The EUR/USD forecast indicates a rebound in the dollar after upbeat employment figures. Job vacancies in the US exceeded the estimated number. Powell did not rule out the possibility of a rate cut at the next meeting. The EUR/USD forecast indicates a rebound in the dollar after upbeat employment figures in the previous session. However, […]
Tech momentum unwinds after weeks of gains The Nasdaq 100’s 0.82% decline to 20,202.89 marked a retreat from recent highs, as investors took profits following an extended period of outperformance. The NYFANG index’s 1.8% drop highlighted just how concentrated the selling pressure had become amongst the market’s largest technology names. Tesla’s 5.4% plunge exemplified the volatility
Gold price struggles to attract any meaningful buyers amid a combination of diverging forces. A modest USD bounce from a multi-year low and a positive risk tone caps the XAU/USD pair. Fed rate cut bets keep a lid on the USD and support the XAU/USD pair amid trade uncertainties. Gold price (XAU/USD) seesaws between tepid
2025.07.02 2025.07.02 Short-Term Analysis for BTCUSD, XRPUSD, and ETHUSD for 02.07.2025 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 the Elliott wave analysis. The article covers the following subjects: Major Takeaways BTCUSD: The price is rising in the fifth section of a bullish impulse to a high of
The recent minor corrective decline of -3.4% seen on the Japan 225 CFD Index (a proxy of the Nikkei 225 futures) from its 30 June 2025 intraday high of 40,852 to 2 July 2025 intraday low of 39,527 has stalled at an intermediate key support inflection area. Firstly, the lower boundary of a minor ascending
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Australia’s retail sales increased at a slower-than-expected pace in May due to the drop in food-related spending, data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics showed on Wednesday. Retail turnover grew 0.2 percent on a monthly basis, after remaining flat in April. However, this was weaker than economists’ forecast of 0.3 percent. On a yearly basis,
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The USD is adding on points pretty much across the majors board. I was going to blame the AUD/USD fall on the retail sales data, which, at the margin, adds to the case for an RBA rate cuit next week. Its playing a role but the broader move is a higher USD anyway. Apart from
2025.07.01 2025.07.02 Weekly Economic Calendar for 07.07.2025–13.07.2025 Jana Kanehttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/jana-kane/ Following the Fed meeting in June, the US dollar continues to face headwinds, while US stock indices have hit new all-time highs. This week, market participants will review the minutes of the Fed’s June meeting to better assess the prospects for the US central bank’s monetary
Consumer prices in South Korea were flat on a seasonally adjusted monthly basis in June, Statistics Korea said on Wednesday – in line with expectations after slipping 0.1 percent in May. On a yearly basis, inflation was up 2.2 percent – exceeding expectations for 2.1 percent and up from 1.9 percent in the previous month.
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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell indicated last week that policymakers are likely to stay on hold for now, waiting for clearer signs on how Trump’s tariffs are affecting inflation. However, if the labour market starts to weaken, the Fed may consider lowering interest rates. Bank of America say: “Occam’s razor suggests that inflation is already
Joblessness in Germany rose in June but at a slower than expected pace, official figures revealed on Tuesday, as activity in the biggest economy in the euro area remains sluggish. The seasonally adjusted number of unemployed rose by 11,000 from the previous month, the Federal Employment Agency said, which was smaller than the 15,000 increase
The Dow is outperforming all major U.S. indices, fueled by a stronger-than-expected U.S. Manufacturing PMI report in today’s session. The data, released at 10:00 ET, came in at 52.9 versus the forecasted 52, signaling not just expansion, but some form of resilience in the sector. S&P Global’s Chief Business Economist commented: “June saw a welcome
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The NASDAQ index is now down over -1.25%. The declines are being led by some of the high beta stocks that have benefited of late including the chip stocks. Broadcom is trading down near 4%. Nvidia is down -3.93%. AMD is down -4.45% Looking at some of the other losers today: Meta–2.56% Tesla -5.3% as
