Japan’s ruling LDP party held a meeting today, involving lawmakers from both houses of the National Diet to discuss the recent upper house election loss. Ishiba apologised for the defeat but remained adamant that he will not resign. However, it is being reported that during the meeting many lawmakers urged Ishiba to step down amid the intense scrutiny in…
Gold slips below $3,350 as rising US yields and a stronger US Dollar pressure prices. Hopes for progress in US–China and EU–US trade talks lift risk appetite, reducing demand for Bullion.. XAU/USD threatens triangle support as sellers pressure prices below $3,350. Gold is trading lower on Friday as risk appetite improves, trade tensions ease, and the US Dollar firms.At…
2025.07.28 2025.07.28 The Dollar Makes You a Hell of a Lot More Money! Forecast as of 28.07.2025 Dmitri Demidenkohttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/dmitri-demidenko/ The White House’s intention to weaken the dollar became the main reason for the 10% drop in the USD index in 2025. In the second half of the year, the greenback will face another headwind — the Fed’s rate cut….
In 2025, one of the fastest-growing trading practices is prop trading. Based on the concept of funded trading accounts, evolving market trends and technological advancements are important factors in understanding this surge in popularity. The idea is very simple. Prop firm tests traders’ skills and risk management abilities through evaluations. If accepted, they would be in charge of trading…
It is still an unbalanced deal Trade deal has merit of exempting certain key French sectors, such as aeronautics and spirits The thing about it being a temporary deal of sorts, is that it might just be until the next few months or it could be until the end of Trump’s term. For now at least, the worst case…
AUD/USD slips from YTD high as rising US yields lift demand for the US Dollar. US Dollar gains traction on trade optimism and steady Fed expectations. AUD/USD rejection at wedge resistance raises downside risks below 0.6600. The Australian Dollar (AUD) is losing ground against the US Dollar (USD) on Friday, pressured by rising US Treasury yields that continue to…
Central banks take center stage this week with the Fed, BOC, and BOJ meetings potentially shifting global monetary policy dynamics. On top of that, Friday’s U.S. NFP and August 1st tariff deadline will likely determine whether September brings Fed cuts and further USD weakness or renewed dollar strength. Here’s what you need to keep in mind when…
Japan Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi: US-EU, US-Japan trade deals lower uncertainty on U.S. trade policy Believe declining uncertainty would reduce risk of U.S. trade policy putting downward pressure on Japan, global economies Last week the US and Japan reached a trade deal. Investinglive Asia-pacific FX news wrap: Japan Trade Deal Lifts Nikkei, JPY Choppy Over the weekend the US…
There is something funny going on with financial markets this week. It could be because it’s summer, and market participants are too busy on holidays to notice, but on the one hand you have blue chip stock indices making record highs and acting like there are no concerns about US trade tariffs, the meme stock craze is back, gold…
Australia is ready to print its quarterly inflation report soon, and traders are keen to find out if the numbers can impact the RBA’s policy stance. Recall that the central bank recently surprised the markets with a decision to keep rates unchanged instead of easing in July. Here’s what to expect for the upcoming CPI release. This…
