Japan’s services sector remains in expansion but is losing a little momentum, with weaker demand growth, rising energy-driven costs, and sharply lower business confidence signalling a more uncertain outlook. Summary: Japan Services PMI eases to 53.4 (prev 53.8), still solid expansion New orders growth slows to a three-month low Cost pressures intensify, driven by energy and Middle East conflict…
AUD/USD gains ground after registering modest losses in the previous day, trading around 0.6910 during the Asian hours on Friday. The pair gains as the US Dollar (USD) softens, even amid stronger safe-haven demand due to escalating Middle East tensions. Trading activity may remain subdued owing to the Good Friday holiday. China, Australia’s key trading partner, released the RatingDog…
2026.04.02 2026.04.02 Short-Term Analysis for BTCUSD, XRPUSD, and ETHUSD for 02.04.2026 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 final part of impulse 5 continues developing. Consider short positions with a Take Profit at 61,303.58. XRPUSD: The price continues…
Trump’s hawkish Iran speech sent oil prices surging more than 10% and triggered sharp swings across markets, with the U.S. dollar closing as the session’s top performer.
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The NZD/USD pair is trading around the 0.5710 region, maintaining a bearish tone amid heightened geopolitical tensions and risk aversion, as the US Dollar (USD) strengthens. The Greenback remains well supported after Donald Trump signaled a more aggressive stance toward Iran, warning that additional weeks of conflict are likely. Reports also suggest that Iran is not currently interested in…
2026.04.02 2026.04.02 What Is the Buffett Indicator and What Does It Tell Investors? Alan Tsagaraevhttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/alan-tsagaraev/ In investing, the question of whether the market is overvalued or undervalued never goes away. To answer it, investors rely on various measures, including the well-known Buffett Indicator. The Buffett Indicator compares the total market cap of a country’s stock market to its gross…
Risk-on optimism over a potential U.S.-Iran conflict resolution drove equities higher and crude oil sharply lower on Wednesday, as the dollar weakened broadly against most major currencies.
Tomorrow is one of those rare calendar collisions: the March non-farm payrolls report is released at 8:30 am ET on Good Friday — a day when the stock market is closed. Good Friday has been a NYSE holiday almost every year since 1864. It’s the only stock market holiday that isn’t also a federal holiday. The date moves around…
Commerzbank’s Tatha Ghose argues that upcoming Turkish CPI data are largely obsolete given the looming impact of higher energy prices. He expects a strong March monthly print but stresses that external-shock inflation may be treated as transient by FX markets. Regardless, he maintains that the Lira is likely to continue a steady structural depreciation path, with geopolitics shaping near-term…
