The Bank of Japan maintained its interest rate on Thursday, citing risks to the inflation outlook due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. The policy board, headed by Ueda Kazuo, decided by 8-1 majority vote, to hold the interest rate at around 0.75 percent. Subscribe to continue reading the article. This article is […]
At a glance: Oil surges as strikes hit major Middle East energy infrastructure South Pars and Ras Laffan targeted, escalating LNG supply risks Iran launches multi-country retaliation across Gulf and US-linked assets Qatar LNG facilities hit twice, fires and extensive damage reported Trump signals de-escalation on South Pars but issues extreme retaliation threat US weighing
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Australia February jobs beat expectations but unemployment rises to 4.3% Summary: Employment rises strongly: +48.9K vs +20.3K expected Unemployment rate jumps to 4.3% vs 4.1% expected Participation lifts to 66.9%, driving labour supply higher Part-time jobs surge (+79.4K), while full-time falls (-30.5K) Third straight upside surprise in headline jobs growth Report signals labour market loosening
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European Central Bank preview via Reuters, in breif: Summary: ECB widely expected to hold rates at 2% amid heightened uncertainty Iran war-driven energy shock revives upside inflation risks Markets pricing potential hikes despite economist consensus for hold Lagarde likely to emphasise vigilance and optionality 2022 energy crisis still shaping policy sensitivity Scenario analysis to guide
New Zealand’s gross domestic product expanded a seasonally adjusted 0.2 percent on quarter in the fourth quarter of 2025, Statistics New Zealand said on Thursday. That missed forecasts for an increase of 0.5 percent following the downwardly revised 0.9 percent gain in the three months prior (originally 1.1 percent). Subscribe to continue reading the article.
Today welcomed a much-anticipated FOMC session, and Participants probably did not hear what they wanted to hear. After an already quite intense morning, in which assets were going back and forth to fight another rise in Energy Commodities, the Press Conference pinned down risk sentiment. The initial catalyst for the rise in Commodities was the
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No change was expected Fed funds rate at 3.50-3.75%, unchanged More headlines: Fed says implications of developments in Middle East for U.S. economy are uncertain Uncertainty about the economic outlook remains elevated Available indicators suggest that economic activity has been expanding at “solid pace” Job gains have remained low and unemployment rate has been little
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US Trade Policy: The Supreme Court Earthquake February also delivered a large development on the trade policy front. On 20 February, the US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act does not authorise the President to impose tariffs, striking down the broad set of tariffs that had been imposed on trading
2026.03.18 2026.03.18 Should You Buy, Sell, or Hold Nvidia Stock in 2026? Oleg Tkachenkohttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/oleg-tkachenko/ Over the past five years, Nvidia shares have surged more than 1,100%, propelling the company to the top of global market capitalization by the end of 2025, surpassing Apple. However, growth slowed in 2025, with competitors such as Intel, Broadcom, and
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Markets traded in a subdued tone through most of the day, with investors largely sidelined ahead of the Federal Reserve’s policy decision. That calm was abruptly shattered as the US session began, with a sharp deterioration in risk sentiment accompanied by a broad rebound in Dollar and a selloff in equity futures. The sudden shift
New LLMs are proving to be surprisingly good quants – FX Markets Skip to main content End of drawer navigation content Strides in AI’s ability to do maths mean models can plausibly help with research In late January, Mark Higgins, the retired co-founder of fintech company Beacon Platforms and former co-head of quant research at
FUNDAMENTAL OVERVIEW USD: The US dollar pulled back across the board in the first part of the week on what looks like profit-taking from extreme levels rather than a change in fundamentals as we haven’t got any meaningful catalyst to trigger a reversal yet. The focus remains on the US-Iran war as a prolonged conflict
