Gold (XAU/USD) eases after opening the week with a bullish gap amid escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, with the US-Iran war triggering a fresh wave of safe-haven demand. At the time of writing, XAU/USD trades around $5,300, trimming earlier gains after climbing above the $5,400 mark earlier in the day. US-Israel strikes on […]
Taylor Wimpey full-year results preview: Can the housebuilder sustain momentum into 2026? Taylor Wimpey is preparing to publish its full-year 2025 results on 5 March 2026, a key moment for investors assessing how one of the UK’s largest housebuilders has navigated a challenging market backdrop characterised by affordability pressures, muted demand from first-time buyers and shifting
Global markets have entered a phase of heightened volatility as Middle East tensions transition into direct and widening regional conflict. Initial safe-haven flows rushed into Swiss Franc, pushing the currency to decade-highs against Euro. However, the move proved short-lived after rare and explicit pushback from Swiss National Bank. In what traders quickly labeled a “verbal
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2026.03.02 2026.03.02 What Is a Stock Index and How Does It Work? Michael Hypovhttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/mikhail-hypov/ A stock index is not just a number on a screen. It is a key indicator that reflects the condition of a specific market segment or an entire national stock exchange. Through a stock market index, financial analysts can quickly assess
FUNDAMENTAL OVERVIEW Gold started to rally steadily on Friday after we got various reports of evacuations that indicated a possible strike to follow over the weekend. Sure enough, the US and Israel launched a coordinated attack against various Iran’s targets that included key officials and military facilities. Their operation managed to kill Iran’s Supreme Leader
UK house prices grew at a steady pace in February, reflecting a moderate recovery from a fall at the end of the last year, mortgage lender Nationwide Building Society said Monday. House prices posted an annual increase of 1.0 percent, the same rate of growth as seen in January. The rate was faster than the
Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Ripple prices trade on the back foot at the start of this week on Monday, after extending losses in the previous week. BTC is on the brink of a breakdown, ETH is capped below key resistance, and XRP risks a crack of the trendline. Source link
2026.03.02 2026.03.02 US Dollar’s Safe-Haven Status Questioned. Forecast as of 02.03.2026 Dmitri Demidenkohttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/dmitri-demidenko/ The loss of confidence in the US dollar among international investors has prevented it from rising amid the escalating geopolitical conflict in the Middle East. Investors are turning to other assets. Let’s discuss this topic and make a trading plan for the
Markets opened the week with a clear but measured risk-off tone following dramatic escalation in Middle East tensions over the weekend. While safe-haven flows were evident in Asia, price action so far remains contained rather than disorderly. Investors are reacting, but not capitulating. Equity markets in the region reflected caution rather than panic. Japanese and
The US, in collaboration with Israel, has launched an attack on Iran on Saturday, 28 February 2026, despite an attempt by Oman mediators to extend “diplomacy measures” for another round of negotiation talks over Iran’s nuclear stockpile. The past 48 hours have seen a flurry of attacks from both sides, with Iran’s retaliation bombardments on
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All eyes are on Iran at the moment but let’s change gears for a moment and have a look at the US earnings calendar. The last few weeks have been dominated by mega-cap tech and AI infrastructure, this week provides the a read-through on the global consumer. We have major discount retailers, big-box tech stores,
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The manufacturing sector in Malaysia fell into contraction in January, the latest survey from S&P Global showed on Monday with a manufacturing PMI score of 49.3. That’s down from 50.2 in January, and it falls beneath the boom-of-bust line of 50 that separates expansion from contraction. The moderation in business conditions reflected a renewed slowing
Ireland AIB Manufacturing PMI rose from previous 52.2 to 53.1 in February Source link
Oil futures opened for the week in what will surely be the most-closely followed market today and for the next few weeks. WTI crude jumped 11% to $74.57 ($75.33 was the high print). Brent is trading up about 8% after briefly touching $82.37. It’s taken only seconds for some selling to kick in. The war
