Prior -0.6%; revised to -0.5% House price index +1.0% y/y Prior +0.3%; revised to +0.4% UK house prices nudged up slightly to start the new year, with the average property price now seen at £300,077. For some context, that is the first time that the figure has breached the £300,000 mark. And once again, it further exemplifies the more…
The Japanese Yen (JPY) sticks to modest recovery gains against a broadly retreating US Dollar (USD) through the Asian session on Friday, though it lacks bullish conviction and remains close to a two-week low touched the previous day. Traders remain on high alert amid the possibility of a coordinated Japan-US intervention to stem the JPY’s decline. This, along with…
NZD/CAD is approaching a key area of interest after breaking above its established uptrend. Is the pair starting a bearish reversal? Or are we looking at a pullback opportunity in the making? NZD/CAD Daily Forex Chart Faster with TradingView Falling gold prices and unexpectedly soft quarterly labor market data from New Zealand have weighed on the Kiwi over the…
Masu’s comments reinforce a more hawkish tilt at the BoJ, keeping April hike expectations alive as yen weakness sharpens inflation risks. Summary: BoJ board member Kazuyuki Masu called for timely rate hikes to prevent underlying inflation from overshooting the 2% target. Masu said underlying inflation is still below target but “drawing very close”, with deflationary behaviour fading. He highlighted…
West Texas Intermediate (WTI), the US crude oil benchmark, is trading around $62.85 during the Asian trading hours on Friday. The WTI price declines after the United States (US) and Iran agreed to hold talks in Oman on Friday. Tehran aims to focus talks on its long-standing nuclear dispute with Western powers, while the US wants the agenda to include Iran’s…
2026.02.04 2026.02.04 US Dollar Weakens Following Hawkish Fed Nomination. Forecast as of 04.02.2026 Dmitri Demidenkohttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/dmitri-demidenko/ Investors considered Kevin Warsh to be the most hawkish candidate for the position of Fed chair and began buying the US dollar. However, his views are actually detrimental to the greenback. Let’s discuss this topic and make a trading plan for the EUR/USD pair….
EUR/CAD is showing early signs of a momentum shift after spending several sessions in a subdued, oversold condition. While price has only nudged higher, the oscillator behavior is changing in a way that often gets short-term traders’ attention. This is the type of signal that can look “small” on the chart at first…until it either builds into a larger…
Gold and silver heavy again in Asia morning trade. Earlier … not bullish: More on CME raises margins on COMEX gold and silver futures after extreme volatility Hang on,. I gotta get this …. This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at investinglive.com.
Amazon hits seven-month low after earnings miss “Amazon’s earnings miss has capped a torrid day for global markets, one which has seen bitcoin’s slump deepen and silver prices renew their falls. The retail giant failed to hit expectations, and this was compounded by news that it plans to exceed Alphabet’s planned spend for next year, throwing $200 billion at…
2026.02.05 2026.02.05 Euro Softens Ahead Of ECB Rate Decision. Forecast as of 05.02.2026 Dmitri Demidenkohttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/dmitri-demidenko/ While investors are criticizing Kevin Warsh and considering how to deal with the collapse of US stock indices, the ECB is making a decision on interest rates. The dovish tone in its comments will affect the EUR/USD pair. Let’s discuss this topic and make…
