It’s been quite the trade in precious metals over the last six months especially. You would think that we’ll be meeting a cooling point soon but even until today, things continue to run hot for both gold and silver. But if you’ve been watching things closely, or even loosely for that matter, you’ll surely notice […]
Finland’s consumer prices increased slightly in December after falling in the previous two months, data from Statistics Finland showed on Wednesday. The consumer price index rose 0.2 percent year-over-year in December, reversing a 0.1 percent decrease in November. Inflation based on food and non-alcoholic beverages rose to 2.0 percent from 1.65 percent. The decline in
“Takaichi trade” remained the dominant theme in markets today. Nikkei added nearly 1.5% on the day, pushing to yet another record high as Japanese driven by expectations that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s government will pursue expansionary fiscal policies and pro-growth reforms after the speculated snap election. Yen selloff extended earlier in the session, but momentum
EUR/JPY extends its winning streak for the fourth successive session and reaches fresh all-time highs, trading around 185.40 during the early European hours on Wednesday. The currency cross appreciates as the Japanese Yen (JPY) weakens amid mounting concerns over the country’s fiscal health and monetary policy concerns. Bloomberg reported on Wednesday that Bank of Japan
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Key takeaways Gold breaks into price discovery: XAU/USD reversed sharply from a shallow pullback, cleared its prior all-time high, and is now entering a bullish acceleration phase, with US$4,780 emerging as the next upside target if momentum holds. Macro backdrop strongly supportive: Softer US labour data, cooler-than-feared core inflation, rising geopolitical risk, and mounting concerns
Summary China raises minimum margin requirement to 100% from 80% Reverses 2023 easing aimed at supporting markets Applies only to new margin contracts Authorities cite rising leverage and high liquidity Move signals pre-emptive financial stability focus China’s stock exchanges have moved to curb rising leverage, announcing a sharp increase in minimum margin requirements for new
US banking sector hit by proposed credit cap The United States (US) equity markets closed lower overnight, driven primarily by a sell-off in financial stocks. This downturn followed President Trump’s proposed 10% cap on credit card interest rates, a move that sent the US banking index down 1.26%. JPMorgan shares led the decline, sliding 4.2%
2026.01.13 2026.01.14 Weekly Economic Calendar for 19.01.2026–25.01.2026 Jana Kanehttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/jana-kane/ Last week, market participants closely watched US inflation data, including the CPI and PPI. Meanwhile, the US president issued threats against Cuba and Colombia, commented on buying Greenland, and addressed events in Iran. These developments followed the unprecedented detention and extradition of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro
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The M2 money stock in Japan was up 1.7 percent on year in December, the Bank of Japan said on Wednesday – coming in at 1,278.6 trillion yen. That was shy of expectations for an increase of 1.9 percent but steady from the November reading following a downward revision from 1.8 percent. The M3 money
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Summary: Barkin downplays importance of any single Fed meeting Says policy mistakes can be corrected over time CPI data seen as encouraging Shelter inflation still distorted by data gaps Tariffs remain longer-term inflation risk Richmond Federal Reserve President Tom Barkin struck a pragmatic tone on monetary policy decision-making on Tuesday, playing down the importance of
Log in to today’s North American session Market wrap for January 13 It seems that CPI day turned out to be less about the data itself and more about what lies beneath the surface. Perhaps the as-expected release minimized volatility—Core CPI cooled to 2.6%, a very decent report, especially given the skepticism surrounding the previous
EUR/USD rapidly left behind Monday’s optimism, slipping back to the mid-1.1600s amid the intense recovery in the Greenback. US inflation data remained well above the Fed’s target in December, although consumer prices lost some momentum, reinforcing the view of further Fed rate cuts in the upcoming months. Source link
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