KEY POINTS The SNB is expected to keep interest rates steady at 0.00% FX communication to remain unchanged To downplay the recent miss in inflation data To upgrade future outlook due to lower US tariffs and less uncertainty The Swiss National Bank (SNB) is expected to keep interest rates steady at 0.00%. The recent inflation data missed the SNB’s…
Gold prices fell in United Arab Emirates on Thursday, according to data compiled by FXStreet. The price for Gold stood at 497.33 United Arab Emirates Dirhams (AED) per gram, down compared with the AED 499.43 it cost on Wednesday. The price for Gold decreased to AED 5,800.89 per tola from AED 5,825.22 per tola a day earlier. Unit measure…
2025.12.08 2025.12.08 Euro Under Pressure As France Demands ECB To Adjust Its Policy. Forecast as of 08.12.2025 Dmitri Demidenkohttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/dmitri-demidenko/ Donald Trump has repeatedly criticized the Fed and urged it to lower interest rates. The French government has followed suit. Emmanuel Macron has given the ECB advice on how to act. However, the EUR/USD pair has hardly responded to this…
As widely expected, the Bank of Canada (BOC) kept interest rates unchanged at 2.25% in December, maintaining its stance that the current policy rate is “at about the right level” to support the economy through ongoing trade-related uncertainty while keeping inflation close to target. This decision marked the bank’s second consecutive hold after delivering a combined 100 basis points…
In 2025, the Trump administration took on the world with its trade but 2026 will be about its neighbors. There is a sense that the trade war has stabilized and hopefully it has but the year ahead will be all about the USMCA trade agreement. Mexico and Canada represent nearly 30% of US imports and have largely avoided tariffs…
Australia’s Unemployment Rate steadied at 4.3% in November, 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 -21.3K in November from 41.1K in October (revised from 42.2K), compared with the consensus forecast of 20K. The participation rate in Australia decreased to 66.7%…
2025.12.09 2025.12.09 US Dollar Drifts Lower As FOMC Meeting Looms. Forecast as of 09.12.2025 Dmitri Demidenkohttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/dmitri-demidenko/ The ECB is set to raise interest rates in 2026, while the Fed will most likely cut rates at least twice. The EUR/USD pair has found its direction, but in the short term, everything can change. Let’s discuss this topic and make a…
Markets rallied following the Federal Reserve’s third consecutive rate cut, as Chair Jerome Powell’s emphasis on tariff-driven transitory inflation and expected labor market stabilization outweighed concerns about the deeply divided FOMC vote and limited 2026 easing projections. The Bank of Canada’s decision to hold rates steady earlier in the session reinforced the narrative of major central banks nearing the…
Prior was -2.9% This is a nice rebound after poor Q2 reading. This article was written by Adam Button at investinglive.com.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) climbed on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve (Fed) delivered its third straight quarter-point rate cut, lifting the Dow by over 1.2% and nudging the S&P 500 higher while the Nasdaq hovered near flat. The move lowered the federal funds rate to 3.50%–3.75% and was paired with renewed short-term bond buying, which pushed 2-year…
