Deutsche Bank’s Jim Reid and team note that the S&P 500 ended Q2 strongly, with the index up 0.79% on the day and delivering its best quarter since Q2 2020. Gains were driven by large-cap tech, especially the Mag 7 and the Philly semiconductor index, while the equal-weighted S&P 500 and Russell 2000 lagged. Tech strength narrows S&P 500…
2026.07.01 2026.07.01 US Dollar Pauses Ahead of Warsh’s Speech. Forecast as of 01.07.2026 Dmitri Demidenkohttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/dmitri-demidenko/ Kevin Warsh believes the Federal Reserve should take its cues from the market. Under this approach, rising Treasury yields would imply that the central bank should raise interest rates. However, is such an approach justified? Let’s explore the implications and outline a trading plan…
GBP/NZD is hitting a major resistance zone! Will GBP/NZD stay inside its range? Or will bulls force a bullish breakout?
Gold has not only lost all the gains it made earlier this year, but has now fallen more than 7% below its starting level. Why? The first blow to the precious metal came from a technical factor — specifically, the CME Group’s increase in margin requirements for COMEX gold futures in early February, due to rising market volatility. Higher…
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil price remains subdued for the second successive day, trading around $69.70 per barrel during the Asian hours on Wednesday. Crude oil prices decline as supply concerns ease amid potential peace talks in Doha between the US and Iran. Both nations are working toward a lasting resolution to ease tensions in the Strait of Hormuz…
2026.06.30 2026.07.01 Weekly Economic Calendar for 06.07.2026–12.07.2026 Jana Kanehttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/jana-kane/ During the upcoming trading week of July 6–July 12, 2026, market participants will focus on the release of key macroeconomic data from China, Germany, the Eurozone, the US, and Canada, as well as the outcome of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s meeting. Particular attention will be paid to Wednesday’s…
A fresh bullish MACD cross puts CAD/JPY back on watch. Learn how traders may interpret the signal, from breakout potential to whipsaw risk.
A 54.8 print marks a sixth straight month of expansion and the best quarterly run since Q1 2014, a headline strong enough to support yen-positive sentiment on the growth side, though the detail complicates a clean read. New order growth at its fastest since January 2022 is being partly driven by clients stockpiling against war-related supply disruption rather than…
Mexico Fiscal Balance, pesos: -176.15B (May) vs previous -37.148B
Stocks closed the quarter at a record while Bitcoin broke below $60,000, both before jobs. Updated scenarios, fresh levels, and the Thursday NFP event plan inside.
