Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion (QSBO) from the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research (NZIER). Full text is here: NZIER’s QSBO shows real activity remaining weak despite improved confidence Highlights: Economic outlook expectations: A seasonally adjusted net 27% of businesses expect economic conditions to improve in the coming months, up from 23% in the March

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Returning to regularly scheduled programming from the last seven days, dollar downside has continued early into this week’s trading, with USD/CHF currently poised to extend a seven-day losing streak. Cutting rates to 0.00% in their June decision, which would typically weaken the franc, recent policy decisions have done little in curbing dollar-franc selling pressure, with

The euro is up for an eighth consecutive day and has gained 2.4% during that time. In the North American session, EUR/USD is trading at 1.1738, up 0.36% on the day. German inflation flatlines in June German data on Monday pointed to a weakening German economy. The CPI report indicated that the deflationary process slowly

​​​US equity markets target explosive 7,000 breakthrough ​The S&P 500 is projected to reach 7,000 by year-end, a target that seemed impossible just months ago but now appears increasingly achievable. This bullish outlook is underpinned by a resurgence in technology earnings that’s catching even seasoned analysts off guard. The momentum reflects not just corporate resilience, but

2025.06.30 2025.06.30 GBP to AUD Forecast for 2025, 2026, 2027–2030 and Beyond Jana Kanehttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/jana-kane/ The GBPAUD currency pair reflects the exchange rate between the British pound and the Australian dollar. This trading instrument represents a complex landscape that encompasses a myriad of economic and geopolitical factors that influence its price. This article examines forecasts for

(Partial video transcript) This week’s trading opportunity Axel Rudolph: Hello and welcome to “Trade of the week” on the last day of 30 June, 2025. And I’m going to talk about gold. Why do I want to look at gold? Because I do think, and I might be completely wrong here, that we’ve seen a corrective move

Rate cuts by year-end Fed: 66 bps (79% probability of no change at the upcoming meeting) ECB: 25 bps (87% probability of no change at the upcoming meeting) BoE: 53 bps (73% probability of rate cut at the upcoming meeting) BoC: 33 bps (62% probability of no change at the upcoming meeting) RBA: 80 bps