Markets love simple explanations. A chart goes vertical and the default diagnosis follows. Momentum. Retail frenzy. Speculation. Something viral on social media. That framing completely misses what happened with SMX (NASDAQ: SMX). Since November, SMX has moved more than 1,900% higher to its current $116 at the close on Tuesday. That kind of number usually invites lazy comparisons to…
The AUD/USD pair extends its Monday’s advance to near 0.6680 during the European trading session on Tuesday. The Aussie pair strengthens as the Australian Dollar (AUD) outperforms its peers, following the release of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) minutes of the monetary policy meeting announced on December 9, in which the central bank left its Official Cash Rate…
2025.12.23 2025.12.23 US Dollar Slumps Amid Santa Claus Rally. Forecast as of 23.12.2025 Dmitri Demidenkohttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/dmitri-demidenko/ Divergence in monetary policy between the ECB and the Fed, as well as a narrowing gap in GDP growth between the US and the eurozone, paint a bright future for the EUR/USD pair. In addition, the currency pair has historically performed strongly in December….
It seems like former central bankers in Japan are not shying away from the press, amid intense scrutiny against the BOJ and the government. I guess it’s easier when you’re not the one in the hot seat, eh? Adachi says that the government’s fiscal policy ambitions have driven markets to sell Japanese bonds and the yen currency. Adding that…
The Japanese Yen (JPY) scales higher against a broadly weaker US Dollar (USD) for the second straight day on Tuesday and has now reversed a major part of the post-Bank of Japan (BoJ) decline last week. Japan’s Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama’s stronger intervention language turns out to be a key factor that provides a goodish lift to the JPY….
Summary: Gold and silver surged, with gold nearing US$4,500 and silver pushing toward US$70 on safe-haven demand, lower real yields and US dollar weakness. The yen strengthened further, extending gains after FX warnings from Atsushi Mimura and Satsuki Katayama, pulling USD/JPY down to around 156.30. Japanese equities rose as JGB yields retreated from record highs, with the Topix nearing…
The EUR/JPY pair corrects to near 184.00 during the Asian trading session on Tuesday from its all-time high of 184.92 posted the previous day. The pair retraces as comments from Japan Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama signaling a likely intervention by the administration against one-way depreciation in the Japanese Yen (JPY) have provided it some cushion. Japanese Yen Price Today…
The latest move in USD/JPY has pushed momentum into overbought territory just as price pulls back from recent highs. This development hints at a possible shift in short-term sentiment after an extended climb. If you’re looking for mean-reversion or exhaustion setups, you may find this a timely signal to reassess risk. What MarketMilk Has Detected MarketMilk has detected that…
Summary USD/JPY has fallen below 156.50 as the yen extended recent gains. Atsushi Mimura expressed deep concern about “one-sided, sudden” FX moves in comments Monday. Mimura flagged readiness to act against excessive volatility. Finance Minister Katayama emphasised Tokyo’s “free hand” to counter speculative swings in comments later on Monday. The Japanese yen continued to strengthen on Tuesday, with the…
GBP/USD found room on the high side on Monday, kicking off a holiday-shortened trading week with a fresh spat of Greenback weakness, bolstering the Pound Sterling (GBP) into its highest bids in ten weeks. Pound traders are largely brushing off the latest interest rate cut from the Bank of England (BoE) as the UK’s central bank policy strategy leaves…
