The EUR/USD pair edges lower to around 1.1775 during the early Asian session on Wednesday, pressured by a renewed US Dollar (USD) demand. Traders await the US President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address later on Wednesday for clarity on fiscal policies. Hawkish remarks from the Federal Reserve (Fed) officials provide some support to the Greenback […]
This article is a follow up from the previous article on the Australian Dollar titled Aussie Dollar fatigue? Technical signs hint at an AUD/USD pullback AUD/USD experienced a tug-of-war session on Tuesday as market participants navigated a complex landscape of hawkish domestic policy expectations and rising global trade uncertainty. The AUD/USD pair hovered around the
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USD/CAD momentarily touched the highest level since January 26 today before fading back to unchanged on the day. The pair has been climbing for the past two weeks as the US dollar recovers. This is an interesting level for the pair as it tests resistance from the Feb 5 high of 1.3724. Some things to
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CME outage exposed FX market’s futures dependency, says SNB – FX Markets Skip to main content End of drawer navigation content Study finds EUR/USD spreads widened eightfold as non-bank PTFs blew out by nearly 30 times in November halt The November 28 failure of a Chicago data centre that knocked out CME Group’s foreign exchange
Standard Chartered economist Dan Pan argues that Brazil stands out as a major beneficiary of the US Supreme Court ruling against President Trump’s IEEPA tariffs, with effective tariffs likely to fall sharply. The bank expects Brazilian exports to the US to recover in coming months, but warns that US tariff activism and BRICS politics will
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Yen came under marked pressure in otherwise subdued trading, with the move driven less by global risk appetite and more by domestic political developments. The catalyst was a reported shift in tone from Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who is said to have voiced direct opposition to further rate hikes in discussions with BoJ Governor Kazuo
The US may be heading towards structurally higher unemployment, something the central bank cannot offset The Fed has maintained focus on economic outcomes across groups; this data is important in understanding labour market slack Hope that guardrails protecting Fed independence will be maintained Even with rising productivity, Fed needs to keep focus on inflation; responding
Ether drops towards key support Over the past few weeks, Ether (ETH) has traded in an increasingly fragile environment, with price action shaped by macro volatility, uneven institutional flows and renewed debate around Ethereum’s near-term growth trajectory. What began as a period of tentative consolidation quickly gave way to sharper swings, highlighting how the second-largest
The unemployment rate in Poland increased as expected in January to the highest level in more than four years, figures from the statistical office showed on Tuesday. The unemployment rate came in at 6.0 percent in January, up from 5.7 percent in December. Moreover, this was the highest unemployment rate since September, when it was
2026.02.24 2026.02.24 Gold Trade Divorces From Fundamentals. Forecast as of 24.02.2026 Dmitri Demidenkohttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/dmitri-demidenko/ Gold has shown the greatest divergence from fundamental factors since the gold rush of the 1970s. Back then, the Fed was forced to cut the interest rate aggressively to end the uptrend in gold prices. Let’s discuss this topic and make a
MUFG’s Senior Currency Analyst Lee Hardman notes that the Japanese Yen has underperformed, pushing USD/JPY back above 156.00. Media reports that Prime Minister Takaichi is pressuring the BoJ to slow further rate hikes, alongside signals that Japan may be less concerned about Yen weakness, are seen dampening expectations for faster BoJ tightening and encouraging additional
2026.02.24 2026.02.24 US Dollar Drops After Trump Ramps Up New Tariffs. Forecast as of 24.02.2026 Dmitri Demidenkohttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/dmitri-demidenko/ Trump claims that the Supreme Court has given him more power by repealing tariffs. The US president is introducing new ones. The problem is that Section 122 of the Trade Act assumes a balance of payments crisis, which
Asian markets traded mixed despite a softer US session overnight. In particular, regional tech stocks showed resilience, with hardware names outperforming on the view that supply-chain positioning remains intact even if US software valuations reset. South Korea’s Kospi notched a fresh record high for a third straight session, powered by a rally in chipmakers. In
