For the past few years, central banks were basically peak One Direction. Wherever one went, the rest followed. Everyone was hiking rates together to fight the same monster: inflation. But as January 2026 gets underway, the playlist has changed. Just like Harry Styles is gearing up for his Together Together tour, and Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson are working…
Rates are now at neutral rate Economy doesn’t need stimulus Expects economy to continue growing above trend, boosted by fiscal policy Expects inflation to decline to 2% but sees risk it could remain above Further cuts only needed if jobs market were to decay or inflation falls Hawkish stuff from Musalem and the market thinks Warsh is a hawk…
China NBS Manufacturing PMI came in at 49.3, below expectations (50) in January
2026.01.30 2026.01.30 EUR/USD: Elliott Wave Analysis and Forecast for 30.01.26–06.02.26 Alex Geutahttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/alex-geuta/ The article covers the following subjects: Major Takeaways Main scenario: Consider long positions from corrections above the level of 1.1575 with a target of 1.2400–1.2750. A buy signal: the price holds above 1.1575. Stop Loss: below 1.1575, Take Profit: 1.2400–1.2750. Alternative scenario: Breakout and consolidation below the…
Markets extended losses on Thursday as technology stocks led a broad selloff amid concerns over artificial intelligence spending returns, while geopolitical tensions with Iran pushed oil and gold sharply higher despite the Federal Reserve’s steady policy stance. Check out the forex news and economic updates you may have missed in the latest trading session! Forex News Headlines & Data:…
Thankfully, there’s no triple-levered silver ETF, or at least one with any trading volume. With silver down 33% today, that would be an extinction-level event. We saw something similar in the VIX ETF implosion a few years ago as it was liquidated. This time, there’s only a twice-levered ETF to worry about. That’s the AGQ product from ProShares. Going…
China NBS Non-Manufacturing PMI came in at 49.4 below forecasts (50.3) in January
2026.01.30 2026.01.30 Silver Set a Trap for Speculators. Forecast as of 30.01.2026 Dmitri Demidenkohttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/dmitri-demidenko/ Frenzied demand for silver, led by China, pushed XAG/USD to a record high above 120. Citigroup said the rally would extend to 150. However, the sell-off appears to be a bubble bursting. Let’s discuss this and outline a trading plan. The article covers the following…
BTC/USD just had a big down day, dropping to ~84,400 and closing below the lower line of its Bollinger Bands. When price moves this far out of its “normal” range, it often catches traders’ attention because it can signal two things: either the price may bounce back toward its average, or the downward move might continue. In the next…
The Canadian dollar is down against the US dollar but it’s actually outperforming every currency aside from the dollar. That’s a better read on how the loonie has reacted to the latest Trump tariff threats than USD/CAD alone, which is up 105 pips to 1.3594. Even with that pair, if you zoom out over a couple weeks, today’s climb…
