New Zealand posted a seasonally adjusted merchandise trade surplus of NZ$800 Million in May, Statistics New Zealand revealed on Friday. That missed forecasts for a surplus of NZ$875 million and was down from the downwardly revised NZ$1.598 billion surplus in April (originally NZ$1.920 billion). Exports were worth NZ$8.88 billion, up from the downwardly revised NZ$8.27
Oil’s price retreat reflects the market’s initial relief at Hormuz reopening, but the path back to normal export volumes is likely to be slower than spot prices imply. Iraq’s explicit caveat that crude export recovery depends on smooth transit conditions is a material qualifier: any friction at the strait during the 60-day negotiating window would
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The EURUSD has pushed to a new session low and, in the process, moved back into a key swing area between 1.14419 and 1.14587. The pair recently traded down to 1.1452, placing the price squarely within that support zone. If sellers can force a break below the swing area, the next target comes in at
Norway’s central bank left its key interest rate unchanged on Thursday but hinted at a rate hike in one of the future sessions to bring the high inflation back to target. The Monetary Policy and Financial Stability Committee decided to keep the policy rate unchanged at 4.25 percent at its meeting on June 17, the
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European equities finished mixed on the day, with gains in the broader continental indices offset by weakness in the U.K. market. The German DAX led the major indexes higher, rising 0.37%, while France’s CAC 40 added 0.44% as investors continued to digest the implications of the Federal Reserve’s more hawkish policy stance. The broader Euro
Dollar strength remains the dominant theme in global markets as investors continue to digest the Federal Reserve’s hawkish shift. The greenback extended gains broadly after policymakers effectively endorsed another rate hike this year and left the door open to additional tightening if inflation remains stubborn. Markets are now confronting a realistic scenario in which the
2026.06.18 2026.06.18 Pound Declines Amid Weakening UK Economy. Forecast as of 18.06.2026 Dmitri Demidenkohttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/dmitri-demidenko/ The weakness of the British economy and the reluctance of inflation to pick up allow the Bank of England to feel comfortable with current interest rates. The divergence in monetary policy with the Fed is supporting the GBP/USD bears. Let’s analyze
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Portugal’s producer price inflation accelerated further in May to the highest level in more than three years amid soaring energy costs, according to figures from Statistics Portugal released on Thursday. The producer price index climbed 5.1 percent yearly in May, faster than the 3.8 percent increase in April, which was the first rise in fifteen
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The European Union pioneered crypto regulation with its Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (Mica), but it has fallen behind the US in crypto derivatives, where new products and instruments are winning rapid adoption, according to market participants. The divergence is increasingly shaping where crypto derivatives liquidity forms – and on whose regulatory terms. “What we
Gold and Silver came under renewed pressure after the Federal Reserve delivered a more hawkish-than-expected set of projections, prompting investors to quickly price in another rate hike later this year. While the Fed left rates unchanged at 3.50%-3.75%, the updated dot plot showed that policymakers have become increasingly concerned about inflation persistence. The median projection
The Netherlands’ unemployment held steady in May after falling to an 8-month low in April, data from the Central Bureau of Statistics showed on Thursday. The seasonally adjusted ILO jobless rate stood at 3.9 percent in May, the same as in the previous month. In the corresponding month last year, the rate was 3.8 percent.
Bitcoin is trying to repair after its recent sharp pullback, but I am not treating this as a clean bullish reversal yet. The short-term bounce is constructive, especially after the recovery from the $59,100 area, but the key level I cannot ignore is $61,775. If Bitcoin loses that zone, the bullish repair case weakens quickly.
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