US crude oil inventories declined by 9.1 million barrels in the week ended June 5, far exceeding expectations for a 3.4 million-barrel draw and following a 6.7 million-barrel drop the previous week. Even after a cumulative reduction of roughly 44 million barrels over the past eight weeks, overall crude stocks still stand about 7 million […]
A direct, named threat from Iran’s Foreign Minister raises the geopolitical risk premium a notch above anonymous state media statements. Language referencing battlefield defeats and historical consequences for outside powers suggests Tehran is not inclined to absorb the strikes quietly. Any Iranian counter-strike on US assets or regional shipping infrastructure would put Hormuz back at
Japan’s m/m ‘wholesale inflation’ measure, PPI, is expected to pull back. For China, m/m CPI is expected to be subdued, despite rising costs for manufacturers,- both for the inputs they buy and the goods they produce, as a result of the Middle East conflict. Further upward pressure is likely from the surge in electronic component
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There were rumors that Mythos would get a public release today and that’s proven to be true. Anthropic is calling it Fable 5 and says it’s a ‘Mythos level’ model. It’s been immediately rolled out and says it takes 2x the usage of Opus, so those rate limits will come fast. Fable 5 is clearly
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A report released by the National Association of Realtors on Tuesday showed existing home sales in the U.S. spiked by much more than anticipated in the month of May. NAR said existing home sales surged by 3.2 percent to an annual rate of 4.17 million in May after climbing by 0.8 percent to an upwardly
Here are the pre-market levels: S&P 500 +40 or +0.5% Nasdaq +258 points Russell 2000 +26 points The market is optimistic about a wrap-up in the Hormuz mess after Trump said a deal could come in the next couple days. That was underscored by a report in the past hour that Saudi Arabia was passing
Global markets showed signs of stabilization today, but conviction remained notably absent as investors positioned cautiously ahead of Wednesday’s pivotal US CPI report. Technology shares rebounded strongly across Japan and South Korea, oil prices eased, and Dollar softened. Yet the moves appeared driven more by profit-taking and position adjustment than by a decisive shift in
UK retail sales logged a strong growth in May as late Spring heatwave pushed up clothing and footwear sales, the British Retail Consortium said Tuesday. Retail sales increased 3.7 percent on a yearly basis in May compared to the 1.0 percent growth in the same period last year. Food sales grew 3.9 percent and non-food
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Macro update Nikkei recovers as chip stocks rebound: Japan’s benchmark index gained 0.95%, led by a strong recovery in semiconductor heavyweights Tokyo Electron (+7.3%) and Advantest (+4.1%) after the previous session’s sharp decline, although SoftBank slipped 2.9%. Asian equities strengthen after recent sell-off: MSCI’s Asia-Pacific index excluding Japan advanced 3.0%, while South Korea’s Kospi jumped
The biggest risk facing oil markets may not be another missile strike in the Middle East. It may be the calendar. Since peaking near $120 in March, Brent crude has fallen back below $95 despite the fact that the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively closed, or at least severely choked, and US-Iran negotiations continue without
Kelvin Wong Senior Market Analyst Based in Singapore, Kelvin Wong is a well-established senior global macro strategist with over 15 years of experience trading and providing market research on foreign exchange, stock markets, and commodities. Passionate about connecting the dots in the financial markets and sharing perspectives around trading and investment, Kelvin Wong is an
FUNDAMENTAL OVERVIEW USD: The US dollar rallied strongly across the board on Friday as the very hot NFP gain with higher revisions for the prior months served as a wake-up call that the Fed could be forced to raise interest rates. The job gains have been much higher than the estimated breakeven rate lately. The
2026.06.09 2026.06.09 Short-Term Analysis for BTCUSD, XRPUSD, and ETHUSD for 09.06.2026 Roman Oneginhttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/roman-onegin/ Dear readers, I’ve prepared a short-term forecast for Bitcoin, Ripple, and Ethereum based on Elliott Wave analysis. The article covers the following subjects: Major Takeaways BTCUSD: A small upward correction is forming. Consider long trades with a Take Profit at 64,800.00. XRPUSD:
Kelvin Wong Senior Market Analyst Based in Singapore, Kelvin Wong is a well-established senior global macro strategist with over 15 years of experience trading and providing market research on foreign exchange, stock markets, and commodities. Passionate about connecting the dots in the financial markets and sharing perspectives around trading and investment, Kelvin Wong is an
