The rupee depreciated 13 paise to close at 95.74 against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday (August 18). File | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee rose marginally by 1 paisa to 95.73 on Wednesday (August 19, 2026) assisted by RBI intervention, as heightened tensions in West Asia kept global markets on the edge. A rise in…
2026.08.18 2026.08.19 Weekly Economic Calendar for 24.08.2026–30.08.2026 Jana Kanehttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/jana-kane/ During the coming week (August 24-30, 2026), no major macroeconomic data releases are scheduled. The markets will focus primarily on the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium, organized annually by the Federal Reserve. On Thursday, August 27, Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh plans to speak at the symposium…
New Zealand producer price pressures accelerated sharply in Q2, with input PPI rising 2.9% q/q from 1.4% in Q1, more than double 1.3% consensus. Output PPI also strengthened, rising 1.6% from 0.8%, twice 0.8% expected. Stats NZ said producers faced higher costs for inputs including fuel, power and raw materials. The gap between input and…
The account fragmentation that forces active traders to hold separate balances for spot crypto, foreign exchange, and other products has become one of the quieter frictions in retail market structure. BiFu is now removing one layer of that friction by bringing its assets and trading services under BiNet, a unified asset trading network linking crypto,…
Created on August 18, 2026 Bearish view Bullish view The EUR/USD pair rose to its highest point since June this year and then pulled back to 1.1575 ahead of several important events from the US and the European Union. It has jumped by over 2.25% from its lowest level this year. FOMC Minutes and Key…
Created on August 18, 2026 Bullish view Bearish view The GBP/USD pair jumped to its highest level since May this year, continuing an uptrend that started in June when it bottomed out at 1.3139. It was trading at 1.3545 as traders waited for key macro events from the UK and the United States. UK Macro…
Created on August 18, 2026 Bearish view Sell the BTC/USD pair and set a take-profit at 62,000. Add a stop-loss at 66,000. Timeline: 1-2 days. Bullish view Buy the BTC/USD pair and set a take-profit at 66,000. Add a stop-loss at 62,000. Bitcoin continued its stagnation this week, as US bond yields jumped and as…
Created on August 18, 2026 Bullish view Bearish view The AUD/USD pair has remained in an upward trend as investors waited for key macro data from Australia and the United States. It jumped to 0.7127 on Monday and then pulled back slightly to 0.7100. Australia Jobs Data and FOMC Minutes The AUD/USD pair has risen…
The Aussie enters this week with genuine hawkish backing. RBA Assistant Governor Christopher Kent reaffirmed that tighter policy is working as intended, with markets now pricing roughly a 70% chance of one final hike to 4.60% by early next year, even as inflation eased below forecasts last quarter. That combination of commodity strength, gold, iron…
US based crypto platform operator Kraken is continuing its march to add trading in multi-asset classes outside of digital assets, announcing the launch of US-listed stocks across the European Economic Area (EEA) under its MiFID II authorization. Eligible customers can trade US equities in the EEA on mobile or on the web now. With this…