The RBA’s most contested hike in years left four dissenters watching. Will Thursday’s jobs report give them reason to pause?

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This is nothing really new as AP reported hours ago that a two-week ceasefire was on the table. At the moment, all the headlines are pointing towards peace. Despite that, there are some more equity bids on this and oil is ticking lower. The Nasdaq is now up 1% in its 11th (!) day in a row of gains….

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ING’s Michiel Tukker notes that the ECB is unlikely to hike in April, but markets still price a 25bp increase by June and at least one more move in 2026. He highlights that swings in Oil prices are tightly linked to expectations for ECB, Fed and Bank of England policy, complicating conviction trades. Oil-linked uncertainty for ECB path “On…

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2026.04.15 2026.04.15 Aussie Rally Has More Room to Run. Forecast as of 15.04.2026 Dmitri Demidenkohttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/dmitri-demidenko/ A strong rally in US stock indices, robust demand for Australian commodities from China, and the RBA’s firm commitment to fighting inflation are pushing the AUD/USD pair higher. Will anything be able to stop this trend? Let’s discuss this topic and make a trading…

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Pressing your advantage is a good skill to have, but sometimes this strategy can get you into trouble. Here’s how you can utilize it properly in trading.

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I hope that Warsh gets confirmed next week If Powell doesn’t leave, I have to fire him We have to find out what happened on probe of Powell, need to show the incompetence Thinks that interest rates will go lower when Warsh gets in as Fed chair It’s no surprise there but does he really believe that even with…

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Silver prices (XAG/USD) fell on Wednesday, according to FXStreet data. Silver trades at $78.71 per troy ounce, down 0.68% from the $79.25 it cost on Tuesday. Silver prices have increased by 10.73% since the beginning of the year. Unit measure Silver Price Today in USD Troy Ounce 78.71 1 Gram 2.53 The Gold/Silver ratio, which shows the number of…

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2026.04.15 2026.04.15 Short-Term Analysis for Oil, Gold, and EURUSD for 15.04.2026 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. Gold extended its short-term uptrend yesterday. The…

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Stronger than expected Australian employment data could further stoke the hawkish RBA narrative, so I’m keeping an eye out for a bounce on AUD/USD and AUD/NZD in this scenario.

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Prior +0.9% HICP +2.0% vs +1.9% y/y prelim Prior +1.1% On the month itself, headline inflation rose by 1.0% and that is largely tied to a surge in energy prices (+8.9%). That’s no surprise given the impact of the US-Iran conflict, which has seen European gas prices skyrocket last month. Of note, prices for petroleum products saw the biggest…

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