Yen rallied broadly during the Asian session as weaker-than-expected Chinese data undermined regional risk sentiment. Retail sales disappointed sharply, reinforcing doubts about the strength of China’s domestic recovery and prompting a defensive tilt across FX Read more…
China’s November activity data delivered a broadly weaker-than-expected picture. Industrial production rose 4.8% yoy, missing expectations for 5.0% growth and marking the weakest pace since August 2024. The sharper disappointment came from consumption. Retail sales Read more…
Japan’s Q4 Tankan survey delivered a broadly supportive signal for the economy, reinforcing expectations that the BoJ will proceed with rate normalization. The large manufacturing index rose from 14 to 15, in line with expectations, Read more…
RBNZ Governor Anna Breman signaled in media interviews today that the bar for further near-term easing remains high. While the forward path published in the November Monetary Policy Statement allows for a small probability of Read more…
New Zealand’s services sector slipped deeper into contraction in November, reinforcing signs that domestic demand remains fragile. BusinessNZ Performance of Services Index fell from 48.4 to 46.9, marking the lowest level of activity since May Read more…
Key Highlights EUR/USD started a steady increase above 1.1650 and 1.1700. It could struggle to clear the 1.1800 resistance on the 4-hour chart. GBP/USD climbed toward 1.3450 before it saw a minor pullback. Gold started Read more…
The focus of the week was the FOMC meeting. The U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the third meeting in a row, lowering the policy rate to 3.50%–3.75%. After the decision, Fed Chair Powell Read more…
Gold: ⬇️ Sell Gold reversed from strong resistance level 4350.00 Likely to fall to support level 4200.00 Gold recently reversed from the resistance area between the strong resistance level 4350.00 (which stopped sharp wave (3) Read more…
EURGBP: ⬆️ Buy EURGBP reversed from support zone Likely to rise to resistance level 0.8850 EURGBP currency pair recently reversed up from the support zone between the strong support level 0.8745 (former resistance from April, Read more…
Cathie Wood, head of Ark Investment Management, often buys stocks when they dip and sells after strong runs. She recently unloaded about $40 million of one of Ark’s top holdings as investors grow more wary Read more…