Headline inflation masks underlying weakness in price pressures The July consumer price index (CPI) reading delivered an upside surprise that initially rattled markets, with core inflation climbing to 3.8% year-on-year (YoY) against expectations of 3.7%. This marks the highest level since early 2024 and represents a significant challenge to the Bank of England’s (BoE) recent
There are three themes dominating currency markets today: a stronger rebound in the Yen, firming Sterling, and a sharp tumble in Kiwi. Moves are being shaped by local economic drivers as well as shifting central bank expectations, setting the stage for a cautious but active session. Yen’s rally came alongside a steep pullback in Japanese
2025.08.20 2025.08.20 Short-Term Analysis for BTCUSD, XRPUSD, and ETHUSD for 20.08.2025 Roman Oneginhttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/roman-onegin/ Dear readers, I’ve prepared a short-term forecast for Bitcoin, Ripple, and Ethereum based on the Elliott wave analysis. The article covers the following subjects: Major Takeaways BTCUSD: The price may grow within a bullish impulse. Consider buy entries with a target of 124,560.00.
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Gold price recovers slightly from a nearly three-week low amid reviving safe-haven demand. Diminishing odds for a jumbo Fed rate cut underpin the USD and might cap the commodity. Hopes for a Russia-Ukraine peace deal could also act as a headwind for the XAU/USD pair. Gold (XAU/USD) sticks to its modest intraday gains through the
Below is a quick look at what various market participants are expecting from today’s UK CPI data. Knowing the consensus is important, but knowing where the minimum and maximum expectations are, as well as any herding around a particular side, can be very helpful for risk event traders like me. For the Headline YY CPI,
On Wednesday, U.S. stock futures presented a mixed picture as investors eagerly anticipated earnings reports from significant retail players and the release of the Federal Reserve’s July meeting minutes. While Dow and S&P 500 futures remained relatively flat, Nasdaq 100 futures experienced a slight decline, continuing the trend of pressure on technology stocks. Investors are
Japan posted a merchandise trade deficit of 117.550 billion yen in July, the Ministry of Finance said on Wednesday. That missed forecasts for a surplus of 196.2 billion yen following the downwardly revised 152.1 billion yen surplus in June (originally 153.1 billion yen). Exports were down 2.6 percent on year at 9.359 trillion yen, missing
2025.08.19 2025.08.20 Weekly Economic Calendar for 25.08.2025–31.08.2025 Jana Kanehttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/jana-kane/ The market remains highly volatile amid ongoing trade wars initiated by the US administration and geopolitical events. In the upcoming week of August 25–31, 2025, market participants will focus on the release of important macroeconomic statistics from Australia, Switzerland, the US, Japan, Canada, and Germany. Investors will
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We finally have a bit more excitement in the calendar today. For the Asia-Pacific session, we have Japanese Machine Orders and trade data, followed by Chinese LPR. After that we will have the RBNZ (due 12:00 AEST) and the press conference (13:00 AEST). For the early EU session, we have July inflation data due for
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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The EURUSD and the GBPUSD have reversed lower in morning US trading, and in the process has moved back down to retest the 200 hour moving averages on both of those currency pairs. For the EURUSD, a cluster of support is in play, including an upward trendline, the 200-hour moving average, and the 61.8% retracement
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
Wall Street polarisation reaches new extremes Tesla’s latest earnings season has left Wall Street more divided than ever, with analysts offering a wide range of upgrades and downgrades since July. While some see the stock poised for another leg higher on the back of robotaxi ambitions and artificial intelligence (AI), others warn of mounting risks
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
