Sterling rallied broadly after the BoE delivered a widely expected rate cut that came with a distinctly hawkish undertone. The 5–4 vote, with four members dissenting in favor of holding rates steady, was a surprise and prompted a reassessment of how smooth the easing path ahead will be. Fundamentally, the BoE still sees scope for
EUR/USD has been rejected at 1.1750 and trades lower for the third consecutive day, changing hands at 1.1715 at the time of writing, but still within the weekly range, above 1.1700. The pair is suffering as the US Dollar accelerates its recovery, with investors reluctant to take excessive risks ahead of key interest rate decisions
Exceptional turbulence surrounds delayed results WH Smith PLC enters what should have been a routine full-year reporting season in an exceptionally turbulent context. The company’s results for the year ended 31 August 2025 – originally scheduled for publication in mid-November – have been delayed twice, most recently to the 19th December 2025 to give auditor PwC
Taiwan’s central bank retained its key interest rate, as widely expected, on Thursday and raised its growth outlook on strong demand for AI and other technology applications. The central bank board unanimously decided to maintain the key discount rate at 2.0 percent. The rate on refinancing of secured loans and the rate on temporary accommodations
European stock markets were mostly quiet on Thursday as market participants waited cautiously for big announcements from central banks and new inflation data from the United States. The FTSE 100 index dipped slightly, but the UK market managed a small gain. This rise in London comes as investors strongly expect the Bank of England to
Bank of England set to cut rates again The Bank of England (BoE) is widely expected to deliver a 25 basis point rate cut today, taking the base rate to 3.75%. Traders have priced in a roughly 96% probability of this move, which means the immediate market reaction is likely to be muted. The focus
A volatile trading environment looks all but guaranteed as markets face a rare clustering of major event risks today. BoE and ECB rate decisions headline the European session, while US CPI later on is likely to determine whether recent risk jitters deepen or stabilize. In FX, much attention centers on EUR/GBP. While the ECB is
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2025.12.18 2025.12.18 Short-Term Analysis for BTCUSD, XRPUSD, and ETHUSD for 18.12.2025 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 decline in wave (Z), targeting 80,842.00. Consider short positions. XRPUSD: The price
There are a couple to take note of on the day, as highlighted in bold below. The first ones are for EUR/USD layered in between 1.1700 through to 1.1800. And the bigger one is seen at the 1.1750 level. With market players focusing on the ECB later today, even if it is going to be
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The United States (US) Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) will publish the all-important Consumer Price Index (CPI) data for November on Thursday at 13:30 GMT. The inflation report will not include CPI figures for October and will not offer monthly CPI prints for November due to a lack of data collection during the government shutdown.
BoE expected to cut rates 25bp to 3.75% Inflation fell to 3.2% in November Growth and labour market weakening Services inflation remains sticky Further cuts likely limited The Bank of England is widely expected to cut interest rates at its final policy meeting of the year today, following a sharper-than-anticipated slowdown in inflation and mounting
The Australian Dollar (AUD) loses ground against the US Dollar (USD) on Thursday for the sixth successive day. The AUD/USD pair may gain ground as the Aussie Dollar could receive support from investors’ caution following the release of Australia’s Consumer Inflation Expectations, which rose to 4.7% in December from November’s three-month low of 4.5%, supporting
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Coinbase has announced its taken a significant stride toward realising its vision of becoming an “Everything Exchange,” unveiling major product expansions that embed traditional financial instruments and event-prediction markets directly into its core app. This marks a pivotal shift for the U.S.-listed crypto exchange, moving beyond solely digital assets to offer users a unified platform
New Zealand’s gross domestic product expanded a seasonally adjusted 1.1 percent on quarter in the third quarter of 2025, Statistics New Zealand said on Thursday. That beat forecasts for an increase of 0.9 percent following the downwardly revised 1.0 percent decline in the previous three months (originally -0.9 percent). On an annualized basis, GDP improved
