Event Guide: U.S. Non-Farm Payrolls Report (August 2025)

The highly-anticipated August NFP report could shake things up in terms of Fed policy expectations, USD trends, and overall market sentiment. Are we about to see another disappointing print that could seal the deal for a September Fed rate cut? Here are the main points you need to know when trading this major catalyst. This Article Is…

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Duluth Holdings (DLTH) tops Q2 earnings and revenue estimates

Duluth Holdings (DLTH) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.03 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.05 per share. This compares to a loss of $0.02 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items. This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of +160.00%. A quarter ago, it was expected that…

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Technical Analysis of US Crude, XAUUSD, and EURUSD for Today (September 4, 2025)

2025.09.04 2025.09.04 Short-Term Analysis for Oil, Gold, and EURUSD for 04.09.2025 Alex Rodiоnovhttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/alex-rodionov/ I welcome my fellow traders! I have made a price forecast for the USCrude, XAUUSD, and EURUSD using a combination of margin zones methodology and technical analysis. Based on the market analysis, I suggest entry signals for intraday traders. Gold has pierced the Target Zone within…

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Chart Art: AUD/JPY Gearing Up for Broken Channel Retest?

In case you’re AUD bullish but missed the AUD/JPY bullish channel breakout, you should check out this potential pullback opportunity to the former resistance! Are Aussie bulls just waiting to jump in on this retest? AUD/JPY 4-hour Forex Chart by TradingView The Aussie has been on a steady climb for the past weeks, busting through its descending channel resistance…

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This week’s data shows a cooling — not crumbling — economy

Yesterday’s economic data didn’t prompt much in the way of definitive market moves but it watered the seeds of doubt about the US economy that started to germinate after the big non-farm payrolls revisions. JOLTS job openings fell and then later in the day the Beige Book was worrisome: Most of the twelve Federal Reserve Districts reported little or…

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US Services PMI is expected to show a healthy services sector

The US ISM Services PMI is expected to improve a tad in August. The US services sector should remain in the expansionary territory. Speculation of two rate cuts from the Fed this year remains on the rise. On Thursday, we’ll get the latest read on the US services sector when the Institute for Supply Management publishes its August Services…

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Pound Trades Higher Amid UK Bond Market Frenzy. Forecast as of 04.09.2025

2025.09.04 2025.09.04 Pound Trades Higher Amid UK Bond Market Frenzy. Forecast as of 04.09.2025 Dmitri Demidenkohttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/dmitri-demidenko/ In the fall of 2022, Liz Truss’s government lost credibility and was forced to resign. Will history repeat itself three years later with Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves? Let’s discuss this topic and make a trading plan for the GBPUSD pair. The article…

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Event Guide: Canada’s Employment Report (August 2025)

After a yuuuuge miss last month, traders will be watching Canada’s August jobs report to size up how dovish the Bank of Canada (BOC) might get compared to its commodity-currency cousins like the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ). Expectations are running low, and the market wants to see if the…

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Eurozone July retail sales -0.5% vs -0.2% m/m expected

Prior +0.3%; revised to +0.6% That’s a bit of a downer but just be mindful that it comes amid a more positive revision to the June estimate. The breakdown shows that sales for food, drinks, tobacco declined by 1.1% while automotive fuel sales fell by 1.7% on the month. Non-food product sales were seen up just marginally by 0.2%….

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