Global digital asset markets saw a distinct change in capital behavior throughout 2025. While JPMorgan data tracks nearly $130 billion in inflows for the year, the capital allocation did not follow the pattern of previous bull cycles. Liquidity refused to trickle down into broader speculative markets. Instead, flows remained stubbornly concentrated in major caps like […]
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When is the UK CPI data and how could it affect GBP/USD? GBP/USD trades slightly lower at around 1.3556 as of writing. The 20-period Exponential Moving Average (EMA) trends lower at 1.3593 and continues to cap rebounds. Price holds beneath this gauge, maintaining a short-term bearish bias. The 14-day Relative Strength Index (RSI) at 39 (below
The RBNZ held the OCR at 2.25%, reiterated that policy will stay accommodative while inflation returns toward target, and brought forward its projections for a potential first hike, reinforcing a data-dependent, gradual normalisation path. Summary: The Reserve Bank of New Zealand held the OCR at 2.25%, reinforcing that policy remains supportive. The updated OCR track
Bitcoin has rejected at $70,000 multiple times, down ~28% in February. Geopolitical risk, “Clarity Act” stalls, and pressure on corporate treasuries weigh on prices. A confirmed bearish Symmetrical Triangle breakout suggests a move toward $60,000. Most Read: Gold & Precious Metals slide: Iran diplomacy and Lunar New Year drain liquidity Bitcoin continues to toil in
2026.02.17 2026.02.18 Weekly Economic Calendar for 23.02.2026–01.03.2026 Jana Kanehttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/jana-kane/ Market participants are still weighing the Fed’s policy outlook after last week’s release of the January meeting minutes and the latest US PCE data. For now, the US dollar remains under pressure. However, sentiment can shift quickly in response to new macroeconomic data, Trump’s comments, geopolitical
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The wage price index in Australia was up a seasonally adjusted 0.8 percent on quarter in the fourth quarter of 2025, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said on Wednesday – unchanged and in line with expectations. On a yearly basis, wage prices were up 3.4 percent – again matching forecasts and steady from the previous
Goldman raises its AUD/USD path to 0.72–0.74 over 12 months, citing RBA hawkishness, relative policy divergence and valuation support, while flagging commodity and global risk risks. Summary: Goldman Sachs lifts AUD/USD forecasts to 0.72 (3m), 0.73 (6m), 0.74 (12m). Upgrade driven by a hawkish Reserve Bank of Australia and expectation of another May hike. AUD
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The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) remains on track to maintain the Official Cash Rate (OCR) at 2.25% after concluding its first monetary policy meeting of this year on Wednesday. The decision to keep its benchmark rate steady would follow three consecutive cuts, signaling a pause in the current easing cycle. The decision is
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The Scotiabank Global Equity Research team dropped a meaty note this morning breaking down six major gold bull cycles over the past 50 years, and the conclusion is pretty straightforward: this one isn’t over. Gold is sitting around $5,025/oz right now, up 209% from the October 2022 low of $1,628. That’s a heck of a
While Gold remains on top, Silver and other, more volatile and less safe-haven metals are getting rejected quite starkly. Note that Platinum seems quite resilient above $2,000, so keep an eye on this one. With positioning getting to extremes (as expressed in a recent Bank of America Survey), options amassing for $15,000 – $20,000 prices
Federal Reserve (Fed) President of the Bank of Chicago, Austan Goolsbee, said that services inflation is “not tame” and added that there are potentially several more rate cuts in 2026, in an interview with CNBC on Tuesday Key takeaways: Recent headline inflation was partly pulled down due to base effects. Services inflation is “not tame.”
Sterling trades broadly lower today after weaker-than-expected UK labor data strengthened expectations for a March rate cut from BoE. Rising unemployment and moderating wage growth have shifted the tone around policy outlook, particularly among more centrist MPC members who may now lean more dovish. Traders are now assigning more than 75% probability to a March
Canada’s annual inflation rate fell to 2.3% in January 2026, slightly lower than expected and aligned with the Bank of Canada’s forecasts. The trimmed-mean core rate, a key measure of underlying price pressures dropped to 2.4%, its lowest level since April 2021. While shelter and furniture costs cooled, food prices surged 7.3% and restaurant costs
