Log in to today’s North American session Market wrap for September 19 Today’s story was one of cautious optimism for global trade, as both Washington and Beijing struck a more constructive tone. President Trump described the talks with Xi Jinping as “positive and constructive,” while adding that progress had been made on “several important issues.”
US Dollar bounces from three-year lows after Fed cut, supported by rising US Treasury yields late in the week. Fed officials Daly and Kashkari offered cautious tones, while Miran reaffirmed his preference for deeper easing. French spending cut protests pressure Macron’s new PM, adding political headwinds for the Euro. EUR/USD edges lower on Friday, late
So how did the markets perform? The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq stock indexes are on track to have their third consecutive week of gains. This positive trend was fueled by the Federal Reserve’s first interest rate cut of 2025 and hints that more relaxed monetary policies could be on the way. A renewed sense
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GBP/USD sinks below 1.3500 as ‘King Dollar’ regains strength post-Fed The British Pound (GBP) is under heavy pressure from the ‘King Dollar’ on Friday, down 0.52% even though the docket in the US is absent, with just Federal Reserve (Fed) officials crossing the newswires. UK data, although positive, failed to underpin Sterling in Retail Sales.
Canada’s Trade Mininister Dominic LeBlanc said expects to go to Washington, DC for trade talks in the next two weeks. That comment helped to lift the Canadian dollar in today’s North American session. USD/CAD is down 23 pips to 1.3768 and that has the loonies as the top performing G10 currency today. In the past
A theme that had been building throughout this entire year was how a compromised Federal Reserve independence, combined with a more isolationist US policy (and de-globalization), would send the US dollar into shambles. In fact, this theme has been a favorite for Market enthusiasts, particularly as a compromised US dollar would participate in a rewiring
The USD/JPY price analysis shows increasing pressure within the Bank of Japan to hike interest rates. BoJ policymakers Hajime Takata and Naoki were ready to hike interest rates. The dollar continued its recovery after the Fed meeting. The USD/JPY price analysis shows increasing pressure within the Bank of Japan to hike interest rates, which briefly
2025.09.19 2025.09.19 XAU/USD: Elliott Wave Analysis and Forecast for 19.09.25 – 26.09.25 Alex Geutahttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/alex-geuta/ The article covers the following subjects: Major Takeaways Main scenario: Once the correction ends, consider long positions above the level of 3,554.18 with a target of 3,800.00 – 4,000.00. A buy signal: the price holds above 3,554.18. Stop Loss: below 3,500.00,
Micron Technology financial expectations Micron Technology is expected to see a steep rise in its revenue and pre-tax profits: Revenue: $11.2 billion, representing a near 45% year-over-year increase Pre-tax profit: $3.6 billion compared to $1.7 billion in Q4 2024 Earnings per share (EPS): $2.86, up from $1.18 in the same period last year These projections
2025.09.19 2025.09.19 GBP/USD: Elliott Wave Analysis and Forecast for 19.09.25 – 26.09.25 Alex Geutahttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/alex-geuta/ The article covers the following subjects: Major Takeaways Main scenario: Consider long positions from corrections above the level of 1.3323 with a target of 1.3850 – 1.4000. A buy signal: the price holds above 1.3323. Stop Loss: below 1.3270, Take Profit:
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UK retail sales increased for the third straight month in August, the Office for National Statistics reported Friday. Retail sales volume increased 0.5 percent in August from a month ago. This followed a similar revised 0.5 percent increase seen in July and outpaced economists’ forecast of 0.4 percent gain. Moreover, this was the third consecutive
No comment on short-term moves in market Need to look at actual data to see how tariff-induced inflation in the US negatively affects Japan’s exports Not yet at the point where higher tariffs are having that negative impact though Food price inflation would not have a big impact on underlying inflation but there is a
This is a follow-up analysis and an update of our prior publication, “USD/JPY Technical: Yen eyeing a medium-term bullish breakout against USD from a 5-month range”, published on 17 September 2025. The USD/JPY dropped further on Wednesday, 17 September 2025, with an initial intraday loss of -0.7% to print an intraday low of 145.48 before
