Canada’s September CPI report reflected hotter than expected inflationary pressures for the month, leading market players to tone down dovish BOC expectations. Headline inflation rate rose to 2.4% year-over-year in September, up from 1.9% in August, as gasoline prices declined less sharply and travel tour costs rebounded. On a month-over-month basis, headline CPI rose 0.1% instead of dipping by…
📊 IBM (expected at 4:10 PM ET) Expected EPS: ~$2.45 per share for the upcoming quarter. Expected Revenue: ~$16.09 billion for the quarter. Year-ago quarter: EPS $2.30, revenue $14.97 billion. 📊 Tesla (expected at 4:15 PM ET) Expected EPS: Approximately $0.56 per share Expected Revenue: Around $26.54 billion Year ago EPS was $0.72 on revenues of $25.18 billion. This…
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) struggled on Wednesday, declining a little over 500 points at its lowest point on the day. Investors are facing fresh risk-off sentiment as the Trump administration continues to toy with making already-tense trade friction between the US and China even worse. Another subprime lender declared bankruptcy, highlighting growing fissures in the credit and…
2025.10.22 2025.10.22 Best Healthcare Stocks: Top Medical Stocks to Invest in 2025 Gleb Kabanovhttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/gleb-kabanov/ Healthcare stocks are one of the most stable assets for long-term investment. Even during periods of market turbulence, they tend to show steady growth thanks to the constant demand for medical services, pharmaceuticals, and innovative technologies. The aging population in developed countries, escalating healthcare costs,…
After hitting fresh record highs above $4,380, spot gold fell around 6% on Tuesday, marking the biggest one-day decline since August 2020 AND the second-biggest drop since 2013. What’s up with that?! Don’t worry, volatility is part of the game. The key is knowing why prices move so you can trade smarter, not harder. Here’s a quick rundown of…
The NASDAQ index is falling with the index down close to 1%. The current price is trading down -210 points or -0.92% at 22741.81. The S&P index is down -0.42% and the Dow industrial average is down -0.25% after closing at a record level yesterday. Th Russell 2000 is the worst performer with a decline -1.34%. In Europe, the…
The Euro (EUR) steadies against the Japanese Yen (JPY) on Wednesday, trading around 176.26 after snapping a four-day losing streak on Tuesday. The pair is struggling to build momentum, as investors weigh Japan’s incoming fiscal stimulus and diverging central-bank outlooks between the Bank of Japan (BoJ) and the European Central Bank (ECB). According to Reuters sources, Japan’s new Prime…
2025.10.22 2025.10.22 Swiss Franc May Fail Test of Resilience. Forecast as of 22.10.2025 Dmitri Demidenkohttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/dmitri-demidenko/ Strong demand for safe-haven assets, Switzerland’s solid foreign trade performance, and the Swiss National Bank’s reluctance to cut interest rates have dragged the EURCHF pair down to an 11-month low. However, bears may not be as strong as they seem. Let’s discuss this topic…
You don’t step into a trade because you hope it’ll work out – you do it because you believe the odds will work in your favor. You’ve studied the charts, checked the news, managed your risk, and decided the market is missing something that you see clearly. By the time you enter a trade, you’ll have enough confidence in…
Headlines: Markets: JPY leads, GBP lags on the day European equities mostly lower; S&P 500 futures flat US 10-year yields down 1.6 bps to 3.947% Gold down 2.4% to $4,023.19 WTI crude oil up 2.0% to $58.42 Bitcoin down 2.7% to $107,930 The main headline on the session came early on with UK inflation seen coming in softer than…
