2026.03.20 2026.03.20 US Dollar Eyes Comeback As Hawkish Central Banks Set Bull Trap. Forecast as of 20.03.2026 Dmitri Demidenkohttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/dmitri-demidenko/ The pullback in oil prices has allowed investors to shift their focus back to central banks and monetary policy. The ECB may raise rates as early as April, and the widening bond yield spread is boosting the EUR/USD pair. However,…

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EUR/CHF is in correction mode on the daily time frame, and it looks like this former support zone could hold as a ceiling. If so, how low can the pair go? Check out these inflection points on the long-term chart! EUR/CHF Daily Forex – Chart Faster with TradingView This euro pair has been selling off ever since it crashed…

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Silver price (XAG/USD) holds onto Thursday’s recovery move around $74 during the Asian trading session on Friday. The white metal recovered the previous day after revisiting the February low around $64.00. The Silver price attracted significant bids after a sharp decline in the US Dollar (USD), which was driven by diminished fears of policy divergence between the Federal Reserve…

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Remember that head and shoulders pattern we were watching on gold? Well, the precious metal already broke below the neckline and looks ready for a quick retest. Can this be an opportunity to catch a longer-term selloff? Gold (XAU/USD) 4-hour – Chart Faster with TradingView After riding high on geopolitical uncertainty, gold tumbled sharply below its longer-term rising trend…

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Morgan Stanley delays Fed cuts as oil and inflation risks complicate outlook. Summary: Morgan Stanley delays Fed rate cut outlook to September and December Previous forecast was June and September easing Fed seen as more cautious following latest policy meeting Powell signals need for clearer progress on inflation Rising oil prices complicating disinflation process Geopolitical risks adding uncertainty to…

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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attempted to reiterate her support for US President Donald Trump on Thursday after the president this week seemed to complain that Japan was among the nations that did not quickly join his call to help protect the Strait of Hormuz. Japan avoided either endorsing or directly criticizing the US-Israeli strikes on Iran that began on…

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Thursday was one of the most volatile sessions of the ongoing Iran war, as fears of central bank rate hikes collided with whipsawing oil prices and a broad unwind of safe-haven flows, leaving the U.S. dollar as the session’s clear underperformer while gold suffered one of its sharpest single-day losses in weeks. A barrage of central bank decisions from…

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JPMorgan cuts S&P 500 target as oil shock raises recession risk. Summary: JPMorgan cuts S&P 500 target to 7,200 from 7,500 Oil surge driven by Iran conflict raises recession risks Bank warns markets underestimating hit to consumer demand Oil shocks above 30% historically linked to recessions S&P 500 breaks below 200-day moving average Further downside seen toward 6,000–6,200 support…

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EUR/USD reverses course and rises by more than 1.16% after the European Central Bank (ECB) held rates unchanged, while a leaked source revealed that policymakers are ready to discuss rate hikes as soon as April. In the US, the Federal Reserve (Fed) kept rates steady while the Fed Chair Jerome Powell struck a neutral-to-hawkish tone at his press conference….

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