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EUR/JPY trades near the 162.20 zone with mild gains on Monday ahead of the Asian session.The overall bias remains bullish despite mixed indicator signals.Key supports and resistances emerge as the pair consolidates near short-term moving averages. The EUR/JPY is trading with slight gains near the 16

The US Dollar Index (DXY) rises near the 99.65 area as traders react to conflicting US-China trade signals.Hopes of tariff relief and Fed rate cuts lift sentiment despite China denying any current negotiations.Resistance is seen at 99.92 and 100.95 for the DXY with technical indicators painting a mi

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

Eurozone businesses are seemingly still digesting the full implications of Donald Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’, and the last few weeks of tariff announcements and reversals. At first glance, it looks like trade tensions fully wiped out the tentative return of optimism in the eurozone. At second glance,

The announcements on April 2, featuring a massive and widespread (albeit differentiated by country) increase in US tariffs, constitute a historic shock. The final extent of the damage and the aftershocks remain to be seen, but there is no doubt that the economic consequences will be negative, starti

MARKETS After seven straight sessions of tariff-fueled whiplash, stocks bounced hard as bond carnage paused and traders digested a slightly less chaotic message from the White House. The S&P 500 tacked on 1%, led by Big Tech and battered chip names. Apple extended its two-day moonshot to 7%, wit

Hello fellow traders. In this technical article we’re going to look at the Elliott Wave charts of XLV ETF published in members area of the website. As our members know, XLV is showing incomplete bearish sequences in the cycle from the 159.64 peak (August high). The price structure ind

Every corner of FinTwit, Substack, and Telegram is singing from the same apocalyptic hymn sheet: “The dollar’s finished.” The call is in from TikTok FX bros to boomer macro newsletters — this is the endgame for King Dollar. And no, it’s not just the usual crew of Internet Analysts lighting the match

Summary Three makes a trend The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index declined for the third consecutive month in March, dipping 3.3 points to 97.4. Although optimism remains above its level preceding the 2024 election, the index is now back below its historical average. Small firms’ economic outlooks

The US Dollar's direction today is likely to be largely determined by the US Non-Farm Payrolls report, which will be released at 1:30 pm BST. The employment report has taken a back seat in terms of its impact on the USD in recent months due to US tariff policy. Nevertheless, it remains a very import

USD/CHF plunges to the 0.8600 zone, hitting its lowest level since October. US tariffs trigger global portfolio adjustments, intensifying bearish pressure on the Greenback. Technical indicators flag oversold conditions; a near-term correction may follow. During Thursday’s session, the USD/CHF pair s

The Australian Dollar gains ground in Monday’s early Asian session. China's NBS Manufacturing PMI rose to 50.5 in March; Non-Manufacturing PMI climbed to 50.8. The RBA interest rate decision and US ISM Manufacturing PMI will be the highlights on Tuesday. The Australian Dollar (AUD) recovers some los