USD/CAD steadies for the second successive session, hovering around 1.3700 during the Asian hours on Friday. The pair remains subdued as the commodity-linked Canadian Dollar (CAD) draws support from higher Oil prices, offsetting the stronger US Dollar (USD). Notably, Canada is the largest Oil exporter to the United States (US), supplying around 60% of total […]
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The manufacturing sector in Japan continued to expand in February, and at a faster pace, the latest survey from Jibun Bank revealed on Friday with a manufacturing PMI score of 52.8. That’s up from 51.5 in January and it moves further above the boom-or-bust line of 50 that separates expansion from contraction. This was supported
This is just a post with the data. I’ll have more, analysis and implications posted separately. Note that the 1.5% overall pace is below 2% for the first time since March 2022. The latest on the BoJ: BOJ expected to reach 1% by mid-year as yen intervention risks rise near 160 USD/JPY JBA chief says
The manufacturing sector in Australia continued to expand in February, albeit at a slower pace, the latest survey from S&P Global revealed on Friday with a manufacturing PMI score of 51.5. That’s down from 52.3 in January, although it remain above the boom-or-bust line of 50 that separates expansion from contraction. According to anecdotal evidence,
Today marked another bizarre session in Markets, with Oil exploding to new highs without a broader risk-off move. It seems that positioning for this weekend’s action is amassing around the Energy commodity, which is weighing on the Stock Markets, with most global Indices red on the session. European Equities have led to the downside after
2025 was the year of the Swiss Franc, and there were quite a few reasons. De-dollarization, flows moving towards Europe, the Yen losing some of its Safe-Haven characteristics amid fiscal trouble in Japan, and general diversification towards quality as the World faces troubled times ahead. Reaching 14-year lows less than a month ago, USD/CHF had
UOB economists Enrico Tanuwidjaja and Sathit Talaengsatya note that the Thai Baht’s rally paused in January as a sharp Gold correction disrupted retail Gold markets and generated two-way FX flows. The Bank of Thailand continues to smooth volatility and scrutinize Gold-linked FX. Source link
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There were weeks of breathless commentary about 5% GDP growth in the US in the fourth quarter and now here we are — less than 24 hours from the release — and the tracker has been revised all the way down to 3.0%. The quarter started off with a super-strong trade balance reading for October
Pending home sales in the U.S. unexpectedly saw further downside in the month of January, according to a report released by the National Association of Realtors on Thursday. NAR said its pending home sales index slid by 0.8 percent to 70.9 in January after plunging by 7.4 percent to a revised 71.5 in December. Economists
Dollar jumped in early US session after jobless claims came in much stronger than expected, reinforcing signs of labor market resilience. The data added fresh fuel to a rally that had already begun following yesterday’s more hawkish-than-expected FOMC minutes. The greenback’s strength is most visible against European majors with EUR/USD sliding through the near-term low
Rabobank’s RaboResearch team argues that Europe’s natural gas demand will decline only gradually across heating, industry and power. Structural constraints, slow renewable deployment and affordability issues keep gas central to the energy mix, even as EU and UK climate laws require steep cuts in gas use by 2030 and 2040. Gas stays central despite climate
GBP/USD has broken a key ascending trendline, potentially leading to a 470-pip decline The four-hour chart RSI is oversold, hinting at a short-term rebound before a potential continuation of the downtrend. If the current US Dollar rally wanes, this could see the potential setup face significant headwinds. The bearish setup is invalidated if the daily
BNB slips towards support Since the beginning of the year, Binance Coin (BNB) has faced a turbulent period characterised by heightened volatility, shifting institutional flows and broader risk-off dynamics that have recalibrated sentiment around exchange-linked tokens. What initially appeared to be cautious consolidation following a late-2025 pullback quickly evolved into a more pronounced sell-off, underscoring the
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2026.02.19 2026.02.19 Pound Plummets As Weak Jobs Data Sparks Rate Cut Speculation. Forecast as of 19.02.2026 Dmitri Demidenkohttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/dmitri-demidenko/ Following the cooling of the UK economy and labor market, there was news of a slowdown in inflation. The Bank of England’s interest rates are now expected to fall sooner rather than later. However, this is not
