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S2N spotlight One of the strategies I will be using to grow my user base is experimenting with lead magnets. I haven’t really used Excel for nearly 10 years, but it is still the most used tool in the finance and investment space, so I thought I should build something that people might find useful. P

Tariff-induced uncertainty continues to weigh on the manufacturing sector. The ISM Manufacturing Index fell to 48.7 in April, down a modest 0.3 points from the March report. Yet the manufacturing sector looks to have left behind its brief expansionary period experienced at the start of the year. The

Dow is up 0.80% as markets cheer softer data; Treasury yields tumble in response.JOLTS and Consumer Confidence data miss, strengthening the case for Fed easing in the coming months.Trade policy ambiguity lingers after Bessent’s vague China comments and Amazon tariff confusion. The Dow Jones Industri

General trend - Listless trading in Asia without fresh developments as markets pondered the veracity of earlier US press reports of a potentially relaxed tariff regime on China (later denied by the White House). Hang Seng gave back half (-1.2%) of its outperforming gains yesterday to underperform in

Xylem Inc. (XYL) has completed its wave (2) correction and is now poised to rally in wave (3) of (III), according to Elliott Wave analysis Xylem Inc. (NYSE: XYL) continues to respect its long-term Elliott Wave structure with impressive precision. As seen in the weekly chart, the stock recently compl

Yesterday we saw a huge one-day drop in the US indices like this on the DJIA. This was purely based on 2 fundamental events. As I have mentioned many times, I was trading and doing market analysis during the first Trump administration but I never saw anything like this. Firstly, the big US auto comp

S16 Global Trading Competition: Capitalizing on Market Volatility Across Forex and Commodities As the S16 Global Trading Competition commenced on April 21, traders are presented with a unique opportunity to navigate the current market volatility. Recent geopolitical tensions, particularly the implem

South Korean exports fell significantly in April, based on an early look at activity in the first 20 days of the month. The data suggests US tariffs are beginning to hit global trade hard. South Korea's April trade data is a vital early look at global trade trends The sudden 5.2% drop in South Korea

Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank (ECB), explains the ECB's decision to lower key rates by 25 basis points at the April policy meeting and responds to questions from the press. Key quotes "The decision was unanimous." "Options were debated, no one argued for 50 bps cut." "Tar

Yesterday was yet another ugly day of trading, especially for the US and the technology companies. The Federal Reserve (Fed) President warned that the tariffs were significantly higher than they thought, that they could soften employment and boost inflation, that inflation could stick around longer

EUR/GBP has held up better than expected, buoyed by euro strength and pressure on sterling from rising gilt yields. While a dovish ECB may cap gains short term, eurozone fiscal stimulus and rate hike expectations in 2026 could drive the pair higher over time, ING’s FX analysts Francesco Pesole and C

AUD/USD retreats toward the 0.6280 zone during Monday’s American session after peaking near 0.6340.Sentiment on the US Dollar seesaws amid fresh trade headlines and recession commentary.Key resistance is noted around 0.6320 and 0.6410; support lies near 0.6290 and 0.6280. The Australian Dollar gave