The U.S. economy keeps expanding on paper, but the latest ISM reports are quietly sending some unsettling signals underneath.

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We already got a sense of that with the stronger verbal intervention last week, before some market optimism helped to keep further dollar strength in check. But as the volatility swings continue and the Middle East conflict drags on, the risks continue to stay heightened for the dollar to gain and for the yen to stumble even more. Nomura…

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Brown Brothers Harriman’s (BBH) Elias Haddad highlights a busy US data calendar for the Dollar, with February PCE, March CPI and the University of Michigan survey guiding inflation expectations. The bank argues that if energy-driven price gains do not spill over, the Fed can look through the Oil shock, while FOMC minutes will clarify how high the bar is…

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2026.04.07 2026.04.07 Short-Term Analysis for BTCUSD, XRPUSD, and ETHUSD for 07.04.2026 Roman Oneginhttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/roman-onegin/ Dear readers, I’ve prepared a short-term forecast for Bitcoin, Ripple, and Ethereum based on Elliott Wave analysis. The article covers the following subjects: Major Takeaways BTCUSD: The price may decline in ending diagonal . Consider short positions with a Take Profit at 62,315.10. XRPUSD: A decline within…

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NZD/JPY is in correction mode, with geopolitical developments and an upcoming RBNZ decision possibly setting direction.

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There are just a couple of expiries to take note of on the day, as highlighted in bold below. They are for EUR/USD at the 1.1500 and 1.1525 levels. They don’t tie to any technical significance but could play some role in terms of limiting price action in the session ahead, depending on the market mood. For now, risk…

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West Texas Intermediate (WTI) – the benchmark US Crude Oil price – catches fresh bids during the Asian session on Tuesday and climbs back closer to a nearly four-week high set the previous day. The commodity currently trades just below mid-$105.00s, up over 1.5% for the day, ahead of US President Donald Trump’s deadline for Iran to reopen the…

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With rates on hold and confidence cratering, the RBNZ faces a delicate balancing act when it publishes its policies on Wednesday.

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Middle East supply shock drives broad commodity surge, pushing ANZ index near record highs. Summary: Commodity prices surged in March amid Middle East conflict ANZ index rose 4.1% m/m, near record highs Gains broad-based; dairy, aluminium led Supply fears triggered precautionary buying UAE smelter damage tightened aluminium supply NZD weakness boosted local price index to record Global commodity prices…

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