July’s inflation report and a steady Q2 GDP reading gave traders some confirmation that Fed that might raise rates soon instead of cutting them.

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The slowdown to an 11.2% annual pace, well below the 18.7% clip logged in the first half, will raise questions over whether the AI-driven turnaround in Chinese industrial profitability is starting to fade rather than merely normalizing off a strong base. Traders positioned for continued strength in China-exposed cyclicals and commodity demand may reassess given the clear deceleration trend…

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2026.08.26 2026.08.26 Short-Term Analysis for Oil, Gold, and EURUSD for 26.08.2026 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. Oil breaks through key support of the short-term…

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Three major catalysts competed for attention Wednesday: the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge, a Q2 GDP revision, and a Bloomberg report that Russia is preparing to escalate attacks on Ukraine after concluding peace talks have stalled. Core PCE held at 3.3% year-over-year and came in slightly below the monthly forecast, doing little to change September rate hike odds while keeping…

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Nvidia’s stock does the limbo then the moonwalk on 2028 guidance !“#$%&‘()*+,–./0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}

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USD/JPY trades around 159.40 on Wednesday, holding onto modest gains as a firmer US Dollar (USD) keeps the pair underpinned. The Dollar is broadly bid ahead of the Jackson Hole Symposium. Reports of a United States (US)-Iran ceasefire that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz have trimmed demand for traditional safe havens, weighing on Gold and sapping some of…

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2026.08.26 2026.08.26 Yen Returns to Its Fundamental Drivers. Forecast as of 26.08.2026 Dmitri Demidenkohttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/dmitri-demidenko/ As paradoxical as it may sound, joint intervention by the US and Japan has brought the USD/JPY back to its fundamentals. The pair’s movements now depend less on speculative positioning and more on the monetary policies of the Fed and the BoJ. Let’s examine the…

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The hot Australian CPI broke AUD/CAD higher. We test two ways to trade it — a single entry versus scaling in — scored on risk, reward, and expected value.

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US treasury sells $70 billion of 5 year notes at a high yield of 4.393% !“#$%&‘()*+,–./0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}

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