading, driven by his passion for mastering market dynamics. With a profound understanding of the geopolitical and macroeconomic forces that shape market movements, Elior focuses on analysing
US Trade Policy: The Supreme Court Earthquake February also delivered a large development on the trade policy front. On 20 February, the US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act does not authorise the President to impose tariffs, striking down the broad set of tariffs that had been imposed on trading
2026.03.18 2026.03.18 Should You Buy, Sell, or Hold Nvidia Stock in 2026? Oleg Tkachenkohttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/oleg-tkachenko/ Over the past five years, Nvidia shares have surged more than 1,100%, propelling the company to the top of global market capitalization by the end of 2025, surpassing Apple. However, growth slowed in 2025, with competitors such as Intel, Broadcom, and
‘, buttonPrevHTML: ”, }; function adaptBreadcrumbs() { let breadcrumbs = document.querySelectorAll(‘#header-breadcrumbs’); for(i = 0; i < breadcrumbs.length; i++) { let title = breadcrumbs[i].querySelector(‘.breadcrumbs-title’); let btns = breadcrumbs[i].querySelector(‘.btn-container:last-child’); if(btns && btns.children && btns.children.length) { if(parseInt(title.getBoundingClientRect().top + title.getBoundingClientRect().height / 2) == parseInt(btns.getBoundingClientRect().top + btns.getBoundingClientRect().height / 2)) { title.style=”flex-grow:1;”; } else { title.style=”flex-grow:0;”; } } else { title.style=”flex-grow:1;”;
Markets traded in a subdued tone through most of the day, with investors largely sidelined ahead of the Federal Reserve’s policy decision. That calm was abruptly shattered as the US session began, with a sharp deterioration in risk sentiment accompanied by a broad rebound in Dollar and a selloff in equity futures. The sudden shift
New LLMs are proving to be surprisingly good quants – FX Markets Skip to main content End of drawer navigation content Strides in AI’s ability to do maths mean models can plausibly help with research In late January, Mark Higgins, the retired co-founder of fintech company Beacon Platforms and former co-head of quant research at
FUNDAMENTAL OVERVIEW USD: The US dollar pulled back across the board in the first part of the week on what looks like profit-taking from extreme levels rather than a change in fundamentals as we haven’t got any meaningful catalyst to trigger a reversal yet. The focus remains on the US-Iran war as a prolonged conflict
Iceland’s central bank decided to raise the interest rates by 25 basis points on Wednesday as inflation expectations increased amid the escalation of the conflict in the Persian Gulf. The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Iceland decided to raise the seven-day term deposit rate by 25 basis points to 7.50 percent. Subscribe
European shares, including the STOXX 600, extended their recovery for a third day, driven by easing oil prices and stronger overall market sentiment Oil prices (Brent and WTI) retreated due to the restart of crude exports from Iraq’s Kirkuk fields and a much larger-than-expected rise in US crude stocks. Focus shifts to the upcoming FOMC
‘, buttonPrevHTML: ”, }; function adaptBreadcrumbs() { let breadcrumbs = document.querySelectorAll(‘#header-breadcrumbs’); for(i = 0; i < breadcrumbs.length; i++) { let title = breadcrumbs[i].querySelector(‘.breadcrumbs-title’); let btns = breadcrumbs[i].querySelector(‘.btn-container:last-child’); if(btns && btns.children && btns.children.length) { if(parseInt(title.getBoundingClientRect().top + title.getBoundingClientRect().height / 2) == parseInt(btns.getBoundingClientRect().top + btns.getBoundingClientRect().height / 2)) { title.style=”flex-grow:1;”; } else { title.style=”flex-grow:0;”; } } else { title.style=”flex-grow:1;”;
2026.03.18 2026.03.18 Short-Term Analysis for Oil, Gold, and EURUSD for 18.03.2026 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 keeps trading
Markets were steady in Asian session today, with equities posting modest gains led by Japan, as investors showed signs of “war fatigue” amid the ongoing Middle East conflict. Despite continued escalation between Iran, Israel and the U.S., price action across major asset classes has become increasingly muted, suggesting that geopolitical risks are not the dominant
Amid a better risk mood so far this week, the dollar has also struggled a fair bit. The fate of the currency seems tied to oil prices, which are also losing a bit of traction despite WTI crude keeping above $90 levels. Likewise, the dollar might still be trading well higher compared to where we
