Asia FX holds sharp losses as dollar firms ahead of key US data 

CPI Y/Y 0.8% vs. 0.8% expected and 0.8% prior. CPI M/M 0.2% vs. 0.2% expected and 0.1% prior. Harmonised CPI Y/Y 0.8% vs. 0.7% expected and 0.9% prior. Harmonised CPI M/M 0.2% vs. 0.2% expected and 0.5% prior. The stabilization of the growth on annual basis of All-item index underlies contrasting trends: the prices of…

2026.04.10 2026.04.10 EUR/USD: Elliott Wave Analysis and Forecast for 10.04.26–17.04.26 Alex Geutahttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/alex-geuta/ The article covers the following subjects: Major Takeaways Main scenario: Consider long positions from corrections above 1.1500 with a target of 1.2088–1.2400. A buy signal: the price holds above 1.1500. Stop Loss: below 1.1460, Take Profit: 1.2088–1.2400. Alternative scenario: Breakout and consolidation below…

Fed’s Kugler is on CNBC and says: US economy ended 2024 in a good place The economy is resilient Process of disinflation has kept going. Labor market remains resilient The labor market has been cooling gradually. Real wages are still up even with labor market cooling. The key is that job market has cooled gradually….

European stock markets were set for a third straight week of gains on Friday, following the positive performance of Wall Street. Investors were encouraged by the US Federal Reserve’s recent interest rate cut and continued to believe more cuts would follow in 2026. The main pan-European STOXX 600 index rose by 0.4%, moving close to…

UOB economists Julia Goh and Loke Siew Ting note Malaysia’s 4Q25 GDP grew 6.3% year-on-year, the fastest since 4Q22, lifting full-year 2025 growth to 5.2%. They project real GDP growth to slow to 4.5% in 2026 as base effects and external uncertainties weigh, though domestic demand, investment, tourism and AI-related activity are expected to keep…

Keir Starmer has said Donald Trump’s decision to impose 10% tariffs on the UK and seven other European countries over Greenland was “completely wrong”. The US president said the levies would apply from 1 February to Nato members – including the UK, France and Germany – who have deployed troops to the territory in response…