By Henry Maher, University of Sydney After months of speculation, US President Donald Trump confirmed he will be nominating Kevin Warsh as the next chair of the US Federal Reserve. The appointment has been closely watched in the context of Trump’s ongoing conflict with the Fed and its current chairman Jerome Powell. The immediate reaction…
Interactive Brokers has introduced small-sized “nano” contracts and perpetual-style futures, aiming to give eligible clients a more flexible access to crypto trading. Interactive Brokers Launches Nano Bitcoin and Ether IB added nano Bitcoin and nano Ether futures from Coinbase Derivatives to its trading platform. According to the firm, the contracts come in two types: ones…
JPMorgan enters Q1 with strong capital, rising earnings, and steady loan growth. The bank beat expectations with net income of $14.6B, EPS above $5, and revenue near $46B, showing resilient consumer activity and solid trading performance. Credit costs increased, but capital ratios stayed strong, keeping risk well‑contained. For this quarter, expect stable revenue, firm profitability,…
USD/JPY is down heavily for the second straight day following Takaichi’s election win. The two-thirds majority in the lower House gives her wide latitude to govern and has led to a flood of money into Japanese equities. The Nikkei is up 7% in two trading days and USD/JPY reflects some of that enthusiasm as money…
Danske Bank economists Sofie Grundvad Pedersen and Rune Thyge Johansen note that Euro area GDP grew 0.3% q/q in Q4 2025, slightly above ECB projections, driven by Germany, Spain and Italy. They highlight mixed early‑2026 signals from PMIs, weak services inflation, and project headline and core inflation below 2% in 2026–2027, with decent growth and…
Markets US retail sales injected more momentum to the dovish repositioning that originated from last week’s disappointing set of labour market data (job cuts, JOLTS, jobless claims). American consumers tightened the belt in the final month of 2025 with both the headlines series as well as the core gauges (ex. auto & ex. auto and…
On Monday, trading on the US stock market closed higher. The Dow Jones Index (US30) gained 0.04%. The S&P 500 Index (US500) rose by 0.47%. The Nasdaq Technology Index (US100) closed higher by 0.90%. The market was primarily supported by shares of large technology companies and AI-related issuers, which offset investor caution ahead of the…
Many Data Releases and a Chinese Warning about U.S. Treasury Exposures and the Dollar February 10, 2026 U.S. retail sales, import prices and the employment cost index get released within the hour followed tomorrow by January labor market figures tomorrow and consumer prices data on Friday. Meanwhile, many economic statistics from other countries were reported…
Traders Workshop – For Real Success – You Need To Learn From The Best! Complete Trading School by Vladimir Ribakov Hi Traders! Bitcoin short term forecast update and follow up is here. On December 9th, 2025 I shared this “Forex Market Analysis & Day Trading Opportunity | Bitcoin | 9 December 2025” post in our blog….
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