U.K. consumer price inflation rose to 3.4% year-on-year in December, up from 3.2% in November and slightly above the 3.3% market consensus, marking the first increase in five months. The uptick was driven primarily by higher tobacco prices following duty increases announced in the late November Budget and a sharp rise in airfares linked to Christmas travel timing, with…
Bridgewater said Chinese equities remain attractive after a strong rally helped its onshore fund deliver its best performance in at least five years. Summary: Bridgewater remains constructive on China equities Onshore fund gains about 45% in 2025 Performance far outpaces CSI 300 Policy support and sentiment key drivers Modest increase in China exposure planned Bridgewater Associates has reaffirmed its…
Australia’s Unemployment Rate declined to 4.1% in December, according to the official data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on Thursday. The figure came in below the market consensus of 4.4%. Furthermore, the Australian Employment Change arrived at 65.2K in December from -21.3K in November, compared with the consensus forecast of 30K. More to come… This section below was published at 20:30…
2026.01.21 2026.01.21 Short-Term Analysis for BTCUSD, XRPUSD, and ETHUSD for 21.01.2026 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 the Elliott wave analysis. The article covers the following subjects: Major Takeaways BTCUSD: Wave (Z) is expected to target the 80,770.57 level. Consider short positions. XRPUSD: The price is projected to decline…
Markets staged a sharp reversal on Wednesday as President Trump backed away from threatened European tariffs following a meeting with NATO leadership in Davos, with equities reclaiming most of Tuesday’s losses after the president announced he reached the framework of a deal regarding Greenland. Check out the forex news and economic updates you may have missed in the latest…
Australia’s December labour force report is expected to show a rebound in employment after a surprisingly weak November, but the broader picture remains one of a labour market that is gradually cooling rather than sharply deteriorating. Economists at Westpac note that employment fell by 21.3k in November, extending a run of softer outcomes in recent months. On a three-month…
The Japanese Yen (JPY) is little changed against the US Dollar (USD) on Wednesday, as rising political and fiscal concerns in Japan continue to weigh on sentiment. Meanwhile, a modest rebound in the Greenback is limiting the pair’s downside. At the time of writing, USD/JPY is trading around 158.15. The Yen remains under sustained selling pressure after Prime Minister…
2026.01.21 2026.01.21 Short-Term Analysis for Oil, Gold, and EURUSD for 21.01.2026 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. The euro has surged against the US…
The UK inflation data just dropped with a modest upside surprise, and while our pre-event watchlists identified potential GBP strength scenarios on pairs like GBP/CHF and GBP/AUD, the broader market environment is sending us wildly contradictory signals. Gold is screaming “danger!” while the dollar shrugs and equities stumble – classic symptoms of a market that hasn’t decided what…
The latest Atlanta Fed GDPNow tracker is out and it’s up to 5.4% annualized in the fourth quarter from 5.3% previously. It’s a tough quarter to track because so much of the data has been screwed up by the long US government shutdown. Today’s construction spending numbers along with some recent data has been led to the change: The…
