2025.01.20 2025.01.20 US Dollar to Weaken on Trump’s Phased Tariffs. Forecast as of 20.01.2025 Dmitri Demidenkohttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/dmitri-demidenko/ During his first presidential term, Donald Trump initially bolstered the economy through fiscal stimulus measures, subsequently slowing it down by implementing tariffs. In the current term, however, the approach will be reversed. How will the EURUSD pair respond to this? Let’s discuss this…

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The dollar is down as markets are bracing for Trump’s inauguration later in the day. The early signals is that there won’t be anything too significant on the tariffs front and that is putting the dollar off slightly. Trump and Xi also had positive talks over the weekend with the former tweeting this: “I just spoke to Chairman Xi…

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The Japanese Yen strengthens in reaction to the upbeat Core Machinery Orders data. Firming expectations for an additional BoJ rate hike this week also underpin the JPY. A modest USD downtick further contributes to the USD/JPY pair’s intraday decline.  The Japanese Yen (JPY) attracts some dip-buyers following the release of the upbeat Core Machinery Orders data from Japan and…

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Expectations of a Bank of England (BOE) interest rate cut and concerns over the U.K.’s fiscal conditions have been putting the British pound on the defensive so far this month. Will this week’s labor market update support the markets’ dovish expectations? Or will they lead to bullish pullbacks for Sterling? Here are points you need to know…

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EUR/USD could lose ground amid risk aversion ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday. Traders remain cautious amid uncertainty surrounding Trump’s policy pledges, including imposing tariffs, extending tax cuts, and deporting illegal immigrants. The Euro struggles as markets anticipate a 25 basis point rate cut at the next four ECB policy meetings. EUR/USD recovers some of its losses…

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Rightmove House Price Index for January indicates that UK home asking prices have shown their biggest early-year rise since 2020. average price of properties coming to market rose by 1.7% between Dec. 8 and Jan. 11 to 366,189 pounds ($445,944), 9,000 pounds below a peak hit in May last year, Rightmove said (December figure was -1.7%) Compared with the…

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Any rapid imposition of tariffs would be viewed in market as a negative for risk at this stage. As an update to this earlier: in reports on these leaks there is no mention of tariffs. To conclude ‘no tariffs to be announced today’, based on the leaks we have so far, might be reasonable. The caution is, of course,…

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