CHF: The Zero-Rate Safe Haven Caught Between Soft Data & Defensive Flows
The Swiss National Bank keeps rates at 0%, the door open to intervention and negative rates. Study the fundies to build your own bias on the franc.
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US sending more planes to Israel ahead of possible escalation
US sending more planes to Israel ahead of possible escalation – report !“#$%&‘()*+,–./0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}
Japan CFTC JPY NC Net Positions increased to ¥-122.7K from previous ¥-123.8K
The June CPI fell 0.4% on the month, the largest one-month decline since April 2020, dragging the annual rate to 3.5% from May’s 4.2% and snapping a three-month acceleration streak. Core prices went nowhere, flat on the month and down to 2.6% YoY, both under consensus.
US Dollar Firms as Middle East Escalation Overshadows Soft CPI and PPI. Forecast as of 17.07.2026
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Why Oil Surged 11% as the Hormuz Risk Premium Held
WTI crude oil surged roughly 11% as escalating conflict and Strait of Hormuz shipping risks created a supply premium that held throughout the week.
US Crude oil futures are pinballing between $77.90 and $81.25. Traders wait for a break.
Crude oil has spent the week behaving like a pinball inside a technical machine, ricocheting between key support and resistance levels as buyers and sellers repeatedly score points at familiar chart levels. The action began on Monday when the price dipped to its rising 100-hour moving average near $77.55. Buyers leaned against that support, defining their risk against the…
Australia CFTC AUD NC Net Positions down to $-30.7K from previous $-24.7K
The June CPI fell 0.4% on the month, the largest one-month decline since April 2020, dragging the annual rate to 3.5% from May’s 4.2% and snapping a three-month acceleration streak. Core prices went nowhere, flat on the month and down to 2.6% YoY, both under consensus.
Technical Analysis of US Crude, XAUUSD, and EURUSD for Today (July 17, 2026)
2026.07.17 2026.07.17 Short-Term Analysis for Oil, Gold, and EURUSD for 17.07.2026 Alex Rodionovhttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/alex-rodionov/ Welcome, my fellow traders! I have prepared a price forecast for the USCrude, XAUUSD, and EURUSD using a combination of the margin zones method and technical analysis. Based on the market analysis, I suggest entry signals for intraday traders. Gold continued to decline yesterday. The article…
Meta weighs multibillion-dollar AI infrastructure deal with Anthropic
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Verbal intervention fails to move JPY against US Dollar – Scotiabank
Scotiabank’s Shaun Osborne and Eric Theoret note USD/JPY is little changed despite strong verbal intervention from Finance Minister Katayama, who warned of decisive action at any time. Markets remain unimpressed, given repeated rhetoric and limited impact from actual Yen buying. They recall recent data showing a significant sentiment shift toward the Japanese Yen among local retail FX traders, who…
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