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Silver (XAG/USD) price surges over 4% on Friday, reclaiming $81.00 a troy ounce as the Greenback gets battered on positive news around the Middle East conflict. The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and a second round of talks between the US and Iran pushed precious metals higher, and the white metal is no exception. At the time of…
2026.04.17 2026.04.17 Gold Always Finds Its Way Back. Forecast as of 17.04.2026. Dmitri Demidenkohttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/dmitri-demidenko/ Gold has not yet returned to its pre-war levels, unlike stock indices and major global currencies. It continues to factor in the risks of accelerating global inflation and slowing economic growth. Let’s discuss this topic and make a trading plan for XAU/USD. The article covers…
Iran has come out with a statement that the US has failed to live up to their end of the bargain. And as such, the Iranian military has moved to “close” the Strait of Hormuz once again. Iran is claiming that the US “did not fulfill their obligations” as the naval blockade is still ongoing. In response, Iran now…
UBS Chief Economist Paul Donovan assesses how Artificial Intelligence (AI) may affect productivity and whether the European Union (EU) could gain an advantage over the United States (US). He notes that AI’s productivity impact remains largely potential, but argues that education structures and skill distributions across workforces in the US, key European economies and the United Kingdom (UK) could…
2026.04.17 2026.04.17 USD/CAD: Elliott Wave Analysis and Forecast for 17.04.26–24.04.26 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 1.3522 with a target of 1.4124–1.4300. A buy signal: the price holds above 1.3522. Stop Loss: below 1.3485, Take Profit: 1.4124–1.4300. Alternative scenario: Breakout and consolidation below 1.3522…
About 20 minutes before Iran’s foreign minister told the world today that the Strait of Hormuz was fully open again, someone dumped 7,990 lots of Brent crude futures between 1224 and 1225 GMT. That’s roughly $760 million worth of short exposure, placed with impeccable timing right ahead of an announcement that cratered crude by as much as 11% on…
DBS Group Research expects Singapore’s March 2026 core and headline inflation to rise to 1.6% and 1.8% year-on-year, from 1.4% and 1.2% in February. The report links this to imported energy price pressures after the Middle East conflict. Higher costs are likely in transport and travel services, while electricity, gas and food price pressures remain contained for now. Energy-driven…
2026.04.17 2026.04.17 USD/CHF: Elliott Wave Analysis and Forecast for 17.04.26–24.04.26 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 0.7600 with a target of 0.8220–0.8400. A buy signal: the price holds above 0.7600. Stop Loss: below 0.7540, Take Profit: 0.8220–0.8400. Alternative scenario: Breakout and consolidation below 0.7600…
The framework assigned 25% to a diplomatic breakthrough. Iran’s Foreign Minister declared the Strait of Hormuz fully open on Friday. Here’s what the scenarios got right — and what they missed.
