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2026.04.14 2026.04.14 Japan’s Verbal Intervention Supports Yen. Forecast as of 14.04.2026 Dmitri Demidenkohttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/dmitri-demidenko/ Japan had no need to intervene in currency markets to force USD/JPY bulls to retreat. Verbal interventions were enough. The government bought itself some time and is now reaping the benefits of the US dollar’s weakness. Let’s discuss this topic and make a…

Digital prime brokerage GCEX Group has announced a liquidity partnership with Cumberland, one of the most established names in institutional cryptocurrency market making.  The partnership gives GCEX’s institutional and professional clients access to deeper spot cryptoasset liquidity through a regulated structure. Through the partnership, Cumberland’s liquidity will be integrated into GCEX’s execution infrastructure, with clients…

Barclays announced that it has appointed Kensuke Nakatsuka as Head of Mergers and Acquisitions Advisory for its Japan Investment Banking business.  The move is expected to reinforce the bank’s capability in one of Asia’s most strategically important markets for corporate transactions. Nakatsuka brings more than 20 years of M&A advisory experience to the role. He…

The US-Iran war has made things very complicated for the oil market, not least needing to balance out supply and demand dynamics. But from a financial perspective, it is also getting a bit dicey in trying to price out the difference between paper oil and physical oil. I talked a bit about the massive $30…

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A key development on 13 April was the start of a naval blockade of Iranian ports, a direct consequence of the collapse of negotiations in Islamabad on 12 April. The blockade covers all vessels entering and leaving Iranian ports in the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. Around 20% of global natural gas trade…