Today’s sharp market moves confirmed again that when President Trump changes his geopolitical stance, Wall Street doesn’t react with half conviction. The ongoing peace rally has been impressive: Even with many ups and downs and conflicting stories since the ceasefire began about a month ago, equity bulls have stayed steady. The trading session opened with […]

The GBPUSD moved higher yesterday, but upside momentum stalled near the lower end of a key swing area resistance zone between 1.3574 and 1.3602. The rally peaked at 1.3577 before sellers leaned against the resistance area and pushed the pair lower into the new trading day, sending the price back toward its 100- and 200-hour

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St. Louis Fed Pres. Alberto Musalem is speaking and says: Tailwinds including accommodative financial conditions are currently greater than headwinds for the U.S. economy Uncertainty around tariffs and war are headwinds The labor market seems to have stabilized after gradual cooling last year Recent payroll growth has been around the breakeven rate Inflation is “meaningfully”

Germany remains the central story ​The most important theme heading into the results remains Germany, Vodafone’s largest market and historically its biggest problem area. The division has been under pressure following regulatory changes that ended the bundling of TV services into rental contracts, severely impacting broadband and television revenues. ​However, recent updates suggest conditions are beginning to improve. Vodafone reported that

2026.05.06 2026.05.06 Gold Prepares for Strong Rally. Forecast as of 06.05.2026 Dmitri Demidenkohttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/dmitri-demidenko/ The end of the conflict in the Middle East will turn winners into losers and vice versa. Oil prices risk falling sharply. Gold, on the other hand, will begin to rise slowly but surely as the prospect of Fed rate cuts returns

​​​Macro update ​Global equities reach record highs: MSCI’s All-Country World Index, Emerging Markets index and Asia-Pacific benchmark ex-Japan all hit fresh records as investors extended AI-driven equity buying, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq also closed at new highs overnight. ​South Korea rally: The Kospi surged 6.6% and moved above the 7,000 level for the

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Key takeaways China A50 shows strong resilience and leadership: The index has gained ~7% since late February 2026 and outperformed global peers during the US–Iran conflict, remaining largely stable during broader market sell-offs. Macro tailwinds and geopolitical positioning: A tariff truce and upcoming Trump–Xi meeting (14–15 May) are key catalysts, while a strengthening yuan and

Prior 50.5 Final Composite PMI 52.6 vs 52.0 prelim Prior 50.3 Key findings: Higher fuel prices lead to intensifying inflationary pressures across the service economy Business activity growth picks up from March’s 11-month low Lower export sales weigh on order books during April Comment: Tim Moore, Economics Director at S&P Global Market Intelligence, said: “April

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Key takeaways Intervention-driven downside resumes: USD/JPY plunged 2.4% to a two-month low after Japan’s ~$34.5B intervention on Thursday, 30 April, with a sharp intraday drop on today, 6 May, hinting at a possible second round of intervention. Rebound likely a dead cat bounce: The 1.5% recovery to 157.94 appears corrective within a newly formed short-term

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