XTB Institutional, formerly known as X Open Hub, part of XTB Group, was among the exhibitors at iFX EXPO International 2026. This year’s edition marked a special milestone in XTB Institutional’s and X Open Hub’s history as the strengthening its alignment with XTB Group, whose parent company XTB S.A. is listed on the Warsaw Stock
Financial markets began the week on a subdued note, with quarter-end positioning and caution ahead of a packed economic calendar keeping most major assets confined to familiar ranges. Geopolitical headlines surrounding the US-Iran conflict attracted little attention, while Brent crude held steady around USD 73 a barrel, suggesting investors are increasingly viewing Middle East tensions
Spain’s consumer price inflation remained stable in June, flash data from the statistical office INE showed Monday. Consumer prices increased 3.2 percent on a yearly basis in June, the same rate of growth as seen in April and May. Similarly, EU harmonized inflation held steady at 3.6 percent. At the same time, underlying inflation slowed
Middle East tensions and oil price volatility The second quarter was dominated by developments in the Middle East, where renewed tensions and concerns over shipping through the Strait of Hormuz drove sharp swings in oil and natural gas prices. Brent crude climbed above $90 a barrel during the period before retreating as hopes of a
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Mortgage approvals 56.205k vs 62.900k expected Prior 65.945k; revised to 66.034k UK mortgage approvals fell off by quite a bit last month, with net borrowing of mortgage debt by individuals also seen decreasing to £2.9 billion in May – down from £4.4 billion in April. This was below the previous 6-month average of £5.1 billion,
USD/JPY is once again knocking on the door of Japan’s intervention zone, but this week’s battle is about far more than whether Tokyo steps into the market. It has become a high-stakes game of chicken. Traders believe Japan is reluctant to intervene before Thursday’s US Non-Farm Payrolls report. Japan knows traders believe that. The result
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Japan retail sales increased for the third month in May, suggesting that consumer spending remained robust in the second quarter, official data revealed Monday. Retail sales advanced 5.3 percent in May from the previous year, bigger than the 2.8 percent rise seen in April, data from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry showed. The
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Gold has stopped falling, but it has not started recovering either. After slipping below the psychologically important $4000 level, prices have managed to claw back some losses. Yet the rebound has been hesitant, lacking both momentum and conviction. Rather than signaling renewed confidence, the move looks more like a market unwilling to press either side
Summary: Iran launched missiles and drones at US military sites in Kuwait and Bahrain over the weekend; the US struck back, but both sides agreed Sunday to halt hostilities and return to talks in Qatar, coming on Tuesday, over the Strait of Hormuz dispute Strait of Hormuz vessel transits fell to 48 over June 26-28,
The immediate market read is contained by the ministry’s explicit statement that normal bilateral trade is unaffected, which limits the near-term spillover to the broader China-Japan commercial relationship. However, the targeting of Mitsubishi, Komatsu and Fujitsu subsidiaries introduces a template risk: if Beijing is willing to place industrial conglomerate units on a dual-use blacklist today,
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The NZX 50 slipped 50 points, or 0.4%, to 13,445 in Monday morning trade, extending its muted performance from the previous session and mirroring Friday’s pullback on Wall Street, where chipmakers led the sell-off. Sentiment remained cautious ahead of June readings on New Zealand consumer and business confidence, which, while improving in May, stayed at
RBA Kent speech: In brief on Kent’s speech, its not really addressing current high inflation. While Kent did say the board would be less tolerant on inflation, it was in the context of rates when they are already very low (ie not the current circumstance), not as a general statement. The specific passage was: “When
The immediate read-through for emerging market FX is a reminder that managed pegs under reserve stress are a slow-motion event until they are not. Bolivia’s parallel market had already been pricing the boliviano near 20 per dollar at its most distorted, so the formal float to around 9.73 represents a partial catch-up rather than a
