Global stock markets were mostly steady or slightly higher on Tuesday as investors reacted calmly to the latest update on U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff plans. On Monday, Trump sent letters to 14 countries, including major Asian trade partners like Japan and South Korea, announcing much higher tariffs on imports to the US. However, the
Ethereum stays range bound Ethereum bullish case: Ethereum has been trading back above its 200-day simple moving average (SMA) at $2,487.97 for the past week. This is encouraging for the bulls. An advance above Sunday’s $2,605.07 high, would likely put the early July peak at $2,635.78 back on the cards. If bettered, the May highs
2025.07.08 2025.07.08 Yen Remains Depressed As US Tariff Letters Land. Forecast as of 08.07.2025 Dmitri Demidenkohttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/dmitri-demidenko/ Tokyo’s request for a reduction in the tariffs imposed by Washington has led to tensions between the two nations. Donald Trump threatened to raise tariffs to 35% but ultimately limited them to 25%. As a result, the USDJPY pair
Eurostoxx +0.1% Germany DAX +0.1% France CAC 40 +0.1% UK FTSE +0.1% Spain IBEX +0.1% Italy FTSE MIB +0.1% This mirrors the mood in US futures, with S&P 500 futures also up just 0.1% on the day. Wall Street returned from the long weekend with a bit of a struggle after Trump’s tariff letters. The
2025.07.08 2025.07.08 US Dollar Under Pressure As Trump Ramps Up Trade War. Forecast as of 08.07.2025 Dmitri Demidenkohttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/dmitri-demidenko/ The US has set the same tariff rates for most countries since the Liberation Day. For some, they have been raised. However, the US dollar’s reaction differed significantly from its performance in early April. What are the
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URW Elliott Wave technical analysis Greetings, our Elliott Wave analysis today updates the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) with UNIBAIL‑RODAMCO‑WESTFIELD – URW. We see that URW stock has potential to increase in the medium term with a fifth wave. However, in the short term, it is not yet a reasonable buying point. This analysis will clearly show
The Reserve Bank of Australia maintained its benchmark rate on Tuesday, defying expectations for a quarter-point rate cut. The policy board, governed by Michele Bullock, decided to maintain the cash rate target at 3.85 percent. The current rate was the lowest in two years. Previously, the bank had reduced the rate by 25 basis points
Trump pushes back tariff timeline with revised rates President Trump announced overnight a significant shift in his trade policy, postponing the implementation of reciprocal tariffs from 9 July to 1 August. The revised plan includes adjusted tariff rates for 14 countries, with the White House indicating more announcements will follow. The latest development has created
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The headlines are here from earlier: Former Fed Reserve Governor Warsh says tariffs not inflationary, has sympathy for Trump Warsh was speaking in an interview on Fox. More: what the Fed needs is regime change. Regime change means new sets of policies, new way of thinking about economic growth, a new understanding of what really
Japan’s bank lending has seen a notable surge, reporting an increase to 2.8% in June 2025 from 2.4% just a month earlier in May. This data, freshly updated on July 7, 2025, reflects a significant acceleration in bank lending, examining the year-over-year comparison with figures from the previous year. The steady increase is a key
Overall bank lending in Japan was up 2.8 percent on year in June, the Bank of Japan said on Tuesday – coming in at 639.746 trillion yen. That beat forecasts for an increase of 2.3 percent and was up from 2.4 percent in May. Excluding trusts, lending jumped an annual 3.0 percent to 561.432 trillion
GBP/USD caught a foothold on Monday, halting a near-term pivot into the low side. Fresh trade war rhetoric from the Trump administration has sparked fresh risk aversion in global markets. The July 9 tariff deadline has already been kicked down the road, but fresh tariffs now loom ahead. GBP/USD shed some weight on Monday, trimming
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China is considering doubling the size of its Southbound Bond Connect program, a key channel for mainland investors to buy overseas bonds, in a move that signals a greater push to liberalize financial flows. Regulators have held early talks about increasing the program’s total quota to 1 trillion yuan, including a new 500 billion yuan
Metals have seen a strong multi-year performance, largely driven by post-COVID currency depreciation. The widespread use of Quantitative Easing (QE) and balance sheet expansions by central banks put fiat currencies under pressure, giving precious metals a solid fundamental tailwind. In contrast, the 2022 global rate-hiking cycle helped restore some purchasing power to fiat currencies, temporarily
