The price actions of the Japan 225 CFD Index (a proxy for the Nikkei 225 futures) have staged a recent decline of -5.5% from its intraday high of 42,084 on 24 July 2025 (around 1% away from its all-time high of 42,513, printed in July 2024) to hit a low of 39,980 on 1 August […]
The unemployment rate in New Zealand came in at a seasonally adjusted 5.2 percent in the second quarter of 2025, Statistics New Zealand said on Wednesday. That was lower than forecasts for 5.3 percent but still higher than 5.1 percent in the three months prior. New Zealand employment shed 0.1 percent on quarter, in line
In a sign of changing economic dynamics in the Land of the Rising Sun, Japan has released its latest figures for overtime pay. As of June 2025, the overtime pay growth rate has declined to 0.90%, a noticeable slowdown from the 1.40% recorded in May of the same year. This data, updated as of August
2025.08.05 2025.08.06 Weekly Economic Calendar for 11.08.2025–17.08.2025 Jana Kanehttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/jana-kane/ Markets are gradually adapting to the new realities of international trade and discouraging data from the US labor market. Trade wars remain a major source of uncertainty. Still, investors are trying to stay optimistic. Following another correction, major US stock indices are once again on the
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Kicking off this week’s series of announcements of the results of its long-term securities auctions, the Treasury Department on Tuesday revealed this month’s auction of $58 billion worth of three-year notes attracted slightly below average demand. The three-year note auction drew a high yield of 3.669 percent and a bid-to-cover ratio of 2.53. Last month,
The Swiss Franc has been on a formidable run in 2025, continuing a trend that began when it reached parity with the US Dollar in November 2022. With the American Exceptionalism theme, widening deficits, and growing trade distrust, markets have sought the CHF as a stable hedge against the Greenback. Switzerland’s neutrality in economic and
Gold bounces off intraday lows near $3,350 as US yields and the US Dollar retreat following soft ISM PMI data. US Treasury yields and the US Dollar remain broadly pressured, limiting downside in the Gold as Fed rate cut bets gain traction. Market pricing reflects a 92% chance of an interest rate cut in September.
US Services PMI – July 2025 Component Breakdown Services PMI: 50.1 (Jun 50.8) – ↓ 0.7 Business Activity/Production: 52.6 (Jun 54.2) – ↓ 1.6 New Orders: 50.3 (Jun 51.3) – ↓ 1.0 Employment: 46.4 (Jun 47.2) – ↓ 0.8 Supplier Deliveries: 51.0 (Jun 50.3) – ↑ 0.7 Inventories: 51.8 (Jun 52.7) – ↓ 0.9 Prices:
CME boosts FX access via new vendor partnerships – FX Markets Skip to main content End of drawer navigation content Tie-ups with Trading Technologies and Integral to bring new liquidity into EBS and Spot+ venues CME Group is establishing ties with key vendors to expand the distribution of primary market foreign exchange liquidity from EBS
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France’s industrial production recovered at the quickest pace in almost five years in June amid a strong rebound in manufacturing activity, figures from the statistical office INSEE showed Tuesday. Industrial output rose 3.8 percent monthly in June, reversing a 0.7 percent decline in May. Production was expected to grow by 0.8 percent. Further, this was
2025.08.05 2025.08.05 Swiss Franc Shivers in Trump’s Trade Crosshairs. Forecast as of 05.08.2025 Dmitri Demidenkohttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/dmitri-demidenko/ After months of fruitless trade talks between Washington and Bern, Switzerland now has less than a week to reach an agreement before the new US tariffs take effect. If a deal is struck in time, the USDCHF pair may resume
Fed pivot drives equity recovery US equities delivered their strongest performance since late May yesterday, as investors seized on Friday’s market weakness to add exposure ahead of what many now see as an increasingly likely September rate cut. The rebound was broad-based, with the major indices recovering smartly from last week’s sell-off as traders reassessed
