Year: 2025
NZ retail sales surge in Q3, boosting NZD and backing RBNZ’s signal of a cut-cycle end New Zealand retail spending accelerated sharply in Q3, a timely upside surprise…
Speculative Shorts Face a Squeeze as Grains and Softs Jump; CAD Soft on Trade Chill, BofA Tempers U.S. Equity Outlook Thin holiday liquidity met heavy positioning on Monday,…
BofA flags thinner S&P 500 returns into 2026 as valuation pressure builds and AI optimism cools Bank of America expects the S&P 500 to deliver only modest upside…
Risk-On Returns: Tech-Led U.S. Rally and Bitcoin Rebound Offset Canada–U.S. Trade Friction Stocks and crypto pushed higher as AI-heavy megacaps rallied and Bitcoin snapped back to $90,000, even…
AI megacaps ignite Wall Street rally as FX turns to AUD/NZD data; Canada slaps 25% tariffs on US steel derivatives U.S. stocks pushed higher as Alphabet, AMD and…
FX braces for Canada’s steel tariffs, AUD/NZD data risk; oil eyes Russian strain as crypto rebounds Traders head into Asia hours balancing fresh protectionist headlines from Canada, a…
Risk-on mood builds as Fed cut odds hit 85%; futures and oil climb while Bitcoin reclaims $90,000 Traders leaned back into risk after soft U.S. spending and hiring…
Fed cut bets propel stocks and oil higher as crypto risks simmer; dollar on watch Risk appetite firmed after softer U.S. data pushed market-implied odds of a Federal…
The recent downgrade of Tether’s USDT by S&P Global Ratings has sent ripples through the cryptocurrency market, raising concerns about the stablecoin’s ability to maintain its longstanding 1:1 peg with the U.S.dollar.
White House Lockdown After Shooting Near Farragut West Prompts Risk-Off Watch in FX and Gold Two National Guardsmen were shot near the White House in downtown Washington, D.C.,…