The current Vice President of the European Central Bank is Luis de Guindos of Spain, who has been serving in the role since June 2018 but will step down in May and the political wrangling for a replacement is ongoing. A Eurogroup meeting is underway and some reports say the next ECB vie president is on the agenda, with…
GBP/USD rises on Monday after tensions between the US and Europe had grown following a social media post of US President Donald Trump threatening to impose duties on eight European countries. At the time of writing, the pair trades at 1.3414, up 0.28%. Sterling advances as US–Europe trade tensions spark broad Dollar selling Over the weekend, Trump announced 10%…
2026.01.19 2026.01.19 Crab Harmonic Pattern: How to Trade Bullish & Bearish Crab Patterns Dmitri Demidenkohttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/dmitri-demidenko/ Trading in financial markets encompasses a wide variety of strategies and analysis tools. However, there are several distinct patterns, such as the Hartley, Bat, and Shark patterns, that can provide valuable insights to traders. One such pattern is the Crab. The Crab is highly…
Have you ever seen the price move against you as soon as you enter a trade? How about price hitting your stop loss levels before bouncing back up or down to your original profit targets? If you have, then congratulations! You’re just like every other trader out there. But what if these things keep happening to you? If you’ve…
Prior was 2.2% Inflation m/m -0.2% vs +0.1% prior BOC core 2.8% vs 2.9% prior BOC core m/m -0.4% vs -0.1% prior Core CPI % m/m +0.2% vs +0.2% prior CPI median +2.5% vs +2.8% expected CPI trim +2.7% vs +2.8% expected CPI common +2.8% vs 2.8% prior Ex gasoline % vs +2.6% prior. In November, headline inflation held…
Gold (XAU/USD) starts the week with a strong bullish gap, pushing deeper into uncharted territory as safe-haven demand strengthens. The move comes after US President Donald Trump threatened tariffs on several European Union (EU) nations over control of Greenland, reviving trade tensions and injecting fresh geopolitical risk into already fragile market sentiment. At the time of writing, XAU/USD trades…
2026.01.19 2026.01.19 Yen Gains On Japanese Authorities. Forecast as of 19.01.2026 Dmitri Demidenkohttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/dmitri-demidenko/ Sometimes, the government and the Bank of Japan’s efforts are not enough to reverse the USD/JPY pair’s uptrend. Today, Donald Trump seems to be the only one who can do this, and he actually did. Let’s discuss this topic and make a trading plan. The article…
Have you ever written an exam? If you have, it’s safe to say you prepared using past question papers. Most people attempt them under exam conditions. The goal is to determine if the approach and strategy you have been using to study are actually effective. By going through past papers, you can see where your strengths lie and where…
This is already shaping up to be Spain’s worst rail crash in more than a decade. For some context, the incident involved carriages on a Madrid-bound train that derailed and crossed over to the opposite tracks, colliding with an oncoming train in Adamuz on Sunday evening. The death toll is “not yet final”, according to Spain’s transport minister. That…
Austria HICP (YoY): 3.8% (December) vs previous 4%
