A measure of the public assessment of the current situation of the Japanese economy improved less-than-expected in July, survey data from the Cabinet Office showed on Friday. The current conditions index of the Economy Watchers’ Survey rose to a 5-month high of 45.2 in July from 45.0 in June. The expected score was 45.5. However, any score […]
After a week of volatility, the forex markets settled into a quieter rhythm during the Asian session on Friday. Swiss Franc stabilized somewhat, but remains the weakest performer this week after a heavy blow from Washington. Switzerland’s diplomatic efforts fell short as the harsh 39% US tariff on Swiss imports officially kicked in. The import
Earlier last week, the USD/JPY surged to a four-month high of 150.92 on 1 August, but its prior accumulated gains of the previous four sessions were all wiped out and formed a weekly bearish “Shooting Star” at the close of last Friday, 1 August US session. These observations suggest a potential bullish breakout on the
For some context, they had previously forecast the Fed to cut just once more this year and that was for December. Their previous call also showed 50 bps rate cuts in Q1 2026. So, this is very much an acceleration of that. I would argue that worsening labour market conditions is playing a key role
Bank of England Chief Economist Huw Pill is speaking on Friday, August 8, 2025 gives an online presentation of the central bank’s new forecasts and latest policy decision coming up at 1115 GMT / 0715 US Eastern time GBP has found some support on the split decision and the prospect of a lower cut path
Bitcoin has recovered from a recent pullback thanks in part to improving market sentiment, a weaker US Dollar and recent crypto developments in the US. Bitcoin has rallied some 4.5% from the recent lows around the 112k mark on August 2. This low came in a day after market expectations regarding Federal Reserve rate cuts
In July 2025, Japan experienced a 3.2% increase in bank lending compared to the previous year, surpassing the forecasted 2.7% and a revised figure of 2.7% from June. The aggregate outstanding loans from major, regional, and shinkin banks reached ¥644.4 trillion. Regional banks spearheaded this growth with a 3.8% increase, while major banks posted a
The value of overall bank lending in Japan was up 3.2 percent on year in July, the Bank of Japan said on Friday – coming in at 644.396 trillion yen. That exceeded expectations for an increase of 2.7 percent, which would have been unchanged from the downwardly revised figure in June (originally 2.8 percent). Excluding
US Treasury Secretary Bessent says Trump is using tariffs as a foreign policy instrument Bessent speaking with Fox noos. Bessent is, of course, correct here. Tariffs are increasingly being deployed for purposes beyond addressing trade imbalances, with geopolitical factors playing a growing role. For example, the Trump administration imposed an additional 25% duty on India
The USD is closing lower/mixed vs the major currencies. Looking at the changes, the USD is near unchanged vs the EUR, CHF, and CAD at the close and down -0.22% vs the JPY, down -0.64% vs the GBP after the hawkish cut by the BOE, and down -0.28% vs the AUD and -.051% vs the
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Elior Manier Market Analyst Elior brings over seven years of experience in financial markets to our analyst team. Since 2018, he has actively engaged in observing, charting, and trading, driven by his passion for mastering market dynamics. With a profound understanding of the geopolitical and macroeconomic forces that shape market movements, Elior focuses on analysing
The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage moved from 6.72% to 6.63% in the current week (-9 basis points). Over that same period, the 10-year yield moved from 4.38% to 4.23% today (-15 basis points). Looking at the chart of the 30-year mortgage, the low came in 2021 near 2.65%. The high was in October 2023 near 7.79%.
Labor productivity in the U.S. saw a significant rebound in the second quarter of 2025, according to preliminary data released by the Labor Department on Thursday. The report said labor productivity shot up by 2.4 percent in the second quarter after tumbling by a downwardly revised 1.8 percent in the first quarter. Economists had expected
Since last Friday’s Non-Farm Payrolls number, the Greenback has been getting obliterated, retreating from the 100.00 landmark in the DXY to touching high 97.00 levels.Markets are quickly moving towards a heavy pricing of FED cuts which is hurting the Dollar and supporting strongly Equities in their ongoing rebound.It will be essential to see how US
2025.08.07 2025.08.07 DraftKings (DKNG) Stock Forecast & Predictions for 2025, 2026, 2027–2030 and Beyond Jana Kanehttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/jana-kane/ DraftKings Inc. is a digital company that provides online sportsbook services in the US. Besides, the company develops sports gaming products and software (iGaming) for retail bookmakers. The company is actively broadening its market presence by forging new strategic
Niche FX crosses pop up in mutual fund options activity – FX Markets Skip to main content End of drawer navigation content Counterparty Radar: Fund filings reveal unusual FX options crosses – some never repeated, many with unclear strategies Over the five years of Counterparty Radar analysis, we’ve typically tracked the biggest trading firms, the
