What’s happening: Brent surged back above $90 Monday after US forces struck two IRGC rocket launchers on Larak Island Sunday, the first acknowledged US strike on Iran since late July, and Iran retaliated with ballistic missiles against two US-linked bases in Jordan, with all eight reportedly intercepted. That reverses part of last week’s de-escalation trade,…
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Aug. 31, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — JustMarkets today published a 2026 trading platform guide, sharing insights into the ongoing discussion between MetaTrader 4 (MT4) and MetaTrader 5 (MT5). The guide aims to help CFD traders navigate platform selection, emphasizing that choosing between MT4 and MT5 may be less a purely technical matter than…
TL;DR: Kevin Warsh’s first Jackson Hole speech as Fed Chair pushed September hike odds to 57% and reinforced institutional discipline against Treasury accommodation — giving the Dollar two distinct reasons to rally, though the reaction stayed concentrated at the front end rather than confirming a structural reversal. Jackson Hole Delivers a Very Different Fed Message…
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What’s happening: In the hours before Fed Chair Warsh’s Jackson Hole keynote, Gold is sitting essentially flat while Silver (+2.01%, above 70) and Platinum (+2.64%) both push higher, compressing the gold-silver ratio further to 65.14. Gold has been the most crowded long across CFTC-tracked positioning in recent weeks, and it’s also the metal most directly…
Key Highlights USD/JPY could attempt a fresh increase if it clears the 159.60 resistance. A bullish trend line is forming with support near 158.90 on the 4-hour chart. WTI Crude oil prices might resume its increase if it stays above $80.00. EUR/USD corrected some gains from 1.1720 before the bulls appeared. USD/JPY Technical Analysis The…
On 26 August, the US Commerce Department released July data on the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) index. Core PCE rose 0.2% month-on-month and 3.3% year-on-year, in line with market expectations. Ellen Zentner, Chief Economic Strategist at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, noted that the modest upside surprise in inflation was not significant enough to shift the…
Representative image. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphotos The rupee fell 10 paise to 95.55 against the U.S. dollar in early trade on Friday (August 28, 2026), weighed by FII outflows and sustained disruptions in global crude oil supplies. However, a marginally weaker greenback and a fall in global crude oil prices to levels below $90/barrel…
Switzerland’s KOF Economic Barometer rose from a revised 104.2 to 106.7 in August, comfortably above 103.0 consensus and extending its run of monthly gains. The index now stands clearly above its medium-term average of 100, with KOF saying the outlook for the Swiss economy remains positive. Improvement was led by manufacturing, other services and foreign…
TL;DR: USD/CAD has stabilized after absorbing the initial tariff shock, but Friday brings two catalysts operating on completely different axes — Canadian GDP tests whether the BoC can mainatin patience, while Warsh’s Jackson Hole speech tests whether the Dollar deserves a smaller or larger credibility discount. CAD Moves Beyond First Tariff Repricing A week that…