The U.S. dollar has been under pressure for a while now. For starters, the country’s fiscal situation just keeps getting worse — national debt has shot past $39 trillion, even though the original plan was to bring it down. So far, strong demand for U.S. Treasuries has kept things from spiraling, but investors are already asking for higher yields,…
EUR/JPY edges lower after two days of gains, trading around 185.00 during the European hours on Wednesday. The technical analysis of the daily chart suggests the currency cross is moving upwards within the ascending channel pattern, indicating bullish bias. The near-term bias stays mildly bullish as the EUR/JPY cross holds comfortably above the 50-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA), while…
2026.04.08 2026.04.08 Short-Term Analysis for Oil, Gold, and EURUSD for 08.04.2026 Alex Rodionovhttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/alex-rodionov/ Welcome, my fellow traders! I have prepared a price forecast for the USCrude, XAUUSD, and EURUSD using a combination of the margin zones method and technical analysis. Based on the market analysis, I suggest entry signals for intraday traders. The oil price has plummeted. The article…
The US-Iran ceasefire sent oil crashing 17%, stocks soaring, and gold sliding. Learn what “risk-on” means and why geopolitics moves forex markets.
UK house prices dipped a little in March, with the average property price now seen at £299,677. That also sees the annual house price growth slow to 0.8%, down from 1.2% in February. That shows the market has long some bounce going into the spring season but perhaps relative economic uncertainty from the events in the Middle East is…
USD/CAD continues to lose ground for the third successive day, trading around 1.3830 during the Asian hours on Wednesday. The pair depreciates as the US Dollar (USD) declines on decreased safe-haven demand after the United States (US) and Iran agreed on a two-week ceasefire. However, the downside of the USD/CAD pair could be restrained as the commodity-linked Canadian Dollar…
Will the Fed’s favorite inflation gauge show price pressures were already heating up before the Iran war struck?
Summary: RBNZ expands post-MPR communication with multiple media appearances Governor Breman scheduled across domestic and global outlets Follows decision to hold OCR at 2.25% amid heightened uncertainty Aims to reinforce policy messaging and manage expectations Reflects need for clarity amid rising inflation and weaker growth Signals broader push toward transparency and engagement RBNZ post-MPR media schedule Date Outlet Programme…
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) decided to hold the Official Cash Rate (OCR) steady at 2.25% after concluding the April monetary policy meeting on Wednesday. The decision aligned with the market expectations. Summary of the RBNZ Monetary Policy Review (MPR) Summary of the RBNZ Monetary Policy Review (MPR) The monetary policy committee today agreed to hold the…
2026.04.06 2026.04.08 Weekly Economic Calendar for 13.04.2026–19.04.2026 Jana Kanehttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/jana-kane/ The upcoming week is expected to be relatively quiet after a busy stretch of key economic releases. However, the ongoing unrest in the Middle East is keeping market participants on edge. That said, in the week of April 13–19, 2026, markets will be watching for crucial macroeconomic data from the…
