Jerome Powell, Chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed), said in his semiannual Monetary Policy Report, this time before the House Financial Services Committee, that there is still job to be done regarding inflation. Key highlights “No changes to own commitment that will not resign if asked by Trump.” “The Fed’s last policy framework did
2025.02.12 2025.02.12 Apple (AAPL) Stock Forecast for 2025, 2026, 2027–2030 and Beyond Jana Kanehttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/jana-kane/ Apple is a leading US corporation and one of the world’s largest tech and digital content companies. Its shares are highly popular among investors, as their price has continued to rise steadily despite the challenges of 2024. Much of the company’s
Dollar rallied sharply in early US trading after inflation data came in hotter than expected, reinforcing expectations that Fed will maintain its restrictive policy stance for longer than previously anticipated. 10-year Treasury yield surged past 4.6%, extending its strong rebound from earlier in the week. US equity futures plunged, with DOW futures down around -1%
US headline CPI rose 0.5% mom in January, exceeding expectations of 0.3% mom and marking the fastest monthly pace since August 2023. Core CPI, which strips out food and energy prices, also outpaced forecasts (0.3% mom) at 0.4% mom, the highest since March 2024. Key inflation drivers for the month included a 0.4% mom increase
2025.02.12 2025.02.12 Aussie Rises from Ashes. Forecast as of 12.02.2025 Dmitri Demidenkohttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/dmitri-demidenko/ Since Australia buys more from the US than it sells, it is not particularly frightened by Donald Trump’s trade threats. The potential retaliatory measures may be more severe than those from the EU or China. However, the AUDUSD pair is facing some challenges.
Non-bank market-maker XTX Markets has hired Sam Brook for its European foreign exchange and equities trading team. Brook joins from NatWest Markets, where he spent nine years in the UK bank’s electronic FX trading unit, primarily working on the buildout of its e-FX market-making desk. As part of the Europe, Middle East and Africa distribution
The New Zealand dollar is in negative territory on Wednesday. NZD/USD is trading at 0.5636 in the European session, down 0.31% on the day. US CPI expected to tick lower to 0.3% The markets are keeping a close eye on the January inflation report, which will be released later today. Headine inflation is expected to
The high earlier this week touched $2,942 and gold is nearly 2% down from that currently. Is it a case of running out of steam or are the bulls just taking a bit of a breather? I reckon the near-term chart will provide some answers to that. Gold (XAU/USD) hourly chart As seen with the
US Dollar (USD) traded subdued overnight in absence of fresh catalyst. DXY was last seen at 108 levels, OCBC’s FX analysts Frances Cheung and Christopher Wong note. Deceleration in core CPI may weigh on USD “In the semi-annual testimony to Senate Banking panel overnight, Fed Chair Powell signalled that the Fed was in no
2025.02.12 2025.02.12 Short-Term Analysis for BTCUSD, XRPUSD, and ETHUSD for 12.02.2025 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 continues to decline in the motive wave [Y]. Consider short trades from the current
Yen struggled in the Asian session and stayed weak, with renewed selling pressure driven by a combination of rising US Treasury yields and ongoing concerns over trade policy developments. Market participants are still digesting the implications of US President Donald Trump’s decision to reintroduce tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, with Canada and the EU
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When asked if reciprocal tariffs are still coming on Wednesday, US President Donald Trump said ‘we’ll see’. Trump commented on this at an event to welcome home a hostage released by Russian President Vladimir Putin late Tuesday. Market reaction Markets remain on tenterhooks on Trump’s tariffs uncertainty, with the US Dollar Index (DXY) finding fresh
I posted headline comment earlier: So far, that’s it from him, Reuters have a recap up, this is it, In full! Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Wednesday the central bank will continue to conduct its monetary policy with the aim of achieving its 2% inflation target sustainably and stably. Ueda made the
2025.02.11 2025.02.12 Economic Calendar for the Week 17.02.2025 – 23.02.2025 Jana Kanehttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/jana-kane/ Trump’s statements about introducing new restrictive tariffs are shaking up the markets. In times of such extreme uncertainty, investors are forced to turn to safe-haven assets like gold, government bonds, and the yen to protect their assets. In the upcoming week, 17.02.2025 –
