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U.S. stock-index futures bounced between slight losses and gains on Sunday night, as new threats of escalation from both President Donald Trump and Iran threatened to intensify the conflict roiling the Persian Gulf region.
MON: Italian Judicial Referendum, Japanese CPI (Feb) TUE: BoJ Minutes (Jan), EZ/UK/US Flash PMIs (Mar) WED: Riksbank Minutes, ECB Wage Tracker, UK Inflation (Feb), German Ifo Survey (Mar), US Durable Goods (Feb) THU: Norges Bank Policy Announcement, German GfK Consumer Confidence (Apr) FRI: UK Retail Sales (Feb), Moody’s on Italy JAPANESE CPI (MON): National CPI for February is due on 23 March at 23:30 GMT (24 March 08:30 JST). Headline inflation eased to 1.5% Y/Y in January, its lowest since March 2022 and below the BoJ’s 2% target. The BoJ held its policy rate at 0.75% on 19 March, with…
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A Reuters poll revealed that the Bank of Mexico, also known as Banxico, is expected to keep interest rates steady at 7% at the March 26 meeting amid concerns about the Middle East war.If Banxico keeps rates unchanged, it would be the second consecutive time the central bank has opted for a wait-and-see approach, after reducing rates 12 times since the easing cycle began.The survey revealed that 16 of 28 economists expect Mexico’s main reference rate to remain unchanged, while a minority of participants — including analysts at Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan — project a resumption of Banxico’s easing cycle,…
Wall Street fears higher prices and slower growth will sink all stocks — but small-caps and housing hold their own.
Silver price (XAG/USD) retreats late in the North American session, down by over 6.80% in the day, poised to finish the week with losses of more than 15.70%, posting its second-largest weekly loss since the one that ended down 17.39% on January 30. At the time of writing, XAG/USD trades at $67.89.XAG/USD Price Forecast: Technical OutlookAlthough turned bearish this week, Silver remains upward biased as long as the bulls keep spot prices above the February 6 swing low of $64.10. In the short term, XAG/USD turned negative after falling below the 100-day SMA at $72.55, which exacerbated a drop below…
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at the opening bell in New York on March 18, 2026.Angela Weiss | Afp | Getty ImagesThe Russell 2000 has fallen more than 10% off its recent high, becoming the first of the major U.S. benchmarks to fall into correction territory in 2026. The small-cap index closed down 10.9% from its all-time high on Friday. A correction is defined as a decline of more than 10% and less than 20%.Stock Chart IconStock chart iconRussell 2000, 1-year Small caps actually outperformed to start the year, with the Russell…
The US Dollar (USD)i weakened this week, with the US Dollar Index (DXY) slipping back below 100.00 to 99.60 on Friday after a surge in the middle of the week driven by the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) decision to hold rates in the 3.50%-3.75% range. The war in Iran is nearing the end of its fourth week, with the Strait of Hormuz still effectively closed as Oil prices remain high. Reports indicate that the Pentagon is deploying thousands of additional Marines to the region, suggesting that a swift resolution is unlikely. Additionally, Fed’s Chair Jerome Powell has cautioned that inflationary pressures…
Shares of Super Micro fall, though the company itself was not named in the federal indictment that charged Wally Liaw and two others
The AUD/USD pair trades in negative territory near 0.7080 during the Asian trading hours on Friday. The Australian Dollar (AUD) softens against the US Dollar (USD after Australia’s unemployment rate increased in February. Data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on Thursday showed that Unemployment Rate climbed to 4.3% in February from 4.1% in January. The figure came in above the market consensus of 4.1%. The weaker Australia’s employment data cooled expectations for interest rate hikes from the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), which could weigh on the Aussie. Money markets lowered the probability of a May 2026 rate hike from…