The Australian Dollar holds ground as the US Dollar weakened following softer-than-expected US inflation data. Australia’s Wage Price Index rose by 0.9% QoQ in Q1, against the expected 0.8% increase. US President Donald Trump described the relationship with China as excellent. The Australian Dollar (AUD) extends its gains against the US Dollar (USD) on Wednesday […]
Producer prices in Japan were up 0.2 percent on month in April, the Bank of Japan said on Wednesday – slowing from 0.4 percent in March. On a yearly basis, producer prices were up 4.0 percent – slowing from the upwardly revised 4.3 percent increase in the previous month. Export prices were down 0.3 percent
2025.05.13 2025.05.14 Weekly Economic Calendar for 19.05.2025–25.05.2025 Jana Kanehttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/jana-kane/ Donald Trump and his administration continue to unsettle financial markets with their foreign trade policy decisions. Just as the markets were recovering from the Fed’s monetary policy statements and the recent US-China meeting in Switzerland—where China agreed to cut tariffs from 125% to 10% for 90
South Korea April unemployment rate 2.7% expected 3.0%, prior 2.9% Jobs added in the month +194K vs. +193K in March — The won surged in early May vs. the USD, along with other Asia FX. That has been nearly all reversed. This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at www.forexlive.com. Source link
US CPI inflation cooled to 2.3% in April, below expectations, raising Fed rate cut speculation. Trump touts tax cuts and investment deals, but details on trade pacts remain vague. DXY slips below 101.60 as tariff truce with China lacks forward clarity. Markets expect first Fed rate cut by September 2025 with easing through 2026. The
Nasdaq technicals The NASDAQ index is trading to new site session highs as Pres. Trump completes his speech in Saudi Arabia. Toward the end of his speech he did say that he will order the cessation of sanctions against Syria. The NASDAQ index is now up 316 points or 1.69% at 19024.53. The high price
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The Greenback on the backfoot this Tuesday while the US-China trade deal euphoria quickly fades. Traders see April’s US CPI release not really showing inflationary signals after Liberation Day. The US Dollar Index slips back to 101.50 after failing to reclaim the 102.00 level. The US Dollar Index (DXY), which tracks the performance of the US
The Australian dollar has rebounded with strong gains on Tuesday. In the North American session, AUD/USD is trading at 0.6427, up 0.87% on the day. This follows losses of 0.67% a day earlier. Australia consumer sentiment rebounds Australia’s Westpac Consumer Sentiment climbed 2.2% to 92.1 in May, bouncing back from a 6% plunge in April.
Dollar softened slightly in early US trading today, though the move appears more related to a fading post-trade-deal rally than any direct reaction to economic data. While April’s inflation report showed encouraging progress on headline disinflation, the core CPI reading held firm, suggesting underlying price pressures remain sticky. That dynamic should keep Fed cautious, and
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2025.05.13 2025.05.13 DAX 40 Surges on US-China Deal. Forecast as of 13.05.2025 Dmitri Demidenkohttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/dmitri-demidenko/ The DAX 40 index has experienced significant growth, surpassing its March peak. This achievement can be attributed to the US-China agreement, the ECB’s monetary policy, Germany’s fiscal stimulus measures, and improved German macroeconomic statistics. What developments can we expect in the
Prior -81.2 Economic sentiment 25.2 vs 11.9 expected Prior -14.0 The headline reading continues to underscore challenging conditions for the German economy but expectations are brightening, so that’s a positive takeaway in all this. ZEW notes that with a new government in place and progress on trade disputes, there is a significant increase in optimism.
Romania’s consumer price inflation held steady in April after easing slightly in the previous month, data from the National Institute of Statistics showed on Tuesday. The consumer price index, or CPI, rose 4.9 percent year-on-year in April, the same as in the previous month, which was the slowest rate in five months. Prices for food
