Thailand has evacuated more than 100,000 residents from areas near its border with Cambodia, as the two countries engage in their most intense military conflict in over a decade. The Thai Interior Ministry confirmed on Friday that 100,672 people have been relocated to emergency shelters. The ongoing clashes have also led to a rising human
Morgan Stanley says corporate investment in artificial intelligence is beginning to pay off, with early adopters now pulling ahead in terms of earnings performance and market returns. In its latest AI Adopter Survey, the bank found that AI integration is accelerating across key sectors — particularly financials, real estate, and consumer durables. The shift is
Producer prices in Japan were up 3.2 percent on year in June, the Bank of Japan said on Friday. That was in line with expectations and down from the upwardly revised 34 percent in May (originally 3.3 percent). On a monthly basis, producer prices slipped 0.1 percent for the second straight month. Excluding international transportation,
The Swiss franc may trade sideways in the near term as markets await clarity on trade relations between the U.S. and Switzerland, according to a note from Commerzbank. Unlike other nations, Switzerland has not yet received a formal tariff warning from President Trump ahead of his planned August 1 tariff rollout. This has provided temporary
Turkey’s central bank lowered interest rates more than expected on Thursday in a bid to preserve the disinflationary conditions amid the uncertainty posed by trade war risks. The Monetary Policy Committee, led by Governor Yasar Fatih Karahan, slashed the key interest rate to 43 percent from 46 percent, the CBRT said. Economists had forecast a
Elior Manier Market Analyst Elior brings over seven years of experience in financial markets to our analyst team. Since 2018, he has actively engaged in observing, charting, and trading, driven by his passion for mastering market dynamics. With a profound understanding of the geopolitical and macroeconomic forces that shape market movements, Elior focuses on analysing
U.S. Treasury’s Bessent says U.S. in pretty good place with China on trade – Fox Business interview says will talk to China about them buying sanctioned oil from Russia, Iran -Fox Business interview The US has an epic, monumental trade deficit with China. This is a ‘pretty good place’? OK then. This article was written
Elior Manier Market Analyst Elior brings over seven years of experience in financial markets to our analyst team. Since 2018, he has actively engaged in observing, charting, and trading, driven by his passion for mastering market dynamics. With a profound understanding of the geopolitical and macroeconomic forces that shape market movements, Elior focuses on analysing
The AUDUSD extended its gains earlier in the week after breaking and holding above the 100-bar moving average on the 4-hour chart (blue line currently at 0.65435). That technical development helped shift the bias more bullish and opened the door for buyers to target higher levels. Buyers raced the pair to the upside and to
Elior Manier Market Analyst Elior brings over seven years of experience in financial markets to our analyst team. Since 2018, he has actively engaged in observing, charting, and trading, driven by his passion for mastering market dynamics. With a profound understanding of the geopolitical and macroeconomic forces that shape market movements, Elior focuses on analysing
Hedge funds that bet the yen would materially weaken following last weekend’s Japanese election were left disappointed after prime minister Shigeru Ishiba announced he would stay on, despite his ruling coalition party losing control of the country’s upper house. Going into the election, investors had turned bearish on the yen, holding roughly $1.1 billion in
Cranswick Group represents a compelling example of steady compounding that many investors have overlooked despite impressive performance metrics. The FTSE 250 food producer has delivered over 35% year-to-date gains while reaching record highs, yet maintains an undemanding valuation for a company generating double-digit earnings growth. Strong export demand, particularly from Asian markets, continues to reinforce the
2025.07.24 2025.07.24 Solana vs Ethereum: Which Blockchain Leads in Performance and Adoption? Oleg Tkachenkohttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/oleg-tkachenko/ The platform for developing decentralized applications, Solana, which emerged in the middle of 2020, was dubbed the “Ethereum killer” in the media. However, after over three years, the platform has not managed to surpass its competitor in popularity, despite its advantages
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Will assuage any concerns from businesses There are no discrepancies between Japan and US on rice, defense equipment on trade deal The feeling at the moment is that he’s a dead man walking. But he’s still putting up a strong facade for now. Japan’s ruling LDP party will be holding an internal meeting next week
The Japanese yen posted gains earlier but failed to consolidate. In the European sesssion, USD/JPY is trading at 146.57, up 0.07%. Earlier, the yen strengthened to 145.83, its highest level since July 10. Japan’s services expands but manufacturing contracts Japan posted mixed PMIs for July. Services expanded for a fourth consecutive month, rising to 53.5
Consumer price inflation in Iceland eased in July following an acceleration in the previous month, preliminary data from Statistics Iceland showed on Thursday. The consumer price index rose 4.0 percent year-on-year following a 4.2 percent increase in June. Inflation was 3.8 percent in May. Among the main CPI components, utility costs logged the biggest annual
