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EUR/USD remains under pressure below 1.1500 as ECB wage data point to easing pay growth, reinforcing expectations the central bank will keep rates steady, BBH FX analysts report. ECB wage tracker signals cooling pay pressures”EUR/USD is trading heavy under 1.1500. The ECB’s negotiated wage tracker points to lower and more stable wage pressures consistent with the ECB’s 2% inflation target. The wage tracker with unsmoothed one-off payments – which closely matches the ECB’s indicator of negotiated wages – indicates an average negotiated wage growth of 3.0% y/y over 2025 vs. 4.9% in 2024 and easing further to 2.2% by Q3…

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  Understanding Forex Options Defense Paper Trading Options – a good start as any In the world of forex trading, not all market moves are driven by economic data or central bank policy. Sometimes, the real action happens around key options strike levels, where large institutional traders defend or attack prices to protect massive positions. Understanding how this process works can offer valuable insight and potential trading opportunities for those who know what to look for. The Role of Traditional Currency Options in the Spot Market While many new retail traders think of “options” as binary bets, traditional currency options,…

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Historically, March through June is the worst seasonal period for gold and silver prices. From 2004 to 2023, the average month-on-month rate of return on gold priced in U.S. dollars is as follows: March -0.03%, April -0.2% and June -0.25%.  This year, however, the price of gold rose 13.8% from $2,054 at the end of February to $2,338 at the end of June over those three months. The silver price rose 29% over the same three-month time period. Gold & Silver Defy Seasonal Price Patterns Two key factors could have enabled gold and silver prices to defy the monthly seasonal…

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Every trading day, I play a good-cop, bad-cop routine when it comes to the AI gravy train. The good cop sees boundless upside — the new industrial age unfolding in teraflops, a productivity boom financed by silicon and sweat. The bad cop, meanwhile, glances at LQD sagging under the weight of new supply and wonders how long the credit market can keep swallowing it all. Both have a point. Because this isn’t just another tech cycle — it’s the most capital-intensive build-out in modern market history, and the fuel isn’t earnings anymore, it’s debt. The numbers are staggering. More than…

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Read on to learn about two key steps your precious metal goes through once you sell it to a gold buyer in Brisbane.  Have you ever wondered what happens to your gold after you sell it? When you sell your precious metal, whether it’s an antique piece, a broken chain, or a ring, what happens to it later isn’t always clear. Knowing what happens to your precious metal after you sell it reassures you that the buyer is handling it correctly (which benefits you) and helps you understand where value comes from. Let us guide you through the two primary…

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Highlights include US ISM PMIs, ADP, Supreme Court Tariff Hearing, RBA, BoE, OPEC-8, French Revenue Vote Interest rates UK – Thursday SUN: US clocks change (LDN-NY gap reverts to 5 hrs); OPEC-8 Meeting. Australian Final PMIs (Oct) MON: Japan Culture Day Holiday; Swiss CPI (Oct), EZ, UK & US Final Manufacturing PMI (Oct), US ISM Manufacturing PMI (Oct), Construction Spending (Sep) TUE: RBA Announcement & SoMP, French Assembly Budget (PLF/Revenue) Vote; Canadian Trade Balance (Sep), New Zealand Unemployment (Q3) WED: US Supreme Court tariff hearing, Riksbank Announcement, BCB Announcement; German Industrial Orders (Sep), EZ, UK & US Composite & Services…

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