Imports to Hong Kong surged 16.5% year-on-year, reaching $480.4 billion in July 2025, building upon the 11.1% increase observed in June. Significant growth in imports was recorded from several key trading partners: Vietnam surged by 129.3%, Thailand grew by 33.1%, Singapore increased by 28.7%, the United Kingdom rose by 24.8%, Japan expanded by 22.3%, and
2025.08.26 2025.08.26 Crude Braces For Decline As India May Refrain From Russian Oil. Forecast as of 26.08.2025 Dmitri Demidenkohttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/dmitri-demidenko/ The oil market is moving towards an expected surplus. It is so significant that the downward trend for Brent will likely persist. However, geopolitics will trigger corrections. Let’s discuss this topic and make a trading plan.
Fundamental Overview The USD sold off across the board on Friday as Fed Chair Powell tilted more dovish by saying that “with policy in restrictive territory, the baseline outlook and the shifting balance of risks may warrant adjusting our policy stance.” That saw traders firming up expectations for a rate cut in September which now
USD/CHF trims intraday losses as Fed Governor Lisa Cook defied President Donald Trump. Fed Governor Cook said she would not step down and will continue fulfilling her duties. Stronger Swiss employment data and easing inflation fuel expectations of additional SNB rate cuts. USD/CHF extends its gains for the second successive session, trading around 0.8060 during
Singapore’s industrial production expanded at a stable pace in July, figures from the Economic Development Board showed Tuesday. Industrial output grew 7.1 percent year-on-year in July, the same as in June. Production has been rising since August 2024. Excluding biomedical manufacturing, production advanced 9.4 percent. Among clusters, transport engineering output surged 15.8 percent, and electronics
The recent price actions of Gold (XAU/USD) have started to trade firmer since last Friday, 22 August, with a gain of 1%, on increased hopes that the US Federal Reserve is likely to enact its first interest rate cut of 2025 in the next month’s FOMC meeting. Fed Chair Powell’s Jackson Hole Symposium dovish speech
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Gold price gains ground in Tuesday’s early European session. Concerns over Fed’s independence and potential US Fed rate cut support the Gold price. The US CB Consumer Confidence and Durable Goods Orders reports will be the highlights later on Tuesday. The Gold price (XAU/USD) rises to a two-week high near $3,385 during the early European trading hours on
Firing of Fed Governor follows Powell’s pivot President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social this morning the unprecedented firing of Federal Reserve (Fed) Governor Lisa Cook, citing alleged mortgage fraud as justification. This move follows Trump’s relentless pressure on Fed Chair Jerome Powell, who finally buckled and announced a dovish pivot last week at Jackson
Crypto’s predictable path from central books to OTC discretion – FX Markets Skip to main content End of drawer navigation content Demand for bilateral trading, like OTC FX market structure, is fuelling crypto’s institutional take-up, finds BridgePort The maturation of any asset class follows a remarkably consistent pattern. From equities to fixed income and foreign
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High risk warning: Foreign exchange trading carries a high level of risk that may not be suitable for all investors. Leverage creates additional risk and loss exposure. Before you decide to trade foreign exchange, carefully consider your investment objectives, experience level, and risk tolerance. You could lose some or all your initial investment; do not
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European and Asian postal services are suspending U.S. shipments as the $800 de minimis tariff exemption ends, threatening the flow of small parcels worldwide. The move hits discount retailers like Shein and Temu, while leaving millions of cross-border gift and e-commerce deliveries in limbo. – Postal agencies across Europe and Asia are pausing or halting
On Sunday afternoon/evening US time a sell lot of around 24K Bitcoin was slammed through. It difficult to think that this was anything other than part of an aggressive move to drive the price down. After some retrace it appears to be working, with a new low since being plumbed now, undr US$110K. There have
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New home sales in the U.S. decreased from an upwardly revised level in the month of July, according to a report released by the Commerce Department on Monday. The Commerce Department said new home sales fell by 0.6 percent to an annual rate of 652,000 in July after surging by 4.1 percent to an upwardly
