Hong Kong’s economy expanded as initially estimated in the three months ending in September, driven by a continued surge in exports and sustained expansion in domestic demand, the final data from the Census and Statistics Department showed Friday. Gross domestic product advanced 3.8 percent year-over-year in the third quarter, following a 3.1 percent growth in the second
Vendor tools offering counterparty suggestions to foreign exchange traders should not replace a firm’s own execution assessments, warn market participants. The products, aimed at cash FX trades, can use firm-specific and communal execution data to help buy-side firms standardise and automate counterparty selection. Major transaction cost analysis (TCA) providers BestX and Tradefeedr each offer a
Gold (XAUUSD) comes under heavy selling pressure on Friday as bulls struggle to hold early gains amid mixed market sentiment. At the time of writing, XAU/USD is trading around $4,050, down over 2.5% on the day, erasing most of the gains recorded this week after easing from over three-week highs of $4,245 reached on Thursday.
Risk aversion intensified with markets once again gripped by tech-led weakness. Nvidia slumped in premarket trading, dragging the broader semiconductor and AI complex lower and reinforcing concerns that the sector’s valuation reset still has further to run. The risk-off tone spilled over into cryptocurrencies, where Bitcoin dropped more than 2% and looked increasingly vulnerable to
Since then, no follow through has been seen, though, with the Amazon share price range trading in the $250.00 region as investors digest the implications. AWS remains the company’s most critical engine of profitability and growth, and its renewed momentum helped to ease concerns about competitive positioning. Diversified growth across business segments Advertising, third-party seller
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The USD/CAD forecast suggests a mild upside as the US dollar gains momentum following the shutdown’s end. The uptick in WTI and Canada’s strong employment data could not lend support to the loonie. US yields and rate cut expectations could further shape the markets. The USD/CAD forecast suggests a slight bullish momentum, trading well above
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2025.11.14 2025.11.14 Short-Term Analysis for Oil, Gold, and EURUSD for 14.11.2025 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. The oil price
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Japan’s tertiary activity index increased for the third straight month in September, according to data from the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry on Friday. The seasonally adjusted tertiary activity index rose 0.3 percent on a monthly basis, following a 0.1 percent increase in August. Among the individual components, transport and postal activities, utilities, real
Risk aversion returned forcefully overnight, with Wall Street suffering its steepest daily decline in a month as investors unwound exposures. The reopening of the U.S. government offered no support to sentiment, with markets instead refocusing on the prospect that a December Fed rate cut is far from assured. Comments from several Fed officials pushed back
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The Australian Dollar (AUD) advances against the US Dollar (USD) on Friday, recovering losses registered in the previous session. The AUD/USD pair gains ground following the release of China’s Industrial Production and Retail Sales data for October. Any change in the Chinese economy could impact the AUD as China is a major trading partner for
The U.S. State Department has approved a possible US$330 million sale of fighter-jet spare parts and repair components to Taiwan’s de facto embassy, the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO). The Pentagon said the package would support the maintenance and sustainment of Taiwan’s existing aircraft fleet, enhancing the island’s readiness amid rising regional security
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The manufacturing sector moved back up into expansion territory in October, the latest survey from Business New Zealand revealed on Friday with a Performance of Manufacturing Index score of 51.4. That’s up from 49.9 and it moves back above the boom-or-bust line of 50 that separates expansion from contraction. Individually, production (52.0), deliveries (50.6), finished
