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2026.04.14 2026.04.15 Weekly Economic Calendar for 20.04.2026–26.04.2026 Jana Kanehttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/jana-kane/ High volatility is still affecting global markets. Ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East are drawing attention away from major economic data. However, in the week of April 20–26, 2026, investors will still focus on key economic statistics from Canada, New Zealand, the US, Germany, the […]

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The US Dollar may have just seen its brightest days at the cost of a world-shaking US-Iran-Israel conflict. Having bullied through a gigantic rebound since February, the Greenback had been invincible. Petrodollar trades and higher-for-longer US rates tend to largely support the global reserve currency. Add to it historic bearish positioning against it, and traders

One of the big risks to a ceasefire in the Middle East is that Israel refuses to stop operations in Lebanon or that Iran makes a total ceasefire there a definite condition of any deal. My guess is that we wouldn’t have gotten this far down the road if there weren’t some positive indications. The

The S&P 500 has completely retraced the Iran war move; the euro is back to pre-war levels; but gold isn’t. There may be an opportunity there. Gold has come to life during US trading today and is up 2% to $4831. That’s still $440 below pre-war levels, or about 9%. Silver is even stronger today,

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

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Bloomberg reports: Iran is considering a short-term pause to shipments through the Strait of Hormuz to avoid testing a US blockade and scuppering a fresh round of peace talks They cited a person familiar with Iran’s deliberations. At this point, I don’t think we need a headline to tell us the state of play. The

2026.04.14 2026.04.14 Japan’s Verbal Intervention Supports Yen. Forecast as of 14.04.2026 Dmitri Demidenkohttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/dmitri-demidenko/ Japan had no need to intervene in currency markets to force USD/JPY bulls to retreat. Verbal interventions were enough. The government bought itself some time and is now reaping the benefits of the US dollar’s weakness. Let’s discuss this topic and make a

Interest rates and net interest income ​A central driver of Lloyds’ earnings has been the interest-rate cycle creating substantial earnings leverage. The sharp rise in Bank of England rates over the past few years has significantly boosted net interest income (NII), as higher lending rates have outpaced increases in deposit costs. ​This has helped underpin profitability and

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