Pres. Trump is starting his day by saying: If the Fed would lower rates we would be buying that for a lot less Powell probably will not cut rates today. Powell has done a poor job. We should be two points lower (assume means 2% lower). Am going to go very short term, get rates
Not all UK energy stocks are alike, though, with Harbour Energy, part of the FTSE 100, having fallen by around -20% year-to-date, despite its position as one of the largest North Sea operators with substantial production capacity and reserve base. Serica Energy has delivered a near +20% year-to-date return, while EnQuest has risen by around
XRP may revisit key support zone following Monday’s rejection at technical resistance area. Source link
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2025.06.18 2025.06.18 S&P 500 Gazes Into Abyss. Forecast as of 18.06.2025 Dmitri Demidenkohttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/dmitri-demidenko/ For an extended period, the S&P 500 index largely disregarded external factors, including trade wars, geopolitical events in the Middle East, and unfavorable macroeconomic statistics in the United States. Investors have since come to recognize their misjudgment. Let’s discuss this topic and
Slovakia’s EU measure of inflation accelerated in May to the highest level in nearly one-and-a-half years, data from the Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic showed on Wednesday. The EU measure of the harmonized index of consumer prices, or HICP, rose 4.3 percent year-on-year in May, faster than the 3.9 percent increase in April. Further,
The British pound has stabilized on Wednesday. In the European session, GBP/USD is trading at 1.3551, up 0.28% on the day. The US dollar showed broad strength on Tuesday and GBP/USD declined 1.05% and fell to a three-week low. UK inflation ticks lower to 3.4% UK inflation for May edged lower to 3.4% y/y, down
2025.06.18 2025.06.18 Markets Fear Fed Hawkish Surprise. Forecast as of 18.06.2025 Dmitri Demidenkohttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/dmitri-demidenko/ Despite President Trump’s calls for action, the US Federal Reserve is unlikely to cut interest rates in June, as the central bank’s role is not to address fiscal issues. Inflation expectations are more significant in this regard. Let’s discuss this topic and
Here was the CPI report for April as added context. The estimate this time around is for headline annual inflation to fall to 3.4% in May, down from 3.5% in April. And for core annual inflation, it is expected to drop to 3.5% from 3.8% previously. That being said, it is on the high side
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2025.06.17 2025.06.18 Weekly Economic Calendar for 23.06.2025–29.06.2025 Jana Kanehttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/jana-kane/ The upcoming week is expected to be somewhat calmer compared to the previous turbulent one. Nonetheless, a number of key data releases are on the horizon, focusing mainly on the PMI and inflation figures from the world’s largest economies. Additionally, during the week of 23.06.2025–29.06.2025, market
The value of core machinery orders in Japan was down a seasonally adjusted 9.1 percent on month in April, the Cabinet Office said on Wednesday – coming in at 919-0 billion yen. That beat forecasts for a decline of 9.3 percent following the 13.0 percent jump in March. On a yearly basis, core machinery orders
The CBOE (Chicago Board Options Exchange) Crude Oil Volatility Index is referred to as OVX. It shows implied volatility of options on United States Oil Fund (USO). tracks 30-day expected volatility in crude oil prices, derived from the pricing of USO options — similar to how the VIX measures expected equity volatility from S&P 500
New Zealand had a seasonally adjusted current account deficit of NZ$5.5 billion in the first quarter of 2025, Statistics New Zealand said on Wednesday. The current account deficit for the year ended March 2025 narrowed to NZ$24.7 billion (5.7 percent of gross domestic product (GDP)) compared with the NZ$27.6 billion deficit for the March 2024
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