Category: Trading
Gold rises above $5,200 as US-Iran tensions bolster saf...
Gold (XAU/USD) trades slightly higher on Friday, pressing against the upper boundary of this week’s established range, after repor...
Sweden: Gradual improvement with elevated unemployment ...
Nordea’s Anna Westlund reports that Swedish employment has been rising since early 2025, with BAS and LFS data both showing a posi...
USD/JPY slips as US PPI beats expectations, BoJ tighten...
USD/JPY hovers around 156.00 on Friday at the time of writing, down 0.08% on the day, despite the release of stronger-than-expecte...
Russia Industrial Output fell from previous 3.7% to -0....
Russia Industrial Output fell from previous 3.7% to -0.8% in December
EUR/USD steadies as strong US PPI data fails to lift Do...
EUR/USD steadies on Friday, extending the range-bound price action that has defined trading so far this week. The Euro (EUR) remai...
Turkey: Growth resilience and inflation risks – ING
ING’s Muhammet Mercan projects Turkey’s 4Q25 GDP growth at 3.9%, implying 3.8% for 2025, underpinned by domestic demand but with s...
UK: Data and surveys preview – Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank outlines a busy UK data calendar, expecting stronger Net Consumer Credit, a partial rebound in Mortgage Approvals to...
NZD/USD advances as US Dollar softens, supported by RBN...
NZD/USD trades around 0.6000 on Friday at the time of writing, up 0.19% on the day, benefiting from a modest pullback in the US Do...
Dow Jones Industrial Average drops 600 points as hot PP...
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 600 points, or 1.15%, tumbling back below 49,000 on Friday, capping off a turbulent final tr...
Asia FX: Oil shock risks as US–Iran talks progress – MU...
MUFG’s Senior Currency Analyst Lloyd Chan highlights that an escalation in US–Iran tensions could trigger an Oil price shock, revi...
Indonesia: Inflation seen higher on base effects – DBS
DBS Group Research expects Indonesia’s February inflation to rise to 4.1% year-on-year, driven by a low base and fading one-off st...
China: Policy mix guides 2026 growth path – UOB
UOB’s Ho Woei Chen expects China’s National People’s Congress to set a 2026 real GDP growth target of 4.5–5.0%, with actual growth...
