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2026.04.17 2026.04.17 USD/CAD: Elliott Wave Analysis and Forecast for 17.04.26–24.04.26 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 the level of 1.3522 with a target of 1.4124–1.4300. A buy signal: the price holds above 1.3522. Stop Loss: below 1.3485, Take Profit: 1.4124–1.4300. Alternative scenario: Breakout…

Brown Brothers Harriman’s (BBH) Elias Haddad highlights that UK gilts and the Pound are underperforming as political pressure on Prime Minister Keir Starmer intensifies. The bank expects Labour’s weak standing and fiscal credibility challenges to weigh on UK assets. With UK nominal GDP growth below 10-year gilt yields, BBH anticipates EUR/GBP will grind higher in…

Wells Fargo Clearing Services has been censured and fined $125,000 by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority after the US broker failed to report hundreds of thousands of trades and neglected to maintain adequate supervisory systems over a period spanning several years. According to a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent submitted by the firm, Wells…

Key takeaways DJIA lagging but poised for catch-up: While other major US indices have posted gains post ceasefire, the Dow has underperformed but is now showing signs of a bullish catch-up above key support at 47,895. Macro tailwind improving for financials: Stabilisation and potential re-steepening of the US yield curve could boost bank profitability, supporting…

Why do so many traders pay for guidance and still feel lost after a few weeks? A forex trading mentor should bring clarity, not another layer of confusion. If the person teaching cannot explain risk, execution, and decision-making in plain language, the relationship turns expensive fast. Choosing a mentor gets tricky because confidence is easy…

DTCC and CME Group have received regulatory approval from both the US Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to extend their cross-margining arrangement to end-user clients, with the expanded service set to launch on 30 April. The arrangement will allow clients of dually registered broker-dealers and futures commission merchants that are…

StoneX Group has tabled an increased possible cash offer for London-listed cross-border payments firm CAB Payments at 110 pence per share, up from its previous proposal of 95 pence, valuing the company at approximately £287 million. CAB Payments’ independent board said the revised non-binding proposal had been received on 9 April, and that it would…

Charles Schwab has announced the launch of Schwab Crypto, a spot cryptocurrency trading service that will be rolled out to retail clients in phases over the coming weeks. At launch, clients will be able to trade Bitcoin and Ethereum directly, with the two cryptocurrencies together accounting for approximately three-quarters of the total crypto market capitalisation. …