Aluminum is at the center of several important dynamics right now. One, it’s subject to 50% US national security tariffs. Two, it’s highly energy intensive at a time of rising energy prices. Three, it’s useful in EVs/green energy. Four, it’s going to be used in robotics. Five, it has a use case as a heat sink in data centers….
Gold (XAU/USD) soars to yet another record high on Thursday, pushing deep into uncharted territory as safe-haven demand remains firmly in play amid mounting geopolitical and economic uncertainty. At the time of writing, XAU/USD is trading around $4,253, up nearly 10% so far this month and over 60% year to date. The US-China trade standoff remains at the forefront…
2025.10.16 2025.10.16 USD CAD Forecast for 2025, 2026, 2027–2030 and Beyond Jana Kanehttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/jana-kane/ The USDCAD pair is a major currency pair in the Forex market, reflecting the economic health of the United States and Canada, the two largest trading partners. The pair’s fluctuations reflect not only the difference in interest rates and economic indicators of the respective countries, but…
One of the questions traders always ask me is how important trading psychology is to a newbie. In this old man’s humble opinion, sound trading psychology is important enough that it sets consistently profitable traders apart from the rest. I believe that a person’s ability to handle and overcome stressful situations, like experiencing a drawdown, having a losing position, and…
The uncertainty about the economy that had dissipated is now back because of US-China trade tensions But do not see a recession as a result of renewed US-China trade tensions If manufacturers can’t get rare earth materials, it would be very disruptive Tariffs may yet have an impact on inflation but don’t see it yet It’s nothing new with…
Euro (EUR) could rise gradually and test 1.1680; a continued rise above this level is unlikely. In the longer run, weakness from early last week has stabilised; EUR is likely to trade between 1.1575 and 1.1720 for now, UOB Group’s FX analysts Quek Ser Leang and Peter Chia note. Weakness from early last week has stabilised 24-HOUR VIEW: “While…
2025.10.16 2025.10.16 Short-Term Analysis for BTCUSD, XRPUSD, and ETHUSD for 16.10.2025 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: The final part of a bullish impulse appears to be developing. Consider buy entries with a target at a high of…
This Kiwi pair has been cruising lower with falling highs and lows inside a descending channel on its 4-hour time frame. Will these correction levels keep the selloff going? NZD/CAD 4-hour Forex Chart by TradingView Dovish RBNZ policy expectations supported by weakening economic conditions in New Zealand have been weighing on the Kiwi over the past few months. On…
Eurostoxx flat Germany DAX -0.1% France CAC 40 flat UK FTSE flat Spain IBEX -0.1% Italy FTSE MIB +0.2% It’s a slow start to proceedings with it being more of a mixed week for European indices in general. French stocks are the outperformers after the gains yesterday while the DAX is cooling from the highs still, taking a bit…
Gold (XAU/USD) retreats slightly from a fresh all-time peak touched during the Asian session on Thursday, though it retains its positive bias for the fifth straight day amid a supportive fundamental backdrop. Worries about economic risks stemming from the US government shutdown, US-China trade war, and rising geopolitical tensions continue to underpin demand for the safe-haven bullion. Apart from…
