USDJPY rose to 154.98 on Monday, with the yen continuing to fall. Pressure on the currency increased after statements by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. Over the weekend, the politician noted that a weak yen could be a significant advantage for export industries, indicating that Takaichi continues to favour a softer exchange rate. She later…
Leading Retail FX and CFDs broker EC Markets has announced that the company recorded $4.476 trillion in total trading volume in Q4 2025, closing the year with its strongest quarterly performance to date. The Q4 2025 results mark the culmination of a sustained growth trajectory that has defined EC Markets’ performance throughout the year. Trading…
MEX Exchange, the institutional division of MultiBank Group, has announced the appointment of Brian Andreyko, CFA, as its new Chief Product Officer (CPO). In this role, Brian Andreyko will help lead the strategic development and expansion of MEX Exchange’s ECN, Technical Services, and Execution Services businesses, strengthening the firm’s capabilities across institutional FX, Precious Metals, …
Daily Pivots: (S1) 0.8655; (P) 0.8663; (R1) 0.8676; More… Intraday bias in EUR/GBP remains neutral it’s still bounded in sideway trading. Risk stays on the downside with 0.8744 resistance intact. Further decline is expected to 0.8631 cluster support (38.2% retracement of 0.8221 to 0.8663 at 0.8618). Decisive break there will carry larger bearish implications and…
Why was Copenhagen based Retail FX and CFDs broker Saxo Bank hit with a whopping $50 million fine by the Danish financial regulator? And how does that affect Saxo’s impending sale to Safra Group? What penalties (and possible jail time) is former FX and CFDs industry executive Brendan Gunn facing, after a guilty plea in…
Ebene, Mauritius, Feb. 02, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — IUX has reported a total annual trading volume of $10.5 trillion for 2025, a result supported by steady growth in platform activity and a monthly peak of 1 trillion. This volume follows the company’s focus on providing stable trading conditions and technical services for its global user…
The AUD/USD forecast edges to the downside despite a hotter inflation print as the yields fell sharply, suggesting only a single RBA hike in the near term. Trump’s nomination of Kevin Warsh as the next Fed Chair lifts the US dollar, as markets view the decision as less dovish. COT positioning suggests reduced AUD longs,…
Oil prices edged lower today after OPEC+ agreed to keep output unchanged for March. Sunday’s brief meeting reaffirmed earlier decisions to freeze planned output increases through the first quarter of 2026. Those increases—amounting to roughly 2.9 million barrels per day—were scheduled to be phased in from April through December 2025 by eight producers, including Saudi…
Japan’s manufacturing sector returned to expansion in January, with PMI Manufacturing finalized at 51.5. This marks the first improvement in operating conditions since mid-2025 and represents the strongest rate of growth since August 2022, offering early evidence of a cyclical recovery taking hold. The details were encouraging. S&P Global Market Intelligence noted that output and…
Bitcoin remains under heavy pressure after plunging late last week, with prices still struggling to regain 80,000. The selloff closely follows last week’s crash in precious metals, suggesting a shared catalyst of US President Donald Trump’s decision to nominate Kevin Warsh as the next Fed chair. For now, broader risk assets have so far absorbed…