Trump says he’ll let economic pressure squeeze Iran instead of new strikes, but Tehran is hardening its Hormuz stance and oil is climbing again.

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USD/JPY is starting to remind me of the Iran war: There’s a battle but no defined strategy. It’s abundantly clear that both Japan and the US want USD/JPY lower but we don’t know how low they want it to go, or what they’re prepared to do to get in there (and hold it there). For now, the tactic has…

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USD/JPY advances 0.73% on Monday and trades around 158.95 at the time of writing. The Japanese Yen (JPY) underperforms against the US Dollar (USD), pressured by Japan’s unexpected current account deficit, although expectations of further interest rate hikes from the Bank of Japan (BoJ) could limit the currency’s weakness. Data released on Monday by Japan’s Ministry of Finance (MoF)…

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2026.08.10 2026.08.10 Short-Term Analysis for Oil, Gold, and EURUSD for 10.08.2026 Alex Rodionovhttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/alex-rodionov/ Welcome, my fellow traders! I have prepared a price forecast for the USCrude, XAUUSD, and EURUSD using a combination of the margin zones method and technical analysis. Based on the market analysis, I suggest entry signals for intraday traders. Last week, gold broke above the Target…

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Forex traders always harp about maintaining discipline and always following the trading plan. But while having discipline is a very important trait for a trader, we also have to be wary that if we’re too stuck in our ways, we’ll end up imposing our ideas on what the market should do instead of reacting to what is actually happening. All you…

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US stock markets set to open mostly unchanged. Eyes on Meta after open model release !“#$%&‘()*+,–./0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}

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TD Securities strategists expect the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to leave the cash rate unchanged at 4.35%, noting that policy is already restrictive and that Australian activity, particularly housing, is slowing in response to earlier hikes. They highlight that lower-than-expected Q2 trimmed mean Consumer Price Index (CPI) allows the RBA to pause in August, while also expecting only…

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2026.08.10 2026.08.10 Yen Bears Struggle as Speculators Buy Every Dip. Forecast as of 10.08.2026 Dmitri Demidenkohttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/dmitri-demidenko/ Speculators are quick to buy the dips in the USD/JPY pair at the slightest opportunity. It makes little difference what triggers the decline—whether it’s currency intervention or a weaker US dollar following disappointing employment data. Let’s take a closer look at the factors…

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Will the RBA be ready to resume tightening anytime soon? This upcoming monetary policy statement might have some clues, so here’s what to look out for.

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Missed the previous short on oil? Here’s the next trade idea to consider !“#$%&‘()*+,–./0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}

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