The United Kingdom (UK) Office for National Statistics (ONS) will publish the high-impact Consumer Price Index (CPI) data for March at 06:00 GMT. With inflation pressure high on the agenda of the central banks, April’s CPI will be analysed by the market from a monetary policy perspective, providing further insight about the Bank of England’s (BoE) next steps. In…
2026.05.19 2026.05.20 Weekly Economic Calendar for 25.05.2026–31.05.2026 Jana Kanehttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/jana-kane/ The week of May 25–31, 2026, marks the end of the month and rounds off the first half of the year. Market participants will be focused on key macroeconomic releases from the US, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Canada, Germany, and China, as well as the Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s…
Canada‘s April inflation report showed headline CPI accelerating to 2.8% (y/y) — its fastest pace since May 2024 — as the U.S.-Iran war continued to drive gasoline prices sharply higher and last year’s carbon levy removal dropped out of the annual comparison. Statistics Canada reported that the consumer price index rose 0.4% (m/m) in April, lifting the annual rate…
The People’s Bank of China is due to set the daily USD/CNY reference rate at around 0115 GMT (2115 US Eastern time), a fixing that remains one of the most closely watched signals in Asian foreign exchange markets. China operates a managed floating exchange rate system, under which the renminbi (yuan) is allowed to trade within a prescribed band…
Tuesday handed the Pound a labour market reading that was mixed enough to satisfy nobody. UK payroll data showed Average Earnings excluding bonuses cooling to 3.4% on the three-month-on-year measure, in line with consensus, while the Including Bonus figure ran hot at 4.1% against a 3.8% expectation. The Employment Change print was a chunky 148K, but the headline ILO…
NZD/USD trades near key support as Williams %R signals oversold conditions, raising the question of whether a rebound or further downside comes next.
ECB Governing Council member Kocher says a June rate hike is unavoidable if the Hormuz Strait remains closed, warning prolonged conflict will push eurozone inflation materially higher. Summary: Kocher said if the Hormuz Strait remains closed and the Middle East conflict continues, “there is no way around a rate hike” at the June 11 ECB meeting, according to Austrian…
BNY’s Bob Savage highlights growing stress across emerging Asian assets as higher U.S. yields, a stronger Dollar and Oil shock weigh on Indonesia, the Philippines and India. IDR has hit record lows amid downgrades and index removals, while EM bonds face rising inflation and funding costs. Policymakers respond with FX intervention and bond support, but vulnerabilities remain elevated. Record-low…
2026.05.19 2026.05.19 Short-Term Analysis for BTCUSD, XRPUSD, and ETHUSD for 19.05.2026 Roman Oneginhttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/roman-onegin/ Dear readers, I’ve prepared a short-term forecast for Bitcoin, Ripple, and Ethereum based on Elliott Wave analysis. The market is following the previously outlined scenarios. The article covers the following subjects: Major Takeaways BTCUSD: The final part of a bullish impulse continues developing. Consider long positions with a…
Monday’s session was defined by geopolitical whiplash as a rapid sequence of conflicting US-Iran headlines drove sharp reversals across oil, equities, and bond markets throughout the day. Expectations for a diplomatic breakthrough were repeatedly raised and dashed: Iran rejected US demands as unacceptable, a drone struck near a UAE nuclear facility, and reports emerged that President Trump had planned…
