Monday’s session was defined by an extraordinary intraday reversal in risk sentiment, as President Trump’s announcement of a five-day postponement to planned strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure triggered a sharp unwind of the geopolitical risk premium that had gripped markets since the weekend. WTI crude oil swung more than $15 per barrel in either direction before settling roughly 9%…
Australia’s flash PMI shows a return to contraction, with services-led weakness and surging cost pressures highlighting a stagflationary backdrop. Summary: Flash Australia composite PMI falls to 47.0 (Feb: 52.4) → first contraction in 18 months Services activity drops sharply to 46.6 (Feb: 52.8) → first decline in over two years Manufacturing PMI eases to 50.1 (Feb: 51.0), while output…
South Korea Producer Price Index Growth (MoM): 0.6% (February)
2026.03.23 2026.03.23 Short-Term Analysis for BTCUSD, XRPUSD, and ETHUSD for 23.03.2026 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 article covers the following subjects: Major Takeaways BTCUSD: The last part of impulse 5 appears to be developing. Consider selling the asset with Take Profit at 60,950.12. XRPUSD: The…
Crude oil futures are settling sharply lower, down -$10.10 (-10.28%) to $88.13, after trading in a wide range between a high of $101.67 and a low of $84.37. The catalyst for the selloff came after President Trump’s Truth Social post, which signaled productive talks between the U.S. and Iran and a five-day postponement of planned strikes on Iranian energy…
GBP/USD rises as Trump signals Iran de-escalation, US Dollar sinks The Pound Sterling (GBP) appreciates sharply against the US Dollar (USD) on Monday after US President Donald Trump postponed further military action against Iran, adding that talks between the two countries were productive and could end hostilities in the Middle East. At the time of writing, GBP/USD trades at 1.3459, up…
2026.03.23 2026.03.23 US Dollar Withstands Hawkish Pressure From Central Banks. Forecast as of 23.03.2026 Dmitri Demidenkohttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/dmitri-demidenko/ The massive hawkish move by Fed counterparts could have knocked the US dollar off the rails, but the US currency managed to weather the storm. Their rhetoric may ultimately prove to be little more than empty words, as further rate hikes carry significant…
Silver seems to be bracing for a major selloff, as the precious metal is starting to close below its descending triangle support. How low can it go? Check out these potential targets on the 4-hour time frame! Silver (XAG/USD) 4-hour Chart Faster With TradingView This precious metal has been stuck inside a holding pattern for quite some time, forming…
Gold has undergone a dramatic shift in both technical tone and momentum, and the price action over the last few sessions is sending an important signal to traders. The first warning came on Friday, when gold closed below its 100-day moving average for the first time since December 2024. That break was significant. The 100-day MA—coming in at $4586.53—had…
USD/JPY falls by 0.40% on Monday and trades around 158.60 at the time of writing, after dropping from the 159.60 area to an intraday low near 158.25, as the US Dollar (USD) weakens following an unexpected geopolitical development. The move comes after US President Donald Trump announced a postponement of potential military strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure, citing “productive”…
