Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee said on Fridya that Federated structure of central bank has worked well, adding that Fed independence is critically important to controlling inflation. Key quotes Institutions facing a crisis of trust. Federated structure of Federal Reserve has worked well. Everyone on Fed takes the job very seriously. Central bank independence is critically important…
2026.03.05 2026.03.05 US Dollar Prepares For Weeks-Long US-Israel-Iran Standoff. Forecast as of 05.03.2026 Dmitri Demidenkohttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/dmitri-demidenko/ How long will the conflict in the Middle East last? If it ends as quickly as it did in 2025, the EUR/USD pair may quickly recover its losses. If the conflict drags on, like in Ukraine, the US dollar will stand to gain. Let’s discuss…
USD/JPY is still holding near recent highs, but momentum conditions are starting to look more fragile. A bearish Stochastic crossover has appeared while the oscillator remains in overbought territory, a combination that often gets traders’ attention. When these shifts occur near key price areas, follow-through (or lack of it) can become clearer over the next few sessions. This is…
Geopolitics remained the story of the day as markets reacted to the threat of Iranian scorched earth policy toward the US. Reports of bombings in Dubai and Bahrain and of targeted missiles at a Microsoft data center, are indicative of the war objective of the regime. Foreign ministers of Arab League member states will hold an emergency meeting on…
Already on the backfoot this morning, Thursday afternoon has seen US stocks shunted even lower as the price of Oil skyrocketed 9% due to the war with Iran. US Oil (WTI) reached a high of $81.64 on Thursday, its highest level since the summer of 2024, while Brent reached $85.85. Higher oil prices are normally bad for the US…
2026.03.05 2026.03.05 Short-Term Analysis for Oil, Gold, and EURUSD for 05.03.2026 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. Oil prices have broken above yesterday’s high…
If you’ve been keeping tabs on U.S. economic reports this week, the numbers are looking almost too good to be true. Manufacturing is growing again. The services sector is firing on all cylinders. Businesses are optimistic. So why does the Fed still seem to be on edge? Buried inside these positive reports is a worrying signal: prices paid by…
The NZDUSD fell sharply yesterday, breaking below a lower channel trendline that had defined the pair’s trading range since early February. That break triggered a momentum move toward a key support target at 0.5834, though the path there was anything but clean — price action was choppy, with notable two-way volatility along the way. The inability to sustain downside…
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 840 points, or 1.73%, to 47,885 at the time of writing, giving back all of Wednesday’s gains and then some. The S&P 500 fell 0.82% to around 6,810, while the Nasdaq Composite dipped 0.50% to the 22,690 region. The Russell 2000 dropped 1.65% to land near 2,590, with small caps bearing the…
2026.03.05 2026.03.05 What is Fundamental Analysis in Forex Trading? Michael Hypovhttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/mikhail-hypov/ Fundamental analysis is an approach that primarily examines economic and political indicators of a country, an industry, or a specific company. Unlike technical analysis, it does not focus on charts or price patterns. The goal of a fundamental analyst is to identify cause-and-effect relationships and compare the current…
