For decades, every U.S. administration, Republican and Democrat alike, has championed the “strong dollar policy.” But Trump has thrown that playbook out the window recently, publicly celebrating dollar weakness as a path to manufacturing revival and export growth. This represents one of the most dramatic shifts in U.S. currency policy in modern history. Wait, what? Isn’t a strong currency…
I think the important thing to remember about the White House is that the Secretary of State is Marco Rubio, the son of Cuban immigrants and a Floridian. There is absolutely no love for Communist Cuba in Florida or the diaspora. In all likelihood, the Venezuelan regime was likely allowed to hold onto power in exchange for cutting off…
Commerzbank’s Economic Research report highlights a significant rise in German industrial orders, which increased by 7.8% in December, marking the second consecutive month of growth. The report notes that while this growth is largely due to big ticket orders, the core figure excluding these orders also rose by 0.9%. This trend suggests a potential end to the downturn in…
2026.02.05 2026.02.05 Short-Term Analysis for Oil, Gold, and EURUSD for 05.02.2026 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. Yesterday, oil prices climbed to the resistance…
With trade concerns weighing on business activity, markets are watching whether Canada’s January jobs data shows further softening and what that could mean for the BOC’s policy biases. Here’s what we’re watching heading into the release: This Article Is For Premium Members Only Become a Premium member for full website access, plus get: Ad-free experience Daily actionable short-term…
Bitcoin is at the worst levels in 15 months as it breaks below $67K for the first time since October 2024. It’s part of a swan dive since $90K on January 28. That’s a harsh fall in a very short period of time. Since October 6 when Bitcoin hit $126K, it’s down 48% in the worst drawdown in years….
EUR/USD trades around 1.1800 on Thursday at the time of writing, virtually unchanged on the day, as investors digest the European Central Bank’s (ECB) decision and a series of mixed economic releases from the United States (US). The European Central Bank announced on Thursday, following its February policy meeting, that it kept its key interest rates unchanged, in line…
2026.02.05 2026.02.05 Pound Declines As BoE May Leave Interest Rates On Hold. Forecast as of 05.02.2026 Dmitri Demidenkohttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/dmitri-demidenko/ The Bank of England will keep the repo rate at 3.75%, but its new economic forecasts and rhetoric are much more important. Due to confidence in slowing inflation, it will deliver dovish remarks. Let’s discuss this topic and make a trading…
Mid-tier U.S. data presented a nuanced picture of the economy, with the services sector maintaining steady growth while private sector job creation slowed to a crawl in January, prompting mixed movements in the U.S. dollar across major currency pairs. Key Takeaways ADP National Employment Report: Private sector employment increased by just 22,000 jobs in January Annual pay growth held…
Prior 3.75% Bank rate vote 5-4 vs 7-2 expected Breeden, Dhingra, Ramsden, Taylor voted for a 25 bps rate cut “All is going well, there should be scope for some further reduction in the bank rate this year” But this does not mean that there is expectation to cut the bank rate at any particular meeting On the basis…
