XAU/USD Current price: $4,423 The US Dollar trades on the back foot amid reduced hopes of interest rate hikes. The United States and Iran are working to extend the truce by 60 more days. XAU/USD maintains upward pressure near August highs. Gold price kicked off the week, maintaining upward pressure, trading not far below the $4,400 mark. The US…
2026.08.17 2026.08.17 Liquidity Sweep (Liquidity Grab): What It Is and How to Trade It Gleb Kabanovhttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/gleb-kabanov/ Have you ever watched price hit your stop-loss before reversing in the direction you originally predicted? If so, you may have been caught in a liquidity sweep, a common feature of institutional price action. A liquidity sweep occurs when price briefly breaks a…
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USDCAD tests key 200 day MA and channel trend line. Buyers try to stall the fall against target !“#$%&‘()*+,–./0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}
TD Securities economists Oscar Munoz and Eli Nir expect US output growth to move sideways in 2025 as the lingering Oil shock and Iran conflict create stagflationary risks, keeping the Fed on hold. They see GDP growth slightly below trend in 2026, with 2.1% Q4/Q4, unemployment near 4.3%, and only gradual disinflation resuming in 2027. Sideways growth with stagflationary…
2026.08.17 2026.08.17 Weaker Dollar Gives Yen Room to Recover. Forecast as of 17.08.2026 Dmitri Demidenkohttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/dmitri-demidenko/ While the markets speculate that, without proactive measures from the Bank of Japan, the yen will be unable to sustain the gains it has made through currency interventions, speculators are reducing their net short positions. Let’s discuss this topic and develop a trading plan…
AUD/USD has cleared the 100 SMA and is now making a run at the .7200 area, which has kept the bulls in check for much of the year. Can the pair finally break through, or are sellers getting ready to defend this key resistance zone? Let’s take a closer look at the daily time frame: AUD/USD Daily Forex –…
Berkshire’s cash pile starts moving under Greg Abel. Learn the lessons behind the news. !“#$%&‘()*+,–./0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}
Commerzbank’s Tatha Ghose reports that Polish headline and core inflation have re-accelerated, with seasonally adjusted monthly rates now clearly above target. This makes earlier signals from National Bank of Poland (NBP) Governor Adam Glapinski about possible rate cuts obsolete. However, because the central bank is turning hawkish more slowly than inflation is rising, the development is seen as negative…
2026.08.17 2026.08.17 Cooling US Economy and High Oil Prices Weigh on Dollar. Forecast as of 17.08.2026 Dmitri Demidenkohttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/dmitri-demidenko/ If it is not the bond market, macroeconomic data will allow the Fed to monitor developments passively. A cooling US economy reduces the need for the central bank to tighten monetary policy. Let’s examine this situation and develop a trading plan…
