Market Overview The crypto market is trading at $2.06T, unchanged from the previous day. Still, the current levels represent a recovery from a low of $2.02T, where the cap had fallen at the start of the active US trading session and again at the opening of the Asian session. Cryptocurrencies remain under pressure from fears…
US consumer confidence softened in June, with the Conference Board’s headline index falling from 93.1 to 91.2, missing expectations of 94.2. The decline reflected weaker assessments of current economic conditions, even as consumers became slightly more optimistic about the outlook for business conditions and personal incomes. The Present Situation Index dropped from 119.4 to 116.4,…
The dollar index DXY on Tuesday rose by +0.07%. The dollar moved higher amid month- and quarter-end demand, with Tuesday being the last trading day of Q2. Also, Tuesday’s decline in the yen to a 39-year low is dollar-supportive. In addition, higher T-note yields on Tuesday strengthened the dollar’s interest rate differentials. Tuesday’s US economic news…
2026.06.30 2026.07.01 Weekly Economic Calendar for 06.07.2026–12.07.2026 Jana Kanehttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/jana-kane/ During the upcoming trading week of July 6–July 12, 2026, market participants will focus on the release of key macroeconomic data from China, Germany, the Eurozone, the US, and Canada, as well as the outcome of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s meeting. Particular attention will…
The copper market initially rallied on Monday, but the area right around the 50 Day EMA continues to be a bit of an issue. Copper The copper market has initially rallied during the trading session on Monday, testing the 50-day EMA, but has found quite a bit of trouble right around that indicator, and in…
About the Yen: We are not alone in wondering if the MoF has intervention in mind. Two cabinet secretaries tried verbal intervention overnight and both were ignored. Yesterday Bloomberg plus the FT and others had screaming headlines about the yen crashing to its weakest in x number of years. Bloomberg has 40 years and the…
Canada’s economy rebounded more strongly than expected in April, with real GDP rising from March’s -0.1% mom to 0.5% mom, surpassing market expectations of 0.4% mom. The recovery was broad-based, with growth recorded in 14 of the 20 industrial sectors, while preliminary estimates pointed to a further 0.1% mom increase in May. Goods-producing industries led…
London, United Kingdom, June 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — As global financial markets continue to digitize, AI-driven trading technology is evolving from a supporting tool into a core infrastructure for investment execution. Against this backdrop, fintech company QuantRate today announced the launch of a free AI trading solution covering cryptocurrency, stocks, ETFs, and forex markets,…
Leading Retail FX and CFDs broker EC Markets has announced that it has launched EC Insights, a new market intelligence ecosystem designed to help traders better understand what’s driving the markets through AI-supported trade ideas, sentiment analysis, economic events and daily market updates, all within one connected experience. Powered by Acuity Trading, an FCA-regulated fintech…
The Japanese Yen remained the clear underperformer in otherwise subdued markets, with USD/JPY climbing to a fresh 40-year high as traders continued to exploit what they see as a narrowing intervention window ahead of Thursday’s US Non-Farm Payrolls report. While most major currency pairs remained confined within last week’s ranges, the Yen’s broad-based decline stood…