The situation in the Middle East remains the main story, as it has been in markets all week long. The optimists are looking for signs of de-escalation but so far, the actions on the ground continue to tell the story that the military conflict is carrying on. The latest developments since overnight trading did at least reveal a couple…
The Pound Sterling trades marginally higher to near 1.3365 against the US Dollar (USD) during the Asian trading session on Friday. The GBP/USD pair edges up as the US Dollar ticks down ahead of the United States (US) Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) data for February, which will be published at 13:30 GMT. As of writing, the US Dollar Index (DXY),…
With rising crude oil prices seemingly outweighing risk-off flows for the Loonie, CAD/CHF managed to break above its falling trend line on the 4-hour chart. Can the reversal gain traction from here? Check out these potential support zones marked by the Fibonacci tool! CAD/CHF 4-hour Forex – Chart Faster with TradingView It has almost been a whole week since…
The mood is improving in Asia. The steady selling of risk assets and flight to the US dollar has given way to some optimism in Asia and that’s reflected in decent bids in the Australian dollar and broad USD weakness. That’s come with some oil selling as the US floats more measures to stop the runaway rise in crude…
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee said on Fridya that Federated structure of central bank has worked well, adding that Fed independence is critically important to controlling inflation. Key quotes Institutions facing a crisis of trust. Federated structure of Federal Reserve has worked well. Everyone on Fed takes the job very seriously. Central bank independence is critically important…
2026.03.05 2026.03.05 US Dollar Prepares For Weeks-Long US-Israel-Iran Standoff. Forecast as of 05.03.2026 Dmitri Demidenkohttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/dmitri-demidenko/ How long will the conflict in the Middle East last? If it ends as quickly as it did in 2025, the EUR/USD pair may quickly recover its losses. If the conflict drags on, like in Ukraine, the US dollar will stand to gain. Let’s discuss…
USD/JPY is still holding near recent highs, but momentum conditions are starting to look more fragile. A bearish Stochastic crossover has appeared while the oscillator remains in overbought territory, a combination that often gets traders’ attention. When these shifts occur near key price areas, follow-through (or lack of it) can become clearer over the next few sessions. This is…
Geopolitics remained the story of the day as markets reacted to the threat of Iranian scorched earth policy toward the US. Reports of bombings in Dubai and Bahrain and of targeted missiles at a Microsoft data center, are indicative of the war objective of the regime. Foreign ministers of Arab League member states will hold an emergency meeting on…
Already on the backfoot this morning, Thursday afternoon has seen US stocks shunted even lower as the price of Oil skyrocketed 9% due to the war with Iran. US Oil (WTI) reached a high of $81.64 on Thursday, its highest level since the summer of 2024, while Brent reached $85.85. Higher oil prices are normally bad for the US…
2026.03.05 2026.03.05 Short-Term Analysis for Oil, Gold, and EURUSD for 05.03.2026 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 prices have broken above yesterday’s high…
