The relative calm in JGBs ahead of the decision reflects a market that has already done its pricing work. A hike to 1% is not the story; Deputy Governor Uchida’s forward guidance at the 0630 GMT briefing is. Any signal of an accelerated path toward 1.25% would put fresh upward pressure on yields and the yen, while a deliberately…
The Bank of Japan (BoJ) will announce its monetary policy decision on Tuesday, at around 3:00 GMT. The BoJ is widely expected to deliver a hawkish move by hiking the benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points (bps) to 1%, its highest level since 1995. The hike is meant not only to address mounting inflationary pressures but also the…
Markets rallied on Monday after the U.S. and Iran reached an interim peace agreement, with a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz sending crude oil sharply lower while equities and crypto climbed and the dollar drifted broadly weaker.
Gold’s proximity to Barclays’ $4,150 fair-value estimate sets up a technically cleaner entry point for buyers who accept the structural case. The key near-term variable is whether the Iran peace framework durably softens the dollar and yields, the two forces most responsible for compressing gold during the conflict period. Central bank buying from Russia and Turkey has been a…
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) punched to a fresh all-time intraday high on Monday, climbing around 1% as Wall Street cheered a preliminary peace agreement between the US and Iran. The catalyst is real enough; the framework reopens the Strait of Hormuz, lifts the US naval blockade, and extends the existing ceasefire by 60 days, which sent Crude…
2026.06.15 2026.06.15 Greenback Plummets as US and Iran Reach Peace Deal. Forecast as of 15.06.2026 Dmitri Demidenkohttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/dmitri-demidenko/ Since the start of the armed conflict in the Middle East, the US dollar has been one of the top performers in the Forex market. The end of the standoff between the US and Iran has turned it into an underdog. Let’s…
The May U.S. CPI reflected hotter than expected headline inflation while core price pressures appeared subdued. Let’s look at which setup from our watchlist ideas had a path to a clean trade.
The EURUSD gapped higher at the Asia-Pacific open and initially extended gains before rotating lower to a session low of 1.15937. Buyers stepped back in from that level, helping lift the pair to a high near 1.1622. Since then, price action has settled into a relatively narrow range, with the pair oscillating between those extremes as traders await the…
EUR/USD holds firm on Monday as the US-Iran peace deal boosts risk appetite, reducing safe-haven demand for the US Dollar (USD). At the time of writing, the pair trades around 1.1598 after hitting an intraday high of 1.1662. The US and Iran are expected to sign a final agreement on Friday, after both sides confirmed on Sunday that they…
2026.06.15 2026.06.15 Short-Term Analysis for Oil, Gold, and EURUSD for 15.06.2026 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’s short-term trend has turned bullish. The…
